The Halloween Library

Chapter 1 — Houdini and Hollywood

9 historic pictures in the Chapter 1 — Houdini and Hollywood collection, part of Hollywood Halloween Horrors. Each one can be ordered as a print or licensed, and the collection is a starting point for telling stories about the past.

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Poster for the Théâtre Robert-Houdin on the boulevard des Italiens, advertising Les Spectres and Le Manoir du DiablePoster for the Théâtre Robert-Houdin on the boulevard des Italiens, advertising Les… (1896)Beatrice Houdini's memorial tribute to her husband, who died on Halloween night, 1926Beatrice Houdini's memorial tribute to her husband, who died on Halloween night, 1926 (1926)One-sheet for Eleven P.M. (1928), written, directed by and starring Richard D. Maurice of Detroit — the only one of his features known to surviveOne-sheet for Eleven P.M. (1928), written, directed by and starring Richard D. Maurice of… (1928)Newspaper clipping: “Invasion From Mars on Radio Terrifies Listeners Over U.S.,” October 31, 1938Newspaper clipping: “Invasion From Mars on Radio Terrifies Listeners Over U.S.,” October… (1938)The New York Times, October 31, 1938: “Radio Listeners in Panic, Taking War Drama as Fact”The New York Times, October 31, 1938: “Radio Listeners in Panic, Taking War Drama as Fact” (1938)Orson Welles meets the press the morning after the War of the Worlds broadcast, October 31, 1938Orson Welles meets the press the morning after the War of the Worlds broadcast, October… (1938)Bob Hope, whose radio and television Halloween broadcasts carried trick-or-treating into American living roomsBob Hope, whose radio and television Halloween broadcasts carried trick-or-treating into…The first-edition dust jacket of To Kill a Mockingbird (1960)The first-edition dust jacket of To Kill a Mockingbird (1960) (1960)Truman Capote, whose cremated remains would themselves go to auction in Los Angeles decades after his deathTruman Capote, whose cremated remains would themselves go to auction in Los Angeles…