Marc Hartzman
@marchartzman.bsky.social
Author of We Are Not Alone, Chasing Ghosts, The Big Book of Mars, American Sideshow, and other books. MarcHartzmanBooks.com
I love this preface in The History and Records of The Elephants Club from 1856. True words. I also love the authors’ names.
November 8, 2025 at 10:10 PM
I love this preface in The History and Records of The Elephants Club from 1856. True words. I also love the authors’ names.
On the side my book projects I have another book project: Curious Publications. I generally republish old, obscure books to give them new life. My newest book is something I edited together: The Talking Dead: A Collection of Messages from Beyond the Veil, 1850 to 1920s (Expanded Edition).
#ghosts
#ghosts
September 16, 2025 at 3:13 PM
On the side my book projects I have another book project: Curious Publications. I generally republish old, obscure books to give them new life. My newest book is something I edited together: The Talking Dead: A Collection of Messages from Beyond the Veil, 1850 to 1920s (Expanded Edition).
#ghosts
#ghosts
Happy 228th birthday, Mary Shelley! Images from the book created in conjunction with the Frankenstein exhibit at the Morgan Library & Museum, 2018-19.
#frankenstein #maryshelley #horror #writing
#frankenstein #maryshelley #horror #writing
August 30, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Happy 228th birthday, Mary Shelley! Images from the book created in conjunction with the Frankenstein exhibit at the Morgan Library & Museum, 2018-19.
#frankenstein #maryshelley #horror #writing
#frankenstein #maryshelley #horror #writing
You may have seen Jellyboy the Clown on America’s Got Talent Season 19, where he amazed audiences and the judges.
In this episode, we talk to Jellyboy about his beginnings as a clown, his start in sword swallowing and much, much more.
Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music
#sideshow
In this episode, we talk to Jellyboy about his beginnings as a clown, his start in sword swallowing and much, much more.
Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music
#sideshow
August 8, 2025 at 11:40 AM
You may have seen Jellyboy the Clown on America’s Got Talent Season 19, where he amazed audiences and the judges.
In this episode, we talk to Jellyboy about his beginnings as a clown, his start in sword swallowing and much, much more.
Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music
#sideshow
In this episode, we talk to Jellyboy about his beginnings as a clown, his start in sword swallowing and much, much more.
Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music
#sideshow
Great to see that To The Hilt: A Sword Swallower’s History of Sword Swallowing is on sale at #ripleys in St. Augustine! That’s my co-author Dan Meyer on the cover! Get a copy at Ripley’s or wherever you buy books online.
#swordswallower #tothehilt #swordswallowing #books #sideshow #circus
#swordswallower #tothehilt #swordswallowing #books #sideshow #circus
July 20, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Great to see that To The Hilt: A Sword Swallower’s History of Sword Swallowing is on sale at #ripleys in St. Augustine! That’s my co-author Dan Meyer on the cover! Get a copy at Ripley’s or wherever you buy books online.
#swordswallower #tothehilt #swordswallowing #books #sideshow #circus
#swordswallower #tothehilt #swordswallowing #books #sideshow #circus
July 13, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Happy #WorldUFODay! Celebrate with a copy of We Are Not Alone, published by @quirkbooks.bsky.social!
#ufos #aliens #extraterrestrials #uap
#ufos #aliens #extraterrestrials #uap
July 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Happy #WorldUFODay! Celebrate with a copy of We Are Not Alone, published by @quirkbooks.bsky.social!
#ufos #aliens #extraterrestrials #uap
#ufos #aliens #extraterrestrials #uap
The closing party for Carnival, Curated by Joe Coleman at the Jeffrey Deitch Gallery was amazing! Sideshow in all its beautiful artistic glory. #sideshow #circus #joecoleman #art #sideshowart #johnnyeck
June 28, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The closing party for Carnival, Curated by Joe Coleman at the Jeffrey Deitch Gallery was amazing! Sideshow in all its beautiful artistic glory. #sideshow #circus #joecoleman #art #sideshowart #johnnyeck
Contortionist “Slim” Biggerstaff. Never too old to perform! As seen in “Pictorial History of the American Circus” (1957). #circus #sideshow #contortionist #oddities #humanoddities
June 17, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Contortionist “Slim” Biggerstaff. Never too old to perform! As seen in “Pictorial History of the American Circus” (1957). #circus #sideshow #contortionist #oddities #humanoddities
You know what makes a great Father’s Day gift? Books about UFOs, sword swallowing, ghosts, and Mars. Fortunately, I’ve written books about all these fascinating subjects!
See more here: www.marchartzmanbooks.com
#books #fathersday #ufos #mars #aliens #sideshow #ghosts
See more here: www.marchartzmanbooks.com
#books #fathersday #ufos #mars #aliens #sideshow #ghosts
June 6, 2025 at 12:21 PM
You know what makes a great Father’s Day gift? Books about UFOs, sword swallowing, ghosts, and Mars. Fortunately, I’ve written books about all these fascinating subjects!
See more here: www.marchartzmanbooks.com
#books #fathersday #ufos #mars #aliens #sideshow #ghosts
See more here: www.marchartzmanbooks.com
#books #fathersday #ufos #mars #aliens #sideshow #ghosts
New episode of the To The Hilt podcast with The Lizardman: sword swallower, multi-talented performer, author, and as his site says, he’s “The Modified Marvel from the dark heart of Austin, a man with more ink in his skin, than blood in his veins.”
Listen here:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Listen here:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
May 29, 2025 at 6:07 PM
New episode of the To The Hilt podcast with The Lizardman: sword swallower, multi-talented performer, author, and as his site says, he’s “The Modified Marvel from the dark heart of Austin, a man with more ink in his skin, than blood in his veins.”
Listen here:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Listen here:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Adam Realman, talks to me and Dan Meyer on the new episode of our To The Hilt podcast—straight from the historic Coney Island Museum!
Adam is featured in the book, To The Hilt: A Sword Swallower’s History of Sword Swallowing.
Apple Podcasts
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Adam is featured in the book, To The Hilt: A Sword Swallower’s History of Sword Swallowing.
Apple Podcasts
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
May 15, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Adam Realman, talks to me and Dan Meyer on the new episode of our To The Hilt podcast—straight from the historic Coney Island Museum!
Adam is featured in the book, To The Hilt: A Sword Swallower’s History of Sword Swallowing.
Apple Podcasts
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Adam is featured in the book, To The Hilt: A Sword Swallower’s History of Sword Swallowing.
Apple Podcasts
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
May 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Episode 5 now available! Featuring Brad Byers - who holds 73 world records in various stunts, from sword swallowing to blowing bubbles with a tarantula in his mouth. #sideshow #circus #podcasts #swordswallowing
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podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
May 8, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Episode 5 now available! Featuring Brad Byers - who holds 73 world records in various stunts, from sword swallowing to blowing bubbles with a tarantula in his mouth. #sideshow #circus #podcasts #swordswallowing
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Episode 4 of the To The Hilt podcast is now available! Hosted by me and Dan Meyer. This episode features the most swashbuckling sword swallower, Cyrus Pynn! Hear about his adventures in sword swallowing and other #sideshow arts!
Apple Podcasts:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Apple Podcasts:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
May 1, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Episode 4 of the To The Hilt podcast is now available! Hosted by me and Dan Meyer. This episode features the most swashbuckling sword swallower, Cyrus Pynn! Hear about his adventures in sword swallowing and other #sideshow arts!
Apple Podcasts:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Apple Podcasts:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Dan Meyer and I spoke about the history and art of #swordswallowing at the @coneyislandsound.bsky.social #Sideshow Hootenanny this weekend. Check out this clip of Dan swallowing a saw! And pick up our new book, To The Hilt: A Sword Swallower’s History of Sword Swallowing, now available worldwide!
April 28, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Dan Meyer and I spoke about the history and art of #swordswallowing at the @coneyislandsound.bsky.social #Sideshow Hootenanny this weekend. Check out this clip of Dan swallowing a saw! And pick up our new book, To The Hilt: A Sword Swallower’s History of Sword Swallowing, now available worldwide!
Ep 3 of the To The Hilt podcast is out! Hear from Jim Ball, at 89 years old, he’s the world’s oldest and longest-performing sword swallower. Taught my his mother, Estelline Pike, Jim learned at age 12, making him the world’s youngest sword swallower at the time.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
April 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Ep 3 of the To The Hilt podcast is out! Hear from Jim Ball, at 89 years old, he’s the world’s oldest and longest-performing sword swallower. Taught my his mother, Estelline Pike, Jim learned at age 12, making him the world’s youngest sword swallower at the time.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
I visited the Vampa Vampire & Paranormal Museum in Doylestown, PA. Anyone been? Quite an amazing display.
April 16, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I visited the Vampa Vampire & Paranormal Museum in Doylestown, PA. Anyone been? Quite an amazing display.
I’ve been having fun with the new ChatGPT image generator. This one is quite impressive!
Pick up a copy of my book, We Are Not Alone, just like the #alien is holding, right here: amzn.to/4hZt8m2
Pick up a copy of my book, We Are Not Alone, just like the #alien is holding, right here: amzn.to/4hZt8m2
April 3, 2025 at 3:28 AM
I’ve been having fun with the new ChatGPT image generator. This one is quite impressive!
Pick up a copy of my book, We Are Not Alone, just like the #alien is holding, right here: amzn.to/4hZt8m2
Pick up a copy of my book, We Are Not Alone, just like the #alien is holding, right here: amzn.to/4hZt8m2
The class I’m teaching at Morbid Anatomy starts tomorrow! It’s online, so you can join from anywhere. Click here for details:
www.morbidanatomy.org/classes/p/th...
#aliens #ufos #extraterrestrial #extraterrestrials #extraterrestriallife
www.morbidanatomy.org/classes/p/th...
#aliens #ufos #extraterrestrial #extraterrestrials #extraterrestriallife
March 31, 2025 at 3:18 PM
The class I’m teaching at Morbid Anatomy starts tomorrow! It’s online, so you can join from anywhere. Click here for details:
www.morbidanatomy.org/classes/p/th...
#aliens #ufos #extraterrestrial #extraterrestrials #extraterrestriallife
www.morbidanatomy.org/classes/p/th...
#aliens #ufos #extraterrestrial #extraterrestrials #extraterrestriallife
Despite all the technological advances in television, the one seen on this 1927 publication looks so much cooler than anything we’ve got now, doesn’t it?
#television #tv #oldtvs #antiques #oldmagazines #design #vintage
#television #tv #oldtvs #antiques #oldmagazines #design #vintage
March 16, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Despite all the technological advances in television, the one seen on this 1927 publication looks so much cooler than anything we’ve got now, doesn’t it?
#television #tv #oldtvs #antiques #oldmagazines #design #vintage
#television #tv #oldtvs #antiques #oldmagazines #design #vintage
Last ad in the series for To The Hilt: A Sword Swallower’s History of Sword Swallowing.
Available now! amzn.to/4h8QRQm
#sideshow #circus #books #advertising #writing #swordswallowing #weird #oddities
Available now! amzn.to/4h8QRQm
#sideshow #circus #books #advertising #writing #swordswallowing #weird #oddities
March 7, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Last ad in the series for To The Hilt: A Sword Swallower’s History of Sword Swallowing.
Available now! amzn.to/4h8QRQm
#sideshow #circus #books #advertising #writing #swordswallowing #weird #oddities
Available now! amzn.to/4h8QRQm
#sideshow #circus #books #advertising #writing #swordswallowing #weird #oddities
To The Hilt: A Sword Swallowers History of Sword Swallowing.
Available now! amzn.to/4h8QRQm
#sideshow #circus #books #advertising #writing #swordswallowing
Available now! amzn.to/4h8QRQm
#sideshow #circus #books #advertising #writing #swordswallowing
March 6, 2025 at 4:01 PM
To The Hilt: A Sword Swallowers History of Sword Swallowing.
Available now! amzn.to/4h8QRQm
#sideshow #circus #books #advertising #writing #swordswallowing
Available now! amzn.to/4h8QRQm
#sideshow #circus #books #advertising #writing #swordswallowing
Another one of my ads for To The Hilt: A Sword Swallowers History of Sword Swallowing. Seen here is Victorina, who you can read about in the book!
Available now! amzn.to/4h8QRQm
#sideshow #circus #books #advertising #writing #swordswallowing
Available now! amzn.to/4h8QRQm
#sideshow #circus #books #advertising #writing #swordswallowing
March 3, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Another one of my ads for To The Hilt: A Sword Swallowers History of Sword Swallowing. Seen here is Victorina, who you can read about in the book!
Available now! amzn.to/4h8QRQm
#sideshow #circus #books #advertising #writing #swordswallowing
Available now! amzn.to/4h8QRQm
#sideshow #circus #books #advertising #writing #swordswallowing
Today is pub day for my newest book, TO THE HILT: A Sword Swallower’s History of Sword Swallowing! Co-written by Dan Meyer and published by Schiffer Books! This is the first book fully devoted to the dangerous—and very real—art of sword swallowing.
#sideshow #books #circus
Order: amzn.to/4kj5aoc
#sideshow #books #circus
Order: amzn.to/4kj5aoc
February 28, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Today is pub day for my newest book, TO THE HILT: A Sword Swallower’s History of Sword Swallowing! Co-written by Dan Meyer and published by Schiffer Books! This is the first book fully devoted to the dangerous—and very real—art of sword swallowing.
#sideshow #books #circus
Order: amzn.to/4kj5aoc
#sideshow #books #circus
Order: amzn.to/4kj5aoc