'Daredevil' magicians honor Houdini in the Appleton plaza bearing his name

Magicians gathered in Appleton to perform dangerous escapes, honoring Harry Houdini on the centennial anniversary of his ...

Houdini II Set to Make History with High-Stakes Live Escape at Society of American Magicians Convention

African American magician and escape artist Houdini II will perform at the Society of American Magicians Convention in Appleton, Wisconsin, on Thursday, July 2, 2026, in a history-making live escape ...
Entertainment Tonight

Criss Angel Speaks Out After Straitjacket Stunt Sends Him to the Hospital: 'The Risks Are No Joke'

Criss Angel is opening up about that scary stunt. The 49-year-old magician spoke out on Monday after recovering from a scary incident at Friday night's Mindfreak Live! performance. During the show, ...
Newsweek

Magician Rescued From Drowning in Tank After Failing to Escape from Straitjacket

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. An illusionist in Spain had to be rescued from drowning in his own ...
Las Vegas Review-Journal

DIRE STRAITJACKETS (ESCAPE ARTIST)

Like Harry Houdini, I'm performing my straitjacket escape without a curtain. (He found that audiences preferred watching him struggle.) Unlike Harry Houdini, I'm not escaping (although I'm doing fine ...
TwinCities.com

Wrapped in a straitjacket and need to know how to get out of a bind? A master tells you how, step-by-step.

Three years ago, escape artist Jonathon Bryce performed 24 escapes in 24 hours in 24 cities in eastern Minnesota. Last year, Bryce broke out of a coffin buried under 3 tons of corn. Now, Bryce is ...
Chico Enterprise-Record

Oroville youth escapes from straitjacket while dangling from firetruck ladder

Oroville >> Necks craned and people held their breath Saturday as 13-year-old Victor Kent Jr. wriggled in a straitjacket, suspended upside-down, several stories in the air near the Feather River in ...