According to Milbourne Christopher in Houdini: The Untold Story (p. pros made sure the guests enjoyed some ghostly manifestations. The unsuccessful seance was followed by a "nostalgic seance" in which the S.A.M. The event - which was called the "50th Anniversary Seance" even though 1977 marked 51 years - was covered in The New Tops magazine. The Winchester Mystery House was also the site of a Houdini seance in 1977 held by the Society of American Magicians Assembly No. It also claims Faltersack later "helped Houdini create some of his illusions." In his obituary it was reported that Faltersack was the tour guide who showed Houdini the house that day. In 1988 a man by the name of Fred Paul Faltersack died at the age of 94. Here's an extra bit of trivia about that visit. In fact, the original newspaper article about Houdini's visit is on permanent display in the house museum, as I discovered during my own visit in 2006. First off, Houdini himself visited the house in the 1920s shortly after the death of Sarah (yes, she did die). The result is a sprawling 160 room maze-like mansion with doorways to nowhere and stairways into ceilings.īut why I'm bringing this up here is there are several Houdini connections to the famous home. The house is one of the best examples of Spiritualism run amok as the owner, Sarah Winchester, heiress of the Winchester rifle fortune, was told by her spirit guides that if she kept adding to her house she wouldn't die. Deadline Hollywood reported last week that Hammer Films (yes, they are still around) is developing a horror movie about the famous Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, California.
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