# Modern Attempts at Contactin Harry Houdini? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 30, 2007, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-attempts-at-contactin-harry-houdini/398129 "2007-03-30T16:31:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2007, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-attempts-at-contactin-harry-houdini/398129/1 "2007-03-30T16:31:09Z")
I caught the History Channel documentary on the famous magician, Harry Houdini. I found it interesting that Houdini devoted much of his time to exposing fraudulent mediums, and even made a pact with his wife (to see if he could contact her after death). Bess Houdini (according to the film) tried every Halloween eve, from 1927-1936-she finally gave up on the 10th anniversary of his death. Lately, a distinguished group of American magicians placed a call in to harry, but he didn’t pick up. My question: if anybody could be contacted, it should be Houdini-have any “mediums” claimed contact? What did Harry have to say? By the way, i was amazed at the price paid (at auction) for the “Chinese water Torture Cell”-has any modern magician used this prop since? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2007, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-attempts-at-contactin-harry-houdini/398129/2 "2007-03-30T18:24:20Z")
At the Magic Castle in Los Angeles (the private club for MAgicians) they have the “Houdini Seance Room” You cna have dinner in the room and then hold a seance to contact him. It’s only 90 dollars a person. (None of the magicians believe in it. Its just good publicity.)