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Halloween with Houdini in Harmon

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On Halloween 1922, renowned magician Harry Houdini performed what he termed a "pseudo seance" at the Harmon residence of Sophie Irene Loeb, a journalist and social reformer. Houdini used the word "pseudo" deliberately, as he was celebrated for exposing fraudulent spiritualists and mediums who deceived people claiming to contact the deceased.

In his book Magician Among Spirits, Houdini explained his skepticism: "Gladly would I embrace Spiritualism, if it could p

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