When the world’s most celebrated magician died unexpectedly on Halloween night in 1926, his wife made a solemn promise: she would wait for a message from beyond the grave. For the next decade, she kept that promise, hoping her husband would deliver one final illusion from the afterlife.
The magician was Harry Houdini, the Hungarian-born escape artist who became one of the most famous performers of the early 20th century. Known for his breathtaking stunts — freeing himself from handcuffs, chains, and sealed water tanks — Houdini was equally known for his skepticism toward spiritualists who claimed to speak with the dead.
