Houdini actually invested a lot of effort in exposing phony psychics and occultists. One trick he would often do is to thoroughly disguise himself and visit someone who claims to be able to contact the deceased. He would tell them a fake story about a made-up dead relative, and after the alleged psychic would pretend to be communicating with the nonexistent spirit, he would reveal himself.
Funnily enough, Harry’s close acquaintance, Arthur Conan Doyle, was a strong believer in the supernatural, despite his most famous creation, Sherlock Holmes, adhering much more closely to Houdini’s rationalist views.
Houdini actually invested a lot of effort in exposing phony psychics and occultists. One trick he would often do is to thoroughly disguise himself and visit someone who claims to be able to contact the deceased. He would tell them a fake story about a made-up dead relative, and after the alleged psychic would pretend to be communicating with the nonexistent spirit, he would reveal himself.
Funnily enough, Harry’s close acquaintance, Arthur Conan Doyle, was a strong believer in the supernatural, despite his most famous creation, Sherlock Holmes, adhering much more closely to Houdini’s rationalist views.