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

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

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

DETROIT, Mich. (WILX) - On Halloween in 1926, Harry Houdini took his final bow in Detroit. Days after being punched in the abdomen, the famous illusionist ignored the severe pain and performed at ...

The one thing that Harry Houdini could never escape was his appetite. Figures, right? A man like that, keeping himself in the sort of physical condition required for a life of derring-do and vigorous ...

This piece is excerpted from National Geographic's Book of Magic and the Occult: A Visual History. He’s the most famous magician to ever live, but few realize that Harry Houdini (1874–1926) began life ...

An estimated 5,000 people gathered Sept. 30, 1926, at 174-188 Main St. in Worcester to watch the famous Harry Houdini perform his famous copper-casket trick. Little did the crowd know it would be his ...