James Randi’s own Shelton pool test
On February 7, 1956, James The Amazing Randi recreated Houdini's famous Shelton pool test on the very site of Houdini's 1926 stunt. Randi said he wanted to prove that Houdini did not employ ...
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The Travel Diary of Harry Houdini, 1897-1899
Today, I'm excited to reveal the final cover of Escaping Obscurity: The Travel Diary of Harry Houdini, 1897-1899, which will be published by Mike Caveney's Magic Words. The talented Michael ...
Patreon’s app can now accept web payments after U.S. App Store changes
Creator platform Patreon has rolled out an updated version of its app that now allows users to make purchases via the web, in the wake of the Apple-Epic court ruling that forced Apple to allow ...
"Guess who's back?"
This post from the Winchester Mystery House's Instagram speaks for itself. That happens to be an original Houdini poster! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Winchester ...
No love for The Truth
For me, the documentary The Truth About Houdini was as important as the Tony Curtis film in fueling my excitement for Houdini. It certainly helped shape my understanding of Houdini and introduced ...
Houdini’s spirit trumpet on Ghost Adventures
If you watched the latest episode of Ghost Adventures: The Houdini Seance, you saw I brought a Houdini spirit trumpet to the investigation at the Winchester Mystery House. I did not do a very ...
WILD ABOUT HARRY: Deconstructing Houdini ’53: Come in, spirits
Continuing my scene-by-scene dissection of Houdini (1953). Last time, we discovered what Houdini had been doing in seclusion for two whole years. Now, we join him in his strange quest to reach ...
Houdini and the wardrobe trunk
Did Houdini invent the wardrobe trunk? He did if you ask him! The full story behind this strange claim has finally come to light. I've shared it as a Patreon History Exclusive below. Related: ...
The tragic death of Lyda Hyman
Here's an account of the tragic death of silent movie actress Dorothy Dale, whose real name was Lyda Hyman. Lyda was the wife of Jacob Hyman, Houdini's long-time friend and first performing ...
WILD ABOUT HARRY: Houdini in Paris
In 1920, Houdini shot footage on the streets of Paris for a film he was planning about counterfeiting. Some of that footage appeared in Haldane of the Secret Service (1923), but a lot never made ...
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