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Weird Tales: 32 Unearthed Terrors
by
Stefan R. Dziemianowicz ,
Robert E. Howard , Fritz Leiber , August Derleth , Henry S. Whitehead , Joseph Payne Brennan , H.P. Lovecraft , Edmond Hamilton
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An anthology of 32 stories from the magazine, Weird tales, one for each year the magazine was published (1923-1954).
Table of Contents:
Forward
Introduction by Robert Bloch
"A Square of Canvas", Anthony M. Rud
"The Loved Dead", C.M. Eddy
"When the Green Star Waned", Nictzin Dyalhis
"The Parasitic Hand", R. Anthony
"Evolution Island", Edmond Hamilton
"The Chain", H. Warner Munn
"The...more
Table of Contents:
Forward
Introduction by Robert Bloch
"A Square of Canvas", Anthony M. Rud
"The Loved Dead", C.M. Eddy
"When the Green Star Waned", Nictzin Dyalhis
"The Parasitic Hand", R. Anthony
"Evolution Island", Edmond Hamilton
"The Chain", H. Warner Munn
"The...more
Hardcover, 665 pages
Published
June 8th 1988
by Random House Value Publishing
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Though hardly a runaway success in its day, and a publication that faced financial hardships for much of its existence, the pulp magazine known as "Weird Tales" is today revered by fans and collectors alike as one of the most influential and prestigious. Anthologies without number have used stories from its pages, and the roster of authors who got their start therein reads like a "Who's Who" of 20th century horror and fantasy literature. During its 32-year run, from 1923-1954, and in its 279 iss...more
Very good, I enjoy reading the old ones, often I see old friends in them and as often, the first time an idea has made it to print and by now we know it as some movie that little resembles the first time it hit the pages of a hit series like Weird Tales. Visiting the past in these is also interesting, the daily lives of past generations often reveal things most of us wouldn't even consider as part of daily life and some are actually interesting to puzzle out.
A superb collection of short and some not-so-short horror stories from the pulp magazine. There's something for almost every taste here, and it's a good way to take a dip in the waters before diving headlong into the seas of Lovecraft, Clark Ashton-Smith, or Bloch, to name a few.
Bookstore find - some stories very good - some not so good!
Too much fun!!!
Apr 24, 2012
Jaime
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This collection some of the best tales from the magazine's glory years of the 1920s thrugh the 1950s. Included are A SQUARE CANVAS, THE PARASITIC HAND, EVOLUTION ISLAND, THE SHADOW KINGDOM, TEH ROOM OF SHADOWS, BLACK BARTER, CARNABY'S FISH, SOMETHING FROM OUT THERE, and SLAUGHTER HOUSE. read this collection with he lights on.
Mar 08, 2009
Jennifer
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4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
those who enjoy short stories of the Twilight Zone, Outer Limits genre.
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I can't recall if I ever finished this book so I'm starting it again. Some very creepy stories so perhaps not the best for bedtime reading but it sure serves the purpose--quieting my mind down so I can fall asleep.
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