WILD ABOUT HARRY

It's not too early to start making plans for 2026 and Houdini's 100th. Here's an event to seriously consider. The Society of Ame...

The famed Winchester Mystery House in San Jose is offering several special "Festival Fright Nights" tour experiences in October, ...

Cinema Treasures In 1954, the Rio Theatre in San Francisco converted to an all-silent cinema, banking on nostalgia for the old classics in a...

It's been a minute since we've had a new Houdini graphic novel, but that's what we have here in The Holy Devil by Jason Paulos....

The Houdini wax figure from Madame Tussauds Budapest has temporarily moved to Madame Tussauds Vienna . The figure was revealed on Monday dur...

Magician David Dellman reviews Escaping Obscurity: The Travel Diary of Harry Houdini 1897-1899 . What does he think? Watch the video below ...

Continuing my scene-by-scene dissection of Houdini (1953). Last time, Harry and Bess had a falling out over the Pagoda Torture Cell. Now, H...

The Waldo Theatre in Waldoboro, Maine, will screen Houdini (1953) this Saturday, September 20, at 7 PM, followed by a discussion with Tony...

Ken Trombly's lavish new book The Art of Magic -- A Lifetime of Collecting has just been released by Vanishing Inc . While not among th...

Our friend Michelle Ainsworth recently reviewed  The Cancer of Superstition for the Skeptical Inquirer website. Click the headline or imag...

Last month, I had the pleasure of being a guest on Liam Heffernan's America: A History podcast. Click below to listen on Apple or the w...

Recently, two different people have asked me if it's true that Bess and T. Nelson Downs had an affair after Houdini's death (Downs w...

Monday's  Escaping Obscurity book event at the Magic Castle was a big success and a lot of fun. There was a lot of love in the room for...

Here's a nice video about my favorite Houdini biopic from the Trailers From Hell YouTube channel. A few details here I didn't know,...