Weird Tales 297

by Darrell Schweitzer (Editor), Nancy Springer (Contributor), Thomas Ligotti (Contributor)

Weird Tales #297 showcases Nancy Springer as the Featured Author and Frank Kelly Freas (who did all the artwork) as the Featured Artist. Other contributors include Thomas Ligotti and John Brunner.

Genres: Horror, Fantasy, Short Stories

148 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1990

About the author

Darrell Schweitzer is an American writer, editor, and essayist in the field of speculative fiction. Much of his focus has been on dark fantasy and horror, although he does also work in science fiction and fantasy.

Schweitzer is also a prolific writer of literary criticism and editor of collections of essays on various writers within his preferred genres.

Reviews

[Damian Herde]

A decent collection of stories, particularly Ligotti’s and one by Patricia Anthony.
A few stories have already dated badly, but probably “#20” by Nancy Springer was the worst, with an entire story built around a homophobic premise.