Harry Houdini

Weird Tales: Best of the Early Years 1923-25 (eBook, ePUB)

Best of the Early Years 1923-25
Redaktion: Maberry, Jonathan; Criado, Justin

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Thirteen tales of terror-from the macabre and morbid to unexplainable stories of the occult-from such authors as Harry Houdini, H. P. Lovecraft, and others. First hitting newsstands in 1923, Weird Tales magazine quickly became a literary monster in discovering and publishing the best horror, sci-fi and fantasy writers of its day. The pulp magazine was one of the earliest publications, if not the first, to feature strange tales of occultism and alien invasions that simply didn't fit into any other magazine at that time. The stories struck a chord with those early audiences, and as a result, Weird Tales created a subgenre as "weird" could be attached itself to various genres. Marquee names like master magician Harry Houdini and cosmic horror creator H. P. Lovecraft graced the magazine's pages during those early years with several debut stories, alongside authors who were already giants in their own right-Otis Adelbert Kline, Seabury Quinn, and Greye La Spina. Maybe lesser known, but no less influential, writers like Frank Belknap Long Jr., Mary S. Brown, Lyllian Huntley Harris, Hasan Vokine, Arthur J. Burks, and H. Warner Munn turned out disturbing yarns that have stood the test of time only to be resurrected nearly a century later. This collection features those early authors across thirteen spooky stories from the impactful years of 1923 to 1925 that are best enjoyed at the witching hour. Reading ritual aside, you've been warned.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: WordFire Press
• Seitenzahl: 362
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Februar 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781680573664
• Artikelnr.: 63758606

Autorenporträt

While Harry Houdini is best known for his death-defying escape acts, the illusionist was also a prolific writer, including for Weird Tales during the magazine's early days. Houdini's firsthand accounts typically involved ghosts and ghouls, and how he always seemed to outmaneuver them, of course. The history of Weird Tales could not be told without mentioning Otis Adelbert Kline, who was an original assistant editor for the magazine, as well as a regular contributor to many early editions. Known for his sci-fi epics and paranormal leanings across numerous books and short stories, Kline was also a literary agent. Seabury Quinn was one of the most popular pulp authors of his time. His thrillers, including his most famous detective series that chronicled the bizarre journeys of Jules de Grandin, dealt with the occult in a way most of his contemporaries envied. A century later, his subversive style is still making readers question reality. Greye La Spina, a writing dynamo at the onset of the pulp era, published over 100 short stories, novelettes, serials and one-act plays across several popular magazines of the time, including Weird Tales. She's also the author of "Invaders from the Dark" (Arkham House, 1960) - a love story involving a werewolf and an occultist.