Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini were good friends but on opposite sides of the Spiritualism issue and eventually had a falling out because of it.
Houdini's mother passed away while he was touring Europe. Devastated he never had the chance to say goodbye he tried to contact her via mediums. He saw through their trickery and was disgusted by it. He even devoted a part of his magic/escape show to exposing the fraudulism.
Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini were good friends but on opposite sides of the Spiritualism issue and eventually had a falling out because of it.
Houdini's mother passed away while he was touring Europe. Devastated he never had the chance to say goodbye he tried to contact her via mediums. He saw through their trickery and was disgusted by it. He even devoted a part of his magic/escape show to exposing the fraudulism.