With so few online resources readily available for creating crowds, the ability to do just that in Houdini 20 was exciting for me. A crowd system is made up of characters that have a set of rules ...

During his life, legendary escape artist and magician Harry Houdini shocked crowds with his stunts and illusions. Houdini, born Erik Weisz in Budapest, Hungary on March 24, 1874, moved to the U.S. … ...

In the early 20th century, no one was more mystifying and mysterious than Harry Houdini — a magician that defied the odds and wowed crowds with his escape acts.

Death was one thing Harry Houdini could not escape. The legendary escape artist's untimely end came on Halloween 1926 at age 52. Cause of death ostensibly was a ruptured appendix, but rumors of a ...

Houdini forged his incredible strength with isometric training. We break down what it is, how to do it, and Houdini's training and diet.

One of the greatest showmen on earth was Harry Houdini, who often performed in ports of call, including Portland in 1908. Born in 1874 in Budapest, Houdini’s birth name was Ehrich Weiss. He came ...

1912 Houdini performs his underwater box escape in New York's East River before a huge crowd. "Scientific American" magazine pronounces it "one of the most remarkable tricks ever performed." ...

Houdini knew he had to maximize the sensationalism to pull in the crowds. The handcuff king Experience as an apprentice locksmith gave Houdini the founding idea of his career.