An H.P. Lovecraft Story Commissioned by Harry Houdini Was Just Discovered
Photo courtesy of GettyThis strange bit of literary esoterica comes from our friends at The Guardian, who report that a “long-lost manuscript” written by H.P. Lovecraft, and commissioned by Harry Houdini, was just discovered amid a collection of magic memorabilia.
The 31-page story is called The Cancer of Superstition, and was commissioned in 1926 by Houdini. The famous escape artist died later that year, and his wife had no interested in pursuing the project, so it died on the the vine. Now, 90 years later, it was found among the odds and ends of a defunct magic shop. Several papers from Houdini’s wife, Beatrice, were also found.