“… which is to say brightened up their faces, showed fire in their square or round or curiously slanted eyes. Flame guttered in their toothed mouths. Sparks leaped out their ripe-cut ears. <em>Halloween.</em>”

Harry Houdini, magician, escape artist and obsessed with talking with his dead mother and in pursuit thereof, debunked hundreds of spiritualists and mediums, died exactly 100 years ago today … Hallowe'en! So, to learn more about his death, and celebrate it with one of his favorite desserts, bread and butter custard, you might want to watch “The Mysterious Death of Harry Houdini.” Happy Hallowe'en, everybody!