One year ago today, I proudly published and released Houdini’s Lost Novella, The Zanetti Mystery plus candidates for ghostwriting the story.

• Early Release – The Zanetti Mystery Plus

If you want more information on Houdini’s Lost Novella, please check out my presentation below:

And if you would like a copy of the book, it is still available on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk

Besides publishing my first book, there were many more highlights for HHCE in 2022.

Shared some special posts that included not widely known information:

• Houdini Adaptations – Arthur B Reeve

• Baby photos of Houdini’s Niece

• Houdini and Bobby

• The Bros Herne “Substitution”

• Houdini Related Milk Cans

• The Vanishing Elephant Photo

• P RICHARDS skectch of Houdini and his connection

• Joe Notaro cracks ‘The Mystery of the Jewel’

• Houdini Fights Film Expose of Illusion Parts 1 and 2

Shared “Houdini Nuts” related adventures:

• Houdini Unchained Highlights

• HHCE highlights from Magic Collectors Expo 2022 and Harry Ransom Center

• HHCE attends Westcoast Lock Collector’s Show

Shared a series of posts where I summarized or shared tidbits about the film treatments Harry Houdini wrote:

• The Marvelous Adventures of Houdini (1917)
• The Man From Beyond (1921)
• Haldane of the Secret Service or Mysterious Mr. Yu (1921)
• Frizzo––Master Magician (1921)
• Yar, The Primeval Man (1921)
• Il Mistero di Osiris or The Mystery of the Jewel (1921)
• The Great Tontine (unpublished)
• The Monster (unpublished)
• The Vulture (unpublished)
• Floating Through Space (unpublished)
• Blood Brothers (unpublished)
• Out of the Shadows (unpublished) [HHCE Collection]

Shared escape scenes from my personal copy of HOUDINI A Screenplay by Vince DiPersio:

• Buried Alive
• Coffin Escape
• Water Torture Cell Part 1
• Water Torture Cell Part 2
• Belle Isle Bridge
• Walking Thru Brick Wall

Shared a number of other items from my personal collection:

• Houdini Volare Vanishing Elephant Brochure

• The Houdini Magical Fraternity

• Incredible Truth – The Original Houdini Tells His Tale

• The Verdict of the Press – Houdini The Man From Beyond

• More Master Mystery Paper Robot Reproductions

• Famous 1899 San Francisco image appears on Cabinet Card by Newark Photographer

• Houdini Historical Center Museum Souvenirs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7.

• Rare King of Cards Poster by Tommy Windsor

In 2023, I plan to continue to share research, items from my collection, and publish my next Houdini book.

H A P P Y  H O L I D A Y S  !