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Rosabelle Believe

“Rosabelle Believe” was Houdini’s code phrase with Bess for communicating from beyond body’s death. It referred to their favorite song, apparently. There were at least five instances when Houdini failed to debunk Spiritualists or Spirit photographs. He was honest about … Continue reading

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Lily Dale: The True Story of the Town that Talks to the Dead by Christine Wicker Harper trade pb, 2004, 282pp, $13.95 8pp b&w photo insert, ISBN: 0-06-008667-X

Lily Dale, on Cassadagah Lake in upstate New York, is one of those places where a spell has been cast, or conjured. It is a small town, a hamlet or village really, of Spiritualists. Founded in 1879, it is the … Continue reading

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