History & local legend
Scranton's Houdini Museum preserves the career of magician and escape artist Harry Houdini. It has also hosted paranormal investigations and séances, producing a set of stories separate from the stage illusions performed there.
On October 17, 2018, the Pennsylvania Paranormal Association visited with Marywood University students. In the team's report, an investigator named Mark asked for an earlier disturbance to happen again. About two minutes later, the stand displaying pendulums for sale reportedly shook. In the same room, a participant named Kelly described feeling as though someone had sat on her lap.
The museum's invitations to the supernatural also include a Halloween séance tradition. A 2019 announcement scheduled one for 1:26 p.m., the hour associated with Houdini's death.
Sources
- Pennsylvania Paranormal Association, Houdini Museum investigation, file 18-13-202, October 17, 2018
- John Cox, Halloween happenings at the Houdini Museum in Scranton, October 27, 2019
- Library of Congress, Harry Houdini, Ghostbuster, October 12, 2017
- Houdini Museum, Plan Your Visit
- Houdini Museum, Scranton property coordinates
