Jim Steinmeyer designs magic tricks that other magicians use. He knows the ins and outs of illusion. He's written several books on the subject and, in one, he claims, "Magicians don’t protect their ...

It is said that magicians never reveal their tricks. Now a secret society is exposing what's hidden up their sleeves in an attempt to draw in new members. Salem, Mass., is where Harry Houdini famously ...

Salem, Mass., is where Harry Houdini famously escaped from a jail cell in 1906, and at least since then, the town has attracted magicians. But lately, enrollment in Salem's historic magic society has ...