Well, another Halloween has come and gone, and Houdini didn’t appear at his own annual seance. Since Houdini himself would have been skeptical of such a feat, it’s really no surprise. For those of you ...

Richard Rayner is the author of several books, most recently the novel "The Devil's Wind." HARRY HOUDINI, born Ehrich Weiss in 1874, was the leading figure of magic’s golden age. The son of an ...