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Weird

Tales85 years

of the unique,fantastic &

bizarre

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Launched 1923

Mission to ser!e "readers

#ho a$$reciate the #eird,the bizarre, the unusual%%%

'irth of the (ass)(ediafantasy*+*horror industry

-onnected $ul$)fiction biz #ith literary tradition

 of .o(er, /ante,+ha0es$eare,

 +helley, oe, erne

ri4ins

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Establishing framework 

Lunatics, #ere#ol!es, $irates, 0illerfun4us, e!il cults, ancient lost tribes,

inter$lanetary 4ood !s% e!il, !oodoo,necro$hilia, 4hosts, sea ser$ents,

 (ad scientists, #oods(en, #itches%%%and that #as all before 1928

Popular contributors 

+eabury 6uinn, Manly Wade Well(an,

7obert 'loch, -atherine % Moore,.enry uttner, :reye La +$ina,

ran0 'el0na$ Lon4, :%:% endar!es,Mary lizabeth -ounsel(an,

% .off(an rice, d(ond .a(ilton

'irthin4 the :enre

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ditor arns#orth Wri4ht'lended the brilliantly crazy and

 the en4a4in4ly co((ercial

.%% Lo!ecraft-os(ic horror of the -thulhu (ythos

 

7obert % .o#ard+#ord & sorcery #* -onan et al%

 

-lar0 ;shton +(ith/ar0 #orldbuildin4 & fantasy $oetry

Mar4aret 'runda4eLush & contro!ersial co!er art

 

ir4il inlay<nbelie!ably intricate

 blac0 & #hite illustrations

193=s .eyday

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'runda4e>s fetish)fashion artal#ays (ost successful &

tal0ed about

+et the sta4e for endurin4 lin0bet#een + fando( and

 4othic fetish cro#d

?Li0e#ise Weird Tales 4reat

7ay 'radbury (ade theconnection bet#een + and

tattoos in "@llustrated Man and"+o(ethin4 Wic0edA

The -o!ers

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'runda4e>s art not BustseCy D also $erfectly

desi4ned for (a4azine

co!ers, unli0e (any $ul$s

+tron4 central fi4ures #ith $hysical tension

'ri4ht, li(ited $alettes

 one $o#erful (ain color 

7oo( for real headlines

 ;dds u$ to 4reat co!ersEtryin4 to re$licate today

The -o!ers

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<nli0e $ul$ + (a4azines,Weird Tales al#ays had stron4 fe(ale $resence

192=s :reye La +$ina WT>s first #ere#olf classic,

 "@n!aders fro( the /ar0

193=s -%L% Moore

 first heroine of s#ord &sorcery, Firel of Foiry

19G=s /orothy Mc@l#raith first #o(an fantasy)

(a4azine editorH

antasy for e!eryone

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'rief atte($ts to re!i!ethrou4hout >I=s and >J=s

inally relaunched for 4ood in the >8=s

ublished ne#er #eirdauthors +te$hen in4,

Tho(as Li4otti, :ene Wolfe,

Tanith Lee, Feff anderMeer,Michael 'isho$, etc%

+e!eral s(all)$ress$ublishers before latest

acquisition in 2==5

7esurrection

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+a(e #eird (ission,ne# #eird 4eneration

 ;s frea0y in the 2===s as it #as in the 193=s

Writers and artists fro(all across #orld culture

7e(e(berin4 Lo!ecraft etc% but brin4in4 ne#

& eCcitin4 sorts of#eirdness e!ery issue

The Ke# ra

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Le4endary authors &(e(orable debuts

 85 Weirdest +torytellers of the ast 85 ears

!ents throu4hout 2==8 

Library of -on4ressKe# or0 -o(ic -on!ention

World +cience iction -on/ra4on-on

85th ;nni!ersary

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August '08@nternational issue

October '08arious .allo#een fun

January '09d4ar ;llan oe>s

2==th birthday

+tuff to co(e The 'azaar,(ore stran4e !isual stories,

(ore ne# online contentincludin4 #eird (usic and

historical archi!es

The uture