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[SUBSTRAINS] Frog Belly – The Spirit of the Car

Posted on 26th Aug 2026

HOUDINI presents a brand new column, SUBSTRAINS. The MindApe picks through the trash strata of neglect culture for interesting specimens and/or signs of imminent danger. Put on your hazmat suits, grab a dosimeter, and join the fun!

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Video Game Recruiting: A Lookback at America's Army

Posted on 24th Aug 2026

The United States military has always taken utmost pride in brainwashing children.. so why not use red-blooded Americans' tax dollars to develop a Counter-Strike clone? Addam Madd takes us back to the early 2000s for a look at the original military recruitment video game, "America's Army."

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Hyperspekulation: Body (Art) Without Organs

Posted on 15th Aug 2026

Once a month, HOUDINI Magazine will be syndicating selected essays from Hyperspekulation, an anti-copyright essayist collective based out of Greece. This month's feature is a deep-dive into gothic sigilism and Eurotrash body art.

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[film club] Her Private Hell

Posted on 28th Jul 2026

Our resident surrealist shares his semi-automatic thoughts on Nicolas Winding Refn's newly-minted sci-fi thriller, "Her Private Hell." Is the pinnacle of Ripperology in the 21st-Century Achieved through "It Girl" Giallobrutalism?

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Our National Backrooms

Posted on 8th Jun 2026

The Mindape gifts us his historically-informed thoughts on The Backrooms through the lens of a certified and certifiable Canadian™ surrealist.

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Erik Houdini Legal Statement May 26th 2026

Posted on 26th May 2026

The State of Florida vs Erik Houdini | With the first major court date on May 28th, Erik Houdini gives his press statement, talking solidarity, political repression, the monied interests of the case and the upcoming Polk County Pride in the Park.

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Plasmatic Vampires

Posted on 6th May 2026

Erik Houdini's 2023 essay reveals the blood based economy that powers neoliberalism, by literally draining the most impoverished of their life force for extreme profit.

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LABOR | There is Honor in Dishwashing

Posted on 17th Apr 2026

Spare a thought for the common dishwasher.

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Why Music Festivals Fucking Suck Now

Posted on 10th Feb 2026

Why have music festivals gone from countercultural celebrations to overpriced, commercialized nightmares? This raw critique blames capitalism for gutting community, exposing how festivals fuck us over with insane prices, corporate sponsors, and a flattened culture. Featuring photos from Woodstock '99

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