WILD ABOUT HARRY

The Old Vic near its end. Strourbridge.com I recently found an article in the April 5, 1958, Stourbridge News about the restoration of ...

Here's a terrific post on The Autopian about the Weed Chain Tire Company and their famous challenge to Houdini in 1908. Click the headl...

It has finally happened! I've hit 100 paid members on my Patreon . As promised, I'm offering members a very special reward. It drops...

Magician Kent Cummins has a new book , I Want To Be Like Houdini! , in which he shares stories about how Houdini influenced his life and c...

Here are a few curiosities from the S an Francisco Chronicle that I recently stumbled on. First is an ad for a television showing of Houdin...

Ari Siegel of History By Mail has posted the following on his site: On Wednesday, January 28 at 10pm ET/PT on ABC, History By Mail will be ...

Today marks Bess Houdini's 150th birthday. She was born Wilhelmina Beatrice Rahner on January 23, 1876, in Brooklyn. Our great friend Ja...

Last year, Dr. Bruce J. Averbook shared Houdini's first travel diary with the world. (I think I've mentioned that book  here.) Well...

Want to hear one minute of Houdini audio that has never been released to the public? You can make that happen NOW by becoming a patron. The ...

Joe Notaro and Arthur Moses have the honor of being the first to publish a new Houdini book in 2026. Their third volume, reprinting the Kine...

Today, I'm throwing open the doors of Wild About Harry PRESS . This is my new retail website (powered by Shopify) and publishing imprint...

Here's a nice news report showcasing the famous Houdini Museum and Theatre in Scranton, Pennsylvania, run by our friends Dorothy Dietri...

Over the Christmas break, I found something that I have been on the lookout for a long time. A report in the September 24, 1952, San Antonio...

Here's our first Houdini play of 2026. Katie Bender is bringing her Houdini-themed Instructions for a Séance  to OKC Rep Theater in Okla...