Weird Tales

Launched in 1923, the pulp magazine Weird Tales quickly became one of the most important outlets for horror and fantasy fiction and is often associated with writers like H. P. Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith, and Robert Bloch, all of whose work appeared in its pages. But often overlooked is the fact that much of Weird Tales' content was by women writers, some of whom numbered among the magazine's most popular contributors. This volume includes thirteen fantastic tales originally published between 1925 and 1949, written by four of Weird Tales' most prolific female contributors: Greye La Spina, Everil Worrell, Mary Elizabeth Counselman and Eli Colter. Ranging from science fiction to fantasy to horror, these classic tales of mad scientists, deadly curses, ghosts, vampires, and the risen dead remain as thrilling and sensational as when first published.

Weird Tales has always been the most popular and sought-after of all pulp magazines. Its mix of exotic fantasy, horror, science fiction, suspense, and the just plain indescribable has enthralled generations of readers throughout the world. Collected here are 13 of the best short stories published in Weird Tales' first year of publication, 1923 -- classics by many who would later play an integral part in the Unique Magazine, such as H.P. Lovecraft, Frank Owen, and Farnsworth Wright.

A creepy collection of 10 unsettling horror stories from a master storyteller The splash from something enormous resounds through the sea-fog. In the stillness of a dark room, some unspeakable evil is making its approach. . . Abandon the safety of the familiar with 10 nerve-wracking episodes of horror penned by master of atmosphere and suspense, William Hope Hodgson. From encounters with abominations at sea to fireside tales of otherworldly forces recounted by occult detective Carnacki, this new selection offers the most unsettling of Hodgson's weird stories, guaranteed to terrorize the steeliest of constitutions.

WIKIPEDIA says: 'H.P. Lovecraft's reputation has grown tremendously over the decades, and he is now commonly regarded as one of the most important horror writers of the 20th century, exerting an influence that is widespread, though often indirect.' His tales of the tentacled Elder God Cthulhu and his pantheon of alien deities were initially written for the pulp magazines of the 1920s and '30s. These astonishing tales blend elements of horror, science fiction and cosmic terror that are as powerful today as they were when they were first published. THE NECRONOMICON collects together the very best of Lovecraft's tales of terror, including the complete Cthulhu Mythos cycle, just the way they were originally published. It will introduce a whole new generation of readers to Lovecraft's fiction, as well as being a must-buy for those fans who want all his work in a single, definitive volume.

Weird Tales of the Future is a Classical Science Fiction Comic that ran for a total of Twenty Issues. Published by Argon Publications by Stanley Morse of Spiderman fame.

EXCEPTIONAL EDITION Read the thirty greatest scary short-stories by Edgar Allan Poe, in a beautiful paperback edition: Ms. Found in a Bottle (1833) Berenice (1835) Morella (1835) Silence - A fable (1837) Ligeia (1838) The Fall of the House of Usher (1839) The Man That Was Used Up (1839) The Murders in the Rue Morgue (1841) The Oval Portrait (1842) The Black Cat (1842) The Tell-Tale Heart (1843) The Pit and The Pendulum (1843) The Gold-Bug (1843) A Tale of the Ragged Mountains (1844) The Balloon Hoax (1844) The Purloined Letter (1844) The Oblong Box (1844) The Hop-Frog (1845) The Purloined Letter (1845) The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar (1845) The Cask of Amontillado (1846) The Sphinx (1846) William Wilson (1839) The Imp Of The Perverse (1850) Eleonora (1850) The Spectacles (1850) Never Bet The Devil Your Head (1850) The Premature Burial (1850) The Masque of the Red Death (1850) The System of Dr. Tarr and Prof. Fether (1856) Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American author, poet, editor, and literary critic, widely regarded as a central figure of American literature. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story. He is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction and fantasy.

Meet the women writers who defied convention to craft some of literature’s strangest tales, from Frankenstein to The Haunting of Hill House and beyond. Frankenstein was just the beginning: horror stories and other weird fiction wouldn’t exist without the women who created it. From Gothic ghost stories to psychological horror to science fiction, women have been primary architects of speculative literature of all sorts. And their own life stories are as intriguing as their fiction. Everyone knows about Mary Shelley, creator of Frankenstein, who was rumored to keep her late husband’s heart in her desk drawer. But have you heard of Margaret “Mad Madge” Cavendish, who wrote a science-fiction epic 150 years earlier (and liked to wear topless gowns to the theater)? If you know the astounding work of Shirley Jackson, whose novel The Haunting of Hill House was reinvented as a Netflix series, then try the psychological hauntings of Violet Paget, who was openly involved in long-term romantic relationships with women in the Victorian era. You’ll meet celebrated icons (Ann Radcliffe, V. C. Andrews), forgotten wordsmiths (Eli Colter, Ruby Jean Jensen), and today’s vanguard (Helen Oyeyemi). Curated reading lists point you to their most spine-chilling tales. Part biography, part reader’s guide, the engaging write-ups and detailed reading lists will introduce you to more than a hundred authors and over two hundred of their mysterious and spooky novels, novellas, and stories.

This is the special Chet Williamson issue of Weird Tales, which features an interview and 3 stories by Williamson. Also features contributions from Ian Watson, R. Bretnor, Fred Chappell, and STEPHEN KING!