Weird Tales: Best of the Early Years 1926-27 : Best of the Early Years 1926-27

Spectral visitations... World-conquering spiders... An ancient feud with an enchanted forest... Demonic paintings... Zombies, mummies, vampires... ... and more. Founded in 1922, Weird Tales is an iconic publication of fantasy, science fiction and horror stories. Weird Tales is the forerunner to today's pulp and speculative fiction genres. Within these pages you'll find some of the best of the classic stories originally published in Weird Tales during the years 1926 and 1927, collected into a single volume. Featuring stories by legendary authors such as Seabury Quinn, E. Hoffman Price, Greye La Spina, Edward Hamilton, Frank Belknap Long Jr., H. Warner Munn, August W. Derleth, A. Merritt, and H.P. Lovecraft. TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword: Writers Are Weird—Jonathan Maberry THE PEACOCK'S SHADOW—E. Hoffman Price THE WHITE LADY OF THE ORPHANAGE—Seabury Quinn THE TERRIBLE OLD MAN—H.P. Lovecraft THE WOMAN OF THE WOOD—A. Merritt BAT'S BELFRY—August W. Derleth THE CURSE OF EVERARD MAUNDY—Seabury Quinn THE TOMB—H.P. Lovecraft SALADIN'S THRONE-RUG—E. Hoffmann Price THE DOG-EARED GOD—Frank Belknap Long, Jr. THE CITY OF SPIDERS—H. Warner Munn THE CATS OF ULTHAR—H.P. Lovecraft BACK TO THE BEAST—Manley Wade Wellman A SUITOR FROM THE SHADES—Greye La Spina PICKMAN'S MODEL—H.P. Lovecraft THE ATOMIC CONQUERORS—Edmund Hamilton This anthology from the acclaimed journal of fantasy, sci-fi, and horror fiction collects some of the most unforgettable stories from the early years. Founded in 1922, Weird Tales is an iconic literary publication and the forerunner to today's pulp and speculative genres. Within these pages you'll find some of the best of the classic stories originally published in Weird Tales during the years 1926 and 1927, now available in a single volume. This Weird Tales anthology features spectral visions, world-conquering spiders, demonic paintings, and more, in stories by legendary authors such as Seabury Quinn, E. Hoffman Price, Greye La Spina, Edward Hamilton, Frank Belknap Long Jr., H. Warner Munn, August W. Derleth, A. Merritt, and H. P. Lovecraft.