An All-Star Issue
John J. Weir, of South Amboy, New Jersey, writes: "The cover of the December issue is the second weird cover I have seen on your magazine in my two years of reading it. The first was the October issue. You showed good sense, there. This is shown by the acclamations of the readers. And now we are to see a cover by Virgil Finlay! With such a variety we won't have to worry about the cover any more. There were three stories that were superb in the December issue. They were The Fire of Asshurbanipal, The Haunter of the Dark and It Walks by Night. Howard's tale is really weird and in my opinion it is second only to Lovecraft's The Haunter of the Dark. Kuttner's little yarn was good. Why doesn't he try to write a longer story? . . . The Woman at Loon Point had a good plot but it was badly handled. Say, why don’t you have an all-star issue? One that, from the front to the back, would be the best yet. One having Lovecraft, Bloch, Quinn, Moore, Kuttner, Smith, and, if there are more, a story by Howard."
A Plea for Serials
E. M. Stubbs, of Detroit, writes: "I was delighted to see another cover by St. John. His covers are weird, so don't lose him. Also, I am pleased to see that Virgil Finlay will finally do a cover. Your stories this month were all good. I list them as follows: (1) Mother of Serpents—Haunter of the Dark (tie); (2) A Passion in the Desert; (3) The Fire of Asshurbanipal. The Cyclops of Xoatl would have been much better without Two-Gun Bart. The weirdness of the story was destroyed by too much western flavor. I hope you are not going to discontinue serials. They are always the best stories." [We will shortly begin a startling weird serial novel, The Last Pharaoh, by Thomas P. Kelley.—The Editor.]
Our Artists
The cover of this issue was painted by Virgil Finlay, who also illustrated three of the stories. The illustration for Henry Kuttner's yarn, I, the Vampire, was drawn by James Mooney, Jr. The Vaunsburg Plague and At the Time Appointed were illustrated
Here is a fascinating story of the weird and tragic fate that befell eighteen lovely girls, who had suddenly disappeared without a trace. It is a gripping story of bizarre and strange happenings, and gorgeous flowers nourished in living flesh.
Dorothy Quick has risen to superb heights in this outré narrative. With fine literary skill she has written a story that will be talked about for a long time to come. The revelations as to who Angus O'Malley really was and where he obtained his strange orchids will hold you breathless. The tale will be published complete
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