Weird Tales January 1928 by C.C. Senf


Weird Tales January 1928
Title : Weird Tales January 1928
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ISBN : -
Language : English
Format Type : Paperback
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Publication : First published January 1, 1928

Table of contents:

The Eyrie
Wilfred Blanch Talman. Haunted Island
Seabury Quinn. The Gods of East and West
Walter Carrington. The Feathered Serpent
N. L. Brewer. Folk of the Dark
Arthur W. Davenport. While the Lamps Hissed
W. K. Mashburn, Jr.. The Garret of Madame Lemoyne
Ray Cummings. The Giant World
John Martin Leahy. In Amundsen's Tent
Robert E. Howard. The Riders of Babylon
Eli Colter. The Golden Whistle
Robert S. Carr. The Chant of the Grave-Digger
Edmond Hamilton. The Time-Raider
Wilford Allen. The Bone-Grinder
Edgar Allan Poe. Metzengerstein
Alvin F. Harlow. Folks Used to Believe: Conceptions of Deity


Weird Tales January 1928 Reviews


  • Bill Wallace

    Four stars for "In Amundsen's Tent," by John Martin Leahy -- one of the very best stories to appear in the magazine to this point and one of the scariest stories WT ever ran, Lovecraftian before the term was coined. "The Bone Grinder," by Wilford Allen, is pretty good too, and there's a decent Seabury Quinn tale, "The Gods of East and West." Most of the rest of the contents are barely average, and the first episode of THE GIANT WORLD, by Ray Cummings wouldn't make one star. Edmond Hamilton, the better space opera hack, finishes his long serial THE TIME-RAIDER none too soon.

    The next issue of WT changes weird fiction forever.

  • Liz

    'The Gods of East and West' (Jules de Grandin series) by Seabury Quinn. 2 stars. De Grandin tags along with Dr. Trowbridge to check on a patient who has an inexplicable withering condition and discovers that she has a rather hideous Indian (Hindustan) statue in a prominent place in the house. This arouses de Grandin's suspicions. He is also interested when he learns that the lady of the house is partially Native American, which leads to his decision to pit west against east. Unfortunately this is portrayed as a battle between the 'Noble Savage' (Native Americans/West) versus the 'Ignoble Savage'.(India/East). This is available in 'The Horror on the Links (Complete Tales of Jules de Grandin, volume 1)'.
    'In Amundsen's Tent' by John Martin Leahy. 4 stars. "It moves." Back when there were still unexplored places there were a couple of different genres that explored this topic. One was peopled with adventure heroes, and another involved people who encountered the uncanny. JM Leahy deals with the uncanny and he knows how to bring out what is scary; primarily the unknown. This little gem involves an expedition to the south pole, a scary proposition in its' own right. Unfortunately for them, the explorers in this tale encounter the "grisly remains of mortality". What follows? Is it a descent into madness or is it something else? Suspense, atmosphere, dread, are all the hallmarks of this creepy tale, though the story does have a rather abrupt ending. Available in HorrorBabble's Ultimate Weird Tales Collection, narrated by Ian Gordon.
    'The Riders of Babylon' (poem) by Robert E. Howard. 2 stars. A tale of war and the end of Babylon.
    Also in this volume:
    'The Feathered Serpent' by Walter Carrington.
    'While the Lamps Hissed' by Arthur W. Davenport.
    'The Garret of Madame Lemoyne' by W. K. Mashburn, Jr.
    'The Golden Whistle' by Eli Colter.
    'The Time-Raider' (Part 4 of 4) by Edmond Hamilton.
    'The Bone-Grinder' by Wilford Allen.
    'Metzengerstein' by Edgar Allan Poe.
    'Folks Used to Believe: Conceptions of Deity' (essay) by Alvin F. Harlow.
    'The Chant of the Grave-Digger' by Robert S. Carr.
    'Folk of the Dark' (poem) by N. L. Brewer.
    'Haunted Island' (poem) Wilfred Blanch Talman.