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Weird Tales: 100 Years of Weird

Weird Tales Presents / Blackstone Publishing

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Publication date: October 2023

Introduction

Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the first issues of Weird Tales Magazine - 100 Years of Weird is a masterful compendium of new and classic stories, flash fiction, essays, and poems from giants of speculative fiction, including R.L. Stine, Laurell K. Hamilton, Victor LaValle, Ray Bradbury, H. P. Lovecraft, Blake Northcott, Hailey Piper, Scott Sigler, James Aquilone, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Tennessee Williams, and Isaac Asimov.

Only Howard's THE WORMS OF THE EARTH is included from his stories, including the first illustration.

Notes

Edited by Jonathan Maberry. Cover art by Francesco Francavilla

Amazon has a publication date of October 10, 2023. However, pre-orders from Amazon were received as early as October 2.
C$38.95 in Canada

Edition and production details

Edition
1st
Format
Hardcover with dust jacket
Publication date
October 2023
Identifiers
979-820068799-2
Pages
[10]+488
Publisher / imprint
Weird Tales Presents / Blackstone Publishing
Cover art
Francesco Francavilla
Illustrations
Several photos, advertisements. Both color and b&w.

1 linked Howard work

134 contents entries

  1. "Worms of The Earth"
  2. fep • Weird Tales: 100 Years of Weird (front end papers) • interior artwork by Margaret Brundage and Francesco Francavilla artwork
  3. Non-REH Contents
  4. [2] • Weird Tales: 100 Years of Weird (title page) • interior artwork by uncredited artwork
  5. "The Third Guy" by Scott Sigler
  6. [6] • Drawing of Cthulhu • interior artwork by H. P. Lovecraft artwork
  7. "A Century of Weird" by Lisa Morton
  8. The Eyrie (Weird Tales: 100 Years of Weird) • essay by Jonathan Maberry 1 · essay
  9. "The Game" by Marge Simon
  10. Weird Tales, March 1923 (cover) • interior artwork by R. R. Epperly (variant of cover art for Weird Tales, March 1923 1923) [as by Richard R. Epperly] 22 · artwork
  11. "Disappear Donna" by R. L. Stine
  12. Weird Tales at 100: A Century of Weird • essay by Lisa Morton 23 · essay
  13. "Up From Slavery" by Victor LaValle
  14. Weird Tales, December 1934 (cover) • (1974) • interior artwork by Margaret Brundage (variant of cover art for Weird Tales, December 1934 1934) 28 · artwork
  15. "The Call of Cthulhu" by H.P. Lovecraft
  16. The Game • poem by Marge Simon 30 · poem
  17. "The Circle: Shared Worlds" by Lisa Diane Kastner
  18. The Game • interior artwork by uncredited 30 · artwork
  19. "Swords and Sorcery: Weird Tales and Beyond" by Charles R. Rutledge
  20. Disappear Donna • interior artwork by uncredited 32 · artwork
  21. "Cosmic Horror" by James A. Moore
  22. Disappear Donna • short story by R. L. Stine 33 · story
  23. "Arched Bridges: Blackout Poetry" by Jessica McHugh
  24. Up from Slavery • (2019) • interior artwork by E. M. Gist 42 · artwork
  25. "Black Gods Kiss" by C.L. Moore
  26. Up from Slavery • (2019) • novelette by Victor LaValle 43 · novelette
  27. "Legal Rites" by Issac Asimov and Frederick Pohl
  28. Weirdisms: Vampires (Weird Tales: 100 Years of Weird) • [Weirdisms] • essay by E. Crosby Michel (variant of Weirdisms: Vampires (Weird Tales, July 1947) 1947) 71 · essay
  29. "The Scythe" by Ray Bradbury
  30. Weirdisms: Vampires (Weird Tales: 100 Years of Weird) • [Weirdisms] • interior artwork by Lee Brown Coye (variant of Weirdisms: Vampires (Weird Tales, July 1947) 1947) 71 · artwork
  31. "Who You Gonna Call? The Evolution of Occult Detective Fiction" by Henry Herz
  32. Cover Illustration for Weird Tales Winter 1992-1993 • interior artwork by Bob Eggleton (variant of cover art for Weird Tales, Winter 1992/1993 1992) 72 · artwork
  33. "Blood Moon" by Owl Goingback
  34. The Call of Cthulhu • [Cthulhu Mythos (Lovecraft originals)] • (1928) • novelette by H. P. Lovecraft 73 · novelette
  35. "The Vengeance of Nitocris" by Tennessee Williams
  36. Weird Tales, February 1928 (cover) • (1978) • interior artwork by C. C. Senf (variant of cover art for Weird Tales, February 1928 1928) 102 · artwork
  37. "Dead Jack and The Case of the Bloody Fairy" by James Aquilone
  38. The Call of Cthulhu • (1928) • interior artwork by Hugh Rankin 103 · artwork
  39. "Slaughter House" by Richard Matheson
  40. The Circle: Shared Worlds • interior artwork by uncredited 104 · artwork
  41. "The World Breaker" by Blake Northcott
  42. The Circle: Shared Worlds • essay by Lisa Diane Kastner 105 · essay
  43. "Scratch-off Universe" by Hailey Piper
  44. Robert E. Howard • (2010) • interior artwork by uncredited 118 · artwork
  45. "Church at the Bottom of the Sea" by Michael A. Arnzen
  46. Worms of the Earth • [Bran Mak Morn] • (1932) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 119 · novelette
  47. "Prezzo" by Keith R. A. DeCandito
  48. Weird Tales, November 1932 (cover) • (1974) • interior artwork by J. Allen St. John (variant of cover art for Weird Tales, November 1932 1932) 148 · artwork
  49. "How To Make the Animal Perfect?" by Linda D. Addison
  50. Worms of the Earth • (1932) • interior artwork by Jayem Wilcox 149 · artwork
  51. "Jagganath" by Karin Tidbeck
  52. Weird Tales, November 1935 (cover) • (1979) • interior artwork by Margaret Brundage (variant of cover art for Weird Tales, November 1935 1935) 150 · artwork
  53. "Bait" by Dana Fredsti
  54. Weird Tales, December 1934 (cover) [2] • (2013) • interior artwork by Margaret Brundage (variant of cover art for Weird Tales, December 1934 1934) 150 · artwork
  55. "The Damp Man" by Allison V. Harding
  56. Weird Tales, June 1933 (cover) • (1974) • interior artwork by Margaret Brundage (variant of cover art for Weird Tales, June 1933 1933) 150 · artwork
  57. "NecronomiCommedia: Dante, Doré, nad the Root of Lovecraftian Horror" by Jacopo della Quercia and "Christopher Neumann
  58. Weird Tales, May 1934 (cover) • (1974) • interior artwork by Margaret Brundage (variant of cover art for Weird Tales, May 1934 1934) 150 · artwork
  59. "Lady Cataract Comes to the Mosque" by Usman T. Malik
  60. Weird Tales, September 1933 (cover) • (1977) • interior artwork by Margaret Brundage (variant of cover art for Weird Tales, September 1933 1933) 150 · artwork
  61. "Cupid is a Knavish Lad" by Laurell K. Hamilton
  62. Sword and Sorcery: Weird Tales and Beyond • essay by Charles R. Rutledge 151 · essay
  63. "Vampire Chaser" by Anne Walsh Miller
  64. Weird Tales, December 1932 (cover) • (1972) • interior artwork by J. Allen St. John (variant of cover art for Weird Tales, December 1932 1932) 153 · artwork
  65. Weird Tales, August 1934 (cover) • (1974) • interior artwork by Margaret Brundage (variant of cover art for Weird Tales, August 1934 1934) 155 · artwork
  66. The Fellowship of the Ring (cover) • (2001) • interior artwork by Jack Gaughan (variant of cover art for The Fellowship of the Ring 1965) 157 · artwork
  67. Science Fantasy, June 1961 (cover) • (1981) • interior artwork by Brian Lewis (variant of cover art for Science Fantasy, June 1961 1961) 158 · artwork
  68. Darkness Weaves (cover) • (2001) • interior artwork by Frank Frazetta (variant of cover art for Darkness Weaves 1978) 160 · artwork
  69. Weird Tales #366, Winter 2022, Sword & Sorcery Issue • interior artwork by Bob Eggleton (variant of cover art for Weird Tales, No. 366 2022) 163 · artwork
  70. Cosmic Horror • interior artwork by uncredited 164 · artwork
  71. Cosmic Horror • essay by James A. Moore 165 · essay
  72. Weird Tales #367, Spring 2023, Cosmic Horror Issue • interior artwork by Mike Mignola 169 · artwork
  73. Arched Bridges—Blackout Poetry • poem by Jessica McHugh 170 · poem
  74. Weird Tales, October 1934 • interior artwork by Margaret Brundage (variant of cover art for Weird Tales, October 1934 1934) 178 · artwork
  75. The Black God's Kiss • [Jirel of Joiry] • (1934) • novelette by C. L. Moore (variant of Black God's Kiss) 179 · novelette
  76. The Black God's Kiss • (1934) • interior artwork by H. R. Hammond 201 · artwork
  77. Weird Tales, September 1950 • interior artwork by Bill Wayne (variant of cover art for Weird Tales, September 1950 1950) 202 · artwork
  78. Legal Rites • (1950) • novelette by Isaac Asimov and Frederik Pohl [as by Isaac Asimov and James MacCreigh] 203 · novelette
  79. Legal Rites • (1950) • interior artwork by Fred Humiston 230 · artwork
  80. Back Cover Illustration of Ray Bradbury • interior artwork by David Hartman (variant of cover art for Weird Tales, Fall 2012 2012) 232 · artwork
  81. The Scythe • (1943) • short story by Ray Bradbury 233 · story
  82. Weird Tales, July 1943 (cover) • (2001) • interior artwork by E. Franklin Wittmack (variant of cover art for Weird Tales, July 1943 1943) 247 · artwork
  83. The Scythe • (1943) • interior artwork by Fred Humiston 247 · artwork
  84. Weird Tales, December 1925 • interior artwork by Joseph Doolin (variant of cover art for Weird Tales, December 1925 1925) 248 · artwork
  85. A Portrait of Jules de Grandin • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay (variant of Dr. De Grandin 1937) 248 · artwork
  86. Who Ya Gonna Call?: The Evolution of Occult Detective Fiction • essay by Henry Herz 249 · essay
  87. The Tenants of Broussac • (1925) • interior artwork by Joseph Doolin 254 · artwork
  88. Blood Moon • poem by Owl Goingback 264 · poem
  89. Blood Moon • interior artwork by uncredited 264 · artwork
  90. The Vengeance of Nitocris • (1928) • interior artwork by Hugh Rankin 266 · artwork
  91. The Vengeance of Nitocris • (1928) • short story by Tennessee Williams [as by Thomas Lanier Williams] 267 · story
  92. Weird Tales, August 1928 • interior artwork by C. C. Senf (variant of cover art for Weird Tales, August 1928 1928) 279 · artwork
  93. Dead Jack and the Case of the Bloody Fairy • interior artwork by Colton Worley 280 · artwork
  94. Dead Jack and the Case of the Bloody Fairy • short story by James Aquilone 281 · story
  95. Dead Jack and the Case of the Bloody Fairy [2] • interior artwork by Colton Worley 290 · artwork
  96. Back Cover Illustration of Richard Matheson • interior artwork by Jeff Wong (variant of Richard Matheson 2014) 292 · artwork
  97. Slaughter House • (1953) • novelette by Richard Matheson 293 · novelette
  98. Weird Tales, July 1953 (cover) • (1953) • interior artwork by W. H. Silvey (variant of cover art for Weird Tales, July 1953) 324 · artwork
  99. Slaughter House • (1953) • interior artwork by Joseph Eberle 324 · artwork
  100. The World Breaker • short story by Blake Northcott 327 · story
  101. The World Breaker • interior artwork by uncredited 327 · artwork
  102. Scratch-off Universe • short story by Hailey Piper 345 · story
  103. Scratch-off Universe • interior artwork by uncredited 345 · artwork
  104. Scratch-off Universe [2] • interior artwork by uncredited 350 · artwork
  105. The Church at the Bottom of the Sea • poem by Michael A. Arnzen 356 · poem
  106. The Church at the Bottom of the Sea • interior artwork by uncredited 356 · artwork
  107. Prezzo • interior artwork by uncredited 358 · artwork
  108. Prezzo • short story by Keith R. A. DeCandido 359 · story
  109. How to Make the Animal Perfect? • poem by Linda D. Addison 378 · poem
  110. How to Make the Animal Perfect? • interior artwork by uncredited 378 · artwork
  111. Jagannath • interior artwork by uncredited 380 · artwork
  112. Jagannath • (2011) • short story by Karin Tidbeck 381 · story
  113. Bait • short story by Dana Fredsti 393 · story
  114. Bait • interior artwork by uncredited 393 · artwork
  115. Weird Tales Club • (1941) • interior artwork by Hannes Bok 397 · artwork
  116. The Damp Man • interior artwork by uncredited 398 · artwork
  117. The Damp Man • [Damp Man] • (1947) • novelette by Allison V. Harding 399 · novelette
  118. Weird Tales, July 1947 (cover) • (2001) • interior artwork by Lee Brown Coye (variant of cover art for Weird Tales, July 1947 1947) 432 · artwork
  119. The Damp Man • (1947) • interior artwork by John Giunta 432 · artwork
  120. Forest of Suicides • interior artwork by Gustave Doré? 434 · artwork
  121. NecronomiCommedia: Dante, Doré, and the Root of Lovecraftian Horror • essay by Christopher Neumann and Jacopo della Quercia 435 · essay
  122. Illustration for "Paradise Lost" • interior artwork by Gustave Doré? 436 · artwork
  123. Lucifer • interior artwork by Gustave Doré? 438 · artwork
  124. Into the Abyss on Geryon's Back • interior artwork by Gustave Doré? 438 · artwork
  125. Severed Head of Bertrandde Born • interior artwork by Gustave Doré? 438 · artwork
  126. Cupid Is a Knavish Lad • novelette by Laurell K. Hamilton 449 · novelette
  127. Cupid Is a Knavish Lad • interior artwork by uncredited 449 · artwork
  128. Lady Cataract Comes to the Mosque • interior artwork by uncredited 452 · artwork
  129. Lady Cataract Comes to the Mosque • short story by Usman T. Malik 453 · story
  130. Vampire Chaser • poem by Anne Walsh 476 · poem
  131. Vampire Chaser • interior artwork by uncredited 476 · artwork
  132. Contributor Biographies (Weird Tales: 100 Years of Weird) • essay by uncredited 479 · essay
  133. Weird Tales, October 1933 • interior artwork by Margaret Brundage (variant of cover art for Weird Tales, October 1933 1933) 488 · artwork
  134. bep • Weird Tales: 100 Years of Weird (back end papers) • interior artwork by Francesco Francavilla and Abigail Larson artwork

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Howard Works source layer

Title
Weird Tales: 100 Years of Weird
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Date
October 2023
Source file
WeirdTales-100YearsofWeird-BlackstonePublishing.html

REH World editorial layer

Title
Weird Tales: 100 Years of Weird
Publisher
Weird Tales Presents / Blackstone Publishing
Date
October 2023
Source provenance

This record combines the preserved Howard Works bibliography with a reviewed REH World editorial overlay. Editorial values are displayed when present; Howard Works remains the source and fallback.