THE name, “Houdini,” has long been synonymous throughout the world with such words as “uncanny” and “supernatural.” Indeed, so widely known is Houdini’s name, that it appears in this connection in Funk & Wagnalls’ Dictionary.
Houdini emphatically does not believe in occult superstitions, and he probably would deny, jus at vigorously, that his miraculous escapes from prison cells and handcuffs are aided by disembodied “spirits” – as so many believe they are. And yet there is no denying that many of his amazing exploits smack of the supernatural. No wonder his name is associated with things that cannot be explained!
His strange adventures in the far corners of the world are as hair-raising, as uncanny and as deeply absorbed as the fiction we have published in WEIRD TALES. Wherefore, mindful of what our readers like, we proposed to Houdini that he select from his vast store of experiences a particularly thrilling adventure and tell our readers about it.
He acquiesced – and the first installment of his extraordinary article appears in this issue of WEIRD TALES. You probably have read it before turning back here to read The Eyrie; and we think you will agree with us that it’s one of the most interesting things we’ve ever published.
Unless we’re grievously mistaken, you will like the second and final installment still better. Terrifying, to say the least, were Houdini’s adventures in that underground, torture chamber, but more terrifying still are the things that follow. In the April issue of WEIRD TALES the Houdini article will be concluded, and we can promise you that you’ll feel well repaid for having read the rest of it.
We recommend that you order the April issue early. Tell your newsdealer to save a copy for you. There is likely to be an unprecedented demand for it; and you will feel chagrined if the salesman says, in response to your belated request, “We’re all out of April WEIRD TALES.”
We also suggest that you miss none of our forthcoming issues. This Houdini article, remember, is only the first of a series. More will follow. Watch for them.
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