Escape artist Harry Houdini died on Halloween in 1926 at age 52 Emily Blackwood is a writer and editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has previously appeared in ...

Harry Houdini was the world’s most famous escape artist - a man who could break free from chains, locks, and even coffins.

APPLETON, Wis. (WLUK) -- Thursday marked 98 years since the death of local legend Harry Houdini, and ever since then, there's been attempts to contact the illusionist from beyond the grave. The famous ...

Indian police have recovered the body of a stuntman who went missing in the Hooghly River Sunday while attempting a daredevil trick, authorities confirmed. Chanchal Lahiri, 40 -- better known by his ...

I have at least one thing in common with North Carolina–based writer Stephanie Clare Smith: we share a fascination with Harry Houdini, the great magician, escape artist—and keeper of secrets. “Harry ...

APPLETON (WLUK) -- This week, Appleton is celebrating a local legend. Escape artist, illusionist and magician, Harry Houdini, would have turned 150 years old on Sunday. And although Houdini was ...

Josey Ranch Lake Library in Carrollton is hosting an Enchanted Library event with free games, crafts, and a magician.