There’s an urban legend that Harry Houdini died in Detroit on Halloween after performing at the Majestic Theater.

This Halloween marks 99 years since the death of legendary magician Harry Houdini. Preparations are underway for a yearlong ...

Bess Houdini's quest to communicate with her late husband, famed magician Harry Houdini, is a tale of love, loss and the ...

This article was originally published on mentalfloss.com as The Halloween Death That's Haunted History for Nearly a Century.

Illusionist Harry Houdini died on Halloween in 1926. Multiple theories about what actually happened persist a century later.

In 1862, jewelry engraver and amateur photographer William H. Mumler was developing a self-portrait in his Boston studio when a ghostly image began to surface. Just below his own image in the photo ...

One of the biggest celebrities of the 20th century, Harry Houdini wowed audiences with his daredevil escapes and mystifying ...