WEIRD TALES APRIL 1938

by Clark Ashton Smith (Illustrator)

Weird Tales By Robert E. Howard

Genres: Short Stories, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Adventure, Poetry, Science Fiction

Paperback

Published January 1, 1938

About the author

Clark Ashton Smith was a poet, sculptor, painter and author of fantasy, horror and science fiction short stories. It is for these stories, and his literary friendship with H. P. Lovecraft from 1922 until Lovecraft's death in 1937, that he is mainly remembered today. With Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard, also a friend and correspondent, Smith remains one of the most famous contributors to the pulp magazine Weird Tales.

His writings are posted at his official website.

Reviews

[Bill Wallace · Rating 3 out of 5]

My first WT of 2025 cover-dated April 1936. Jack Williamson's mediocre "The Ruler of Fate" earns a minor Brundage cover. Inside, The Hour of the Dragon wraps up with an ending weak compared to most of what has gone before. It is still a fine fantasy novel.

My favorite story in the issue is "The Face in the Wind," by Carl Jacobi, absent from the magazine for some months but back strong here with a nightmarish tale of an old wall and the unspeakable thing it keeps in check. Bloch's "Druidic Doom" is good stuff too. Arlton Eadie's posthumous "Son of Satan," a tale of sorcery in Venice, starts strong but flags. Derleth and Schorer's "They Shall Rise" is passable. Filler includes Chandler H. Whipple's "The Call in the Night" and Ronal Kayser's "The Seance" -- the worst story in the issue.

[Forked Radish]

"The Toad Idol" by Kirk Mashburn: ⭐️⭐️⭐️: Stoned from a toad the author hallucinates a stone toad stoning.
"Anton's Last Dream" by Edwin Baird: ⭐️🐟: A pointless exorcize. I mean why bother if you didn't intend to escape?
"Forest of Evil" by John Murray Reynolds:

[Giallo Julian · Rating 4 out of 5]

‘Piecemeal’ by Oscar Cook — Yeesh. Toxic much?