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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. Ho man 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. Ho mann 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

*Limited release. These books will be available for only a short time before we remove them in preparation for a larger release through a partnership with Blackstone Books.

Edited by Jonathan Maberry

Student Editor: Kaye Lynn Booth

Weird Tales: Best of the Early Years 1926-27 was released on July 12, 2022

386 Pages

eBook ISBN: 978-1-68057-381-7

Trade paperback ISBN: 978-1-68057-380-0

Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-68057-382-4

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