A MAGAZINE OF THE BIZARRE AND UNUSUAL
Weird Tales
REGISTERED IN US. PATENT OFFICE
Volume
34
CONTENTS FOR
SEPTEMBER, 1939
Number
3
Cover Design Virgil Finlay
Illustrating Edgar Allan Poe's poem classic, "The Raven" (see page 101)
While Zombies Walked - Thorp McClusky - 5
A dark story of living dead men
Spanish Vampire - E. Hoffmann Price - 23
Strange romance of a filling-station attendant and a beautiful vampire girl
The Door Without a Key - Seabury Quinn - 33
The Chinese magic of Yai Ching and a weird romance of the American Civil War
King of the World's Edge (Part 1) - H. Warner Munn - 35
The odyssey of a strange voyage to America in King Arthur's time, and eery adventures
Spawn of the Maelstrom - August Derleth and Mark Schorer - 84
What hideous thing stalked the earth in the likeness of Jason Warwick?
Cool Air - H. P. Lovecraft - 93
A ghastly mystery enveloped the Spanish doctor's attempts at artificial refrigeration
A Night in Malneant - Clark Ashton Smith - 102
An exquisite weird fantasy about the death of the lady Mariel
Weird Story Reprint:
Gray Ghouls - Bassett Morgan - 106
A story of stark horror from an early number of Weird Tales
The Eyrie - 120
Our readers exchange opinions
Published monthly by Weird Tales, 9 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, N. Y. Entered as second class matter September 24, 1938, at the post office at New York, N. Y. Single copies, 15 cents. Subscription rates: One year in the United States and possessions, Cuba, Mexico, South America, Spain, $1.50; Canada, $1.75; elsewhere, $2.00. English Office: Charles Lavell, Limited, 4 Clements Inn, Strand, London W.C.2. England. The publishers are not responsible for the loss of unsolicited manuscripts, although every care will be taken of such material while in their possession. The contents of this magazine are fully protected by copyright and must not be reproduced either wholly or in part without permission from the publishers. FARNSWORTH WRIGHT, Editor
Copyright 1939, by Weird Tales 173
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