When vaudeville impresario Martin Beck "discovered" a struggling Harry Houdini in 1899, it was Houdini's ability to escape from handcuffs which caught his attention. Although Houdini was hardly the ...

Erik Weisz, son of an unsuccessful immigrant rabbi from Hungary, settled in Appleton, Wis., became a world-famous magician and escape artist and changed his name to Harry Houdini. He always liked to ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Harry Houdini was born 136 years ago today. To mark the day, Susan King ...

Update: Thomas Poole’s drive-in magic show has been rescheduled to Friday, Sept. 25. When coming up with new magic tricks to perform, Thomas Poole asks himself two questions: “What would be the ...

From his first visit to Buffalo in 1900 until his death in 1926, master illusionist Harry Houdini visited Buffalo at least seven times. That first visit came “at the personal invitation of Michael ...

He has escaped a watery grave many times, but this was different for Tristan Christ. This container he found himself in was dark - black in every direction. But it was perfect for his illusions show.

Legendary magician Harry Houdini's final resting place, Machpelah Cemetery in Queens, is closed on Halloween due to vandalism fears. Richard Levine / Alamy Wizard and warlocks are wild about Harry ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Halloween is all about the horrifying and the haunting, the wicked and the wacky, embracing all things spooky and mysterious. In the early 20th century, no one was more ...