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These legendary magicians made their Jewish identities — poof! — disappear

Harry Houdini liked to tell people that he was the son of a rabbi, and although he was known for the tricks he played on audiences, that story was true. The world-famous escape art...

100 years after Houdini's death, The Magic Circle re-enacts his greatest escape

To mark 100 years since Harry Houdini’s death, magician Paul Zenon escape-tested a replica of the famous 1904 Daily Mirror handcuffs... but could the modern magic man free himself?

Abracadabra: Mysteries from Houdini to Hans Klok

A new exhibition, Abracadabra: Mysteries from Houdini to Hans Klok, has opened at the Jewish Museum in Amsterdam. Houdini is well represented in the exhibit that focuses on Jewish...

Houdini spotted on campus

Houdini banners are going up at the University of Texas at Austin. What's this all about? If you know, you know. If you don't, check out my blog tomorrow for details."The publ...

Master illusionist returns to Queens Theatre Nov. 14 and 15 with more mind-bending tricks

The great Harry Houdini once said, “What the eyes see and the ears hear, the mind believes.” A beautifully executed and spectacular illusion does more than fool the eye. It creates...

Houdini began his final tour 100 years ago today

It was 100 years ago today, on September 2, 1926, that Houdini began his 1926-27 "Coast to Coast" tour of 3 Shows in One at the Lyceum Theater in Paterson, New Jersey. Th...

Houdini Died On Halloween 100 Years Ago, Because Of Course He Did

Houdini: The Man Who Died Twice - The Murder Box Edition

I predicted that Dr. Larrian Gillespie's Houdini: The Man Who Died Twice would be "the spiciest Houdini book of the year," and that has certainly proven to be th...

Presence in Absentia: “Houdini’s Library” at the Harry Ransom Center, Austin 

In a 1919 letter to librarian Alfred Becks, the magician and escape artist Harry Houdini (1874–1926) described a nerve-racking flight aboard a hydroplane. Houdini was on his way to...

Two new works of Houdini fiction

The centenary books keep coming! Here are two new independently published works for fans of Houdini fiction. First up is Hunting Houdini's Ghost by Janson Davies, about a...

LINK: 120 years ago, Harry Houdini and a pair of handcuffs created controversy in Salem

A nice article here by Oliva Deng about Houdini's 1906 visit to Salem and the handcuffs that caused a bit of controversy at the Peabody Academy of Science (today the PEM). Click th...

'Houdini: Back From The Dead' coming October 14

On October 14, FOX Nation will debut Houdini: Back from the Dead, from Red Rock Films. I have been quietly working as a consultant on this project for the past year. This...

Houdini exhibit at the PEM in Salem

A new exhibit, "Harry Houdini in Salem," will be on view at the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) from September 3 through November 2. Located in the Main Atrium, the installati...

My Houdini window card turns 100

The original Houdini window card that hangs in my office turns 100 today. As you can see on the card header, it was on October 4, 1926, that Houdini opened at the Providence Opera...

LINK: How Houdini made Croydon churn with his staged escape act

Nice article at Inside Croydon about Houdini's appearances in Croydon in 1909 and 1910. The central mystery is where exactly Houdini appeared, but I can tell you it was at the Empi...

The Great Houdinis turns 50

It was 50 years ago that The Great Houdinis aired as the ABC Friday Night Movie on October 8, 1976. Aside from seeing the Tony Curtis movie the year before, this is one of the shar...

LINK: Catch Me or I Go Houdini: Elaborate escapes kept prestidigitation pro bound to KC

Here's an excellent article in The Pitch about the recent Kansas City Houdini events by River Louraine, a sharp young writer. Click the headline or the image below to read. Related...

A rundown of October Houdini events рџЋѓ

It's October, and you know what that means. It's séance season! But as this year marks the centenary of Houdini's death on Halloween, there are A LOT of events. Too many to do indi...

The spirit in Room 467

In 1937, a mystery guest at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles claimed she had a coded message from Houdini, and even caught the attention of Bess Houdini. I've shared the details...

The week Kansas City is Wild About Harry!

This week, Kansas City and the local chapters of the SAM and the IBM are celebrating Houdini and his very first suspended straitjacket escape. In fact, September 2026 is officially...

Charles Greene III on The Magic Detective Podcast

This is a must-listen podcast with our friends Charles Greene III and Dean Carnegie. By now, I'm sure everyone's aware of Charles's book, Exposing Houdini, in which he shares a col...

Attend a magic show in Houdini's former film lab!

This month has an overwhelming number of Houdini events, but this one deserves a special shout-out. On October 30, Beni Coffee and Weehawken Gazette in Union City...

Experience "Houdini's Library" starting this weekend

Okay, this is a big one. Dr. Eric Colleary, Cline Curator of Theatre and Performing Arts at the Harry Ransom Center, has been working tirelessly on an exhibit and book devoted to H...

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