Periodical

REH World editorial overlay

Strange Tales #5

Clayton Magazines Inc.

1932

Material type

Pulp magazine

Publication categories

Other pulp Pulps: Other

Publication date: June 1932

Introduction

The story, PEOPLE OF THE DARK, is considered to be part of the Cthulhu Mythos. It was first published in this magazine.

Strange Tales of Mystery and Terror) was an American pulp magazine first published from 1931 to 1933 by Clayton Publications. It specialized in fantasy and weird fiction, and was a significant competitor to Weird Tales, the leading magazine in the field. Its published stories include "Wolves of Darkness" by Jack Williamson, as well as work by Robert E. Howard and Clark Ashton Smith. The magazine ceased publication when Clayton entered bankruptcy. It was temporarily revived by Wildside Press, which published three issues edited by Robert M. Price from 2003 to 2007.

Notes

Edited by Harry Bates
"People of the Dark" is illustrated by Amos Sewell

Perfect bound, wraps. Page numbers do not include covers.
Page numbers run from 145 through 288.
"The Cauldron" is letters to the editor.
Data from facsimile copy.

Interior Artists:
Amos Sewell
D. R.
Rafael DeSoto
B. D. Alexander

Edition and production details

Format: Periodical (Pulp Magazine)
Publication date: June 1932
Pages: 144
Publisher / imprint: Clayton Magazines Inc.
Cover art: H. W. Wesso
Illustrations: Listed under notes
Media details: Girasol Collectables - October 2003 Wildside Press - May 2017 Fiction House Press - April 2019 Adventure House - November 2020

1 linked Howard work

People of the Darkstory

23 contents entries

"People of the Dark"
Stragella • novelette by Hugh B. Cave novelette
Non-REH Content
The Sleep-Bringers of Weeng • essay by uncredited essay
"Stragella" by Hugh B. Cave
Dread Exile • short story by Paul Ernst story
"Dread Exile" by Paul Ernst
The Ghost of Agrippina • essay by uncredited essay
"The Great Circle" by Henry S. Whitehead
The Great Circle • [Gerald Canevin] • novella by Henry S. Whitehead novelette
"The House in the Magnolias" by August W. Derleth & Mark Schorer
The House in the Magnolias • short story by August Derleth and Mark Schorer story
"The Emergency Call" by Marion Brandon
People of the Dark • short story by Robert E. Howard story
"The Golden Patio" by Aubrey Feist
The Departing Soul • essay by uncredited essay
"The Nameless Offspring" by Clark Ashton Smith
The Emergency Call • short story by Marion Brandon story
The Cauldron (letter column)
The Golden Patio • short story by Aubrey Feist story
Superstitions • essay by uncredited essay
The Nameless Offspring • novelette by Clark Ashton Smith novelette
The Cauldron • essay by Harry Bates essay

Contributors

H. W. Wesso: Cover artist
Amos Sewell and others: Illustrator
Listed under notes: Illustrator

Characters / Featuring

Conan of the Reavers John O’Brien

Additional related terms

Preserved from the former REH World tagging system; these terms have not yet been assigned as contributors, characters or subjects.

Pulp Robert E. Howard Weird Tales

Bibliographic and editorial layers

Howard Works source layer

Title: Strange Tales of Mystery and Terror Volume 2 Number 2 (#5)
Publisher: Clayton Magazines Inc.
Date: June 1932
Source file: strangetalesv2n2-clayton.html

REH World editorial layer

Title: Strange Tales #5
Publisher: Clayton Magazines Inc.
Date: June 1932