One of the first decks of cards ever used by Harry Houdini will sell at Goldin Auctions later this month, with bidding already surpassing $5,000. The nearly complete deck is said to have been used by Houdini around 1890, which would place it among the earliest eras of the magician’s performing career.

He’s the most famous magician to ever live, but few realize that Harry Houdini (1874–1926) began life as Ehrich Weiss, a rabbi’s son from Budapest. After moving to America as a young child, he was soon performing in his neighborhood circus as “Ehrich, the Prince of the Air.”

STEVEN FRAYNE, the magician formerly known as Dynamo, is making a spectacular show to mark 100 years since the death of American illusionist and stunt king Harry Houdini. The homage will see the

While purportedly haunted houses abound, none has the grandeur of the Winchester Mystery House, the sprawling 24,000-square-foot San Jose estate said to be occupied by the ghosts of those who succumbed to the rifles of weapons manufacturer William Winchester.

Yes, an Eminem music video is trending in the year 2024. On May 30, the 51-year-old rapper released “Houdini,” the first single from his upcoming The Death of Slim Shady, teasing in a promotional video with the magician David Blaine that he would ...

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, leading scientists around the world believed that paranormal activity might be detected and demonstrated by scientific methods. The history of their attempts tells us something important about the limits and ...

Harry Houdini, the remarkable illusionist who stunned international audiences with his death-defying escape act, was shackled eternally by the Grim Reaper on this Halloween in history, Oct. 31, 1926. "As one of the outstanding personages of the American ...

NEW YORK - Nestled next to the late Lewins, Blums and Levys in a spooky old cemetery in New York City lies the final resting place of America's most legendary magician, interred under a granite monument that bears his stage name in bold letters: Houdini.

The COVID-19 pandemic had only just begun when Dua Lipa dropped Future Nostalgia, her chart-topping and Grammy-winning sophomore album, in March 2020. It goes without saying that we’ve all been through a lot since then. It also goes without saying that ...

Jeremy "The Amazer" Haak's greatest magic trick is no illusion — it's how he turned a childhood fascination with magic into a career that has captivated audiences for more than three decades. Haak of Rock Falls recently took first place in the Close-Up Contest at the Houdini Club of Wisconsin convention with his rendition of "Sam the Bellhop,