Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Houdini and The Last Action Hero

The Last Action Hero is an awful movie—famously awful. It was the first bomb after a string of successes for star Arnold Schwarzenegger. However, The Last Action Hero has a Houdini reference that's integral to the plot. Luckily, you don't need to watch the movie to see it. The entire "Houdini's Magic Ticket" scene is below.


If you're curious, the theater we see here is the 1927 Orpheum in downtown Los Angeles. The exterior is the Empire Theater on 42nd Street in New York. Houdini never played either theater.

Tuesday, October 1, 2024

American Oddities Museum Houdini Seance

What better way to kick off October 2024 than with news of a Halloween Houdini seance. This sounds like a must if you live near Alton, Illinois. Details below.

Join author and host Troy Taylor at the American Oddities Museum in the Mineral Springs Hotel in Alton for this special Halloween event as we continue the tradition of attempting to contact the spirit of one of the great magicians and illusionists who ever lived! On Halloween night of 1926, Harry Houdini stepped through the curtain from this world to the next, promising that if it was possible to reach out from beyond the grave — he would do so! Over the years, there have been many attempts to reach Houdini in the next world — and despite several close calls — his spirit has remained elusive. Will this finally be the year? And will it happen at the American Oddities Museum, where relics from Houdini’s life are on display?  

This is your chance to find out — and we’ll have VERY LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE, so you don’t want to miss out!

You can get more information and purchase tickets HERE.

If you are organizing or know of any Houdini seances or Houdini-themed Halloween events, feel free to let me know, and I will give it a shoutout!

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