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Weird Tales: Seven Decades of Terror (Weird Tales)
Binding: Hardcover
EAN: 9780760704035
ISBN: 0760704031
Label: Barnes and Noble Books
Manufacturer: Barnes and Noble Books
Number Of Pages: 438
Publication Date: 1997
Publisher: Barnes and Noble Books
Studio: Barnes and Noble Books
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Editorial Review:
Weird Tales began publishing in 1923 and formally folded up shop in 1954. Since then, however, it has been revived four times, proving the enormous popularity of a genre that encompasses science fiction, mystery, horror, and the occult. This anthology includes the best of the most frightening stories that have made the famous pulp magazine a household name for more than 70 years. Contributors include H.P. Lovecraft, Tanith Lee, Ray Bradbury, Nancy Springer, Robert Bloch, Mary E. Counselman, Steve Rasnic Tem, and others.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Well-worth getting
Unless you're prepared to dish out large amounts in order to obtain the original mags where these stories first saw light, which in many cases are next to impossible, you could do far worse than to search out this volume. There are some really nice chills to be found within its covers. Well worth the effort.
Rating:  - An anthology of the history of weird fiction
"Weird Tales" was a hell of a magazine. Not everything that appeared between its covers was a masterpiece, but it was the uncontested proving ground for the handful of geniuses that would rise from its pages, creating some of the most classic works of horror and weird fiction that would influence and shape literature for generations to come. The initial pulp run, mainly under editors Farnsworth Wright and Dorothy McIlwraith was the heyday for the title, showcasing authors like HP Lovecraft, Clark ... Read More
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