Genii Magazine October 2026

Contents

The Genii Speak • Will Houstoun

Mailbox • Will Houstoun

The October Almanac • Will Houstoun

The Eye • Vanessa Armstrong

• Penn & Teller on Stuart Fails to Save the Universe
• The Tricksters: Inside Penn & Teller’s Vault… on Virgin Voyages
• Decoy Font Used to Trick AI
• Magic in Scotland
• The Odyssey’s Samantha Morton Has a Magical Past
• Occultum at Knott’s Berry (Scary) Farm

Features

Houdini’s Death: Joscelyn Gordon Whitehead, Falsely Accused No More
George Hardeen and Alanna Nash
Was Whitehead falsely implicated in Harry Houdini’s death? Learn how Larrian Gillespie set out to clear Whitehead’s name.

Cyril Takayama: Rediscovering Magic • Will Houstoun, Based on interviews by Richard Kaufman
Cyril shares the story of how he reignited his passion for magic and explains the work he is doing to keep the flame alight.

Voices

Remain the Student • R. Paul Wilson

The Genii Questionnaire • Hide

Square Phones and Fast Coding • Marc Kerstein

Carry the Fire • Matthew Holtzclaw

In Practice

Magicana: Postmortem • Benjamin Barnes

• DeLand’s Flyer • Chiam Yu Sheng
• Valdemar • David Parr
• Coin Bounce • Oden Stall
• Card Boomerang • Larry
• Oracle Prediction • Axel Luna
• One Hand Card to Pocket • Keith Pettengell

Diminishing Cards • Roberto Mansilla

Inventing Magic With Larry Fong • Blake Vogt

In Performance

The Magic Castle: A Common Rare Opportunity • Shawn McMaster

The Comedy & Magic Club • Vanessa Armstrong