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Delaney, March ford Jones to do a series of stories 23: That the entire network of rumours or Frank Gruber, whose recent novel and speculations instigated by Fantasy- in Short Stories made such a success, ^ews to the effect that- Weird Tales The reprints are being eliminated might become a horror magazine is based now because Mr Delaney believes that a on misinterpretations- vzas rpvealed in magazine must live in the present rather an interview today, than in the past, must find new, fresh Mr Delaney’s statements in referen­ stories rather than try to rest upon the ce. to the mystery-terror-horror maga­ laurels of older days* The covers will zines, among which Weird Tales is most be weird; the element, of sex which had often placed by newsdealers’/" referred been overplayed to the point of misrep­ paly to the outride appearance of the resenting the magazine has been elimina­ Magazine, It was by no means stated ted. ‘ In the stories themselves, all that he considered Weird Tales in com­ types of weird and fantasy fiction will petition with these magazines' as” to con­ be presented. tent, There is one rule, however: Weird Mr Delaney.further stated his per­ Taies does not want stories which center sonal liking for weird and fantastic about sheer repulsiveness, stories which fiction and his belief that there is a leave an impression not to be described place for, a magazine, of wide circula­ by any other word than "nastyThis is tion, dealing with such tales, But, he not to imply that the "grim" story, or added, we must remember that it is• a the tale which leaves the reader gasping pulp magazine. It is not a.privately- at the verge of the unknown, is elimina­ printed work of art, selling at fancy ted) Mr Delaney believes that the sto prices; we cannot afford to become so ry which leaves a sickish feeling in > lost in-fantasy) so esoteric, that we the reader is not truly weird and has nd lose touch with ’the great majority o f place in Weird Tales, A better balance W. ’ readers. Neither, on the other hand in the individual issues will be made; $ is it necessary to write down to the in the future, readers will not find reader, or try to persuade him he is several stories of the same typo in the getting any more than we are presen ’ - same issue. And, finally, stories where ting. My Delaney has refused to cut in the characters arc continually talk­ down on the costs of the magazine (in ing in French, German, Latin, etc will other words, rates to authors); on the bo frowned on, as well as stories where­ contrary, some of the bost-known writers in the reader must constantly consult an of pulp fiction have been contacted for unabridged dictionary. In brief: rich­ forthcoming issues. If rcird Tales ness of expression, yes; eight-cylinder were planning to become a horror maga­ words *whcr.c two-cylinder words will- do, zine, they would not be getting H, Bed n-o. ’ ^o-ienc.e Fiction Weekly - , opener and a beauty. *** To bote, the I '.?■•, '■ P V■■ * "■. ■•‘ptW W •• . \\ ?• / ’ *. ) ., ’■ pm■ ■ J . '•, - '■ Towers novelette,' "Stepson's of Mors" is : Tl<Z‘NATIpU-'-L FAN REVIEW*' V '< <r.; • ,a good- way in, "the lead’ f or favorite yarn ■ \> • ’ '■ • •• '•/ in'"stho 'April issue: of aforeme-hiioned Published every Monday at 2574 magazine.' No marked complaints about Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, New York. Bok’s illustrations have come in to date Volumo. ■ Q&e, 'Number. §ix; WJiole Number. - - on the contrary! ^x x . ' ’■.dlqrl'hh 24,‘P-.‘lp40, " cents psyf' \, At ft '1 . ’• i *''• ■' ; r i) i ' \l \ ' single copy; three issues for ten.centd;. MORE FANTASY J *" • 1 ' eight issues for twenty-five cents, 'latch for'' "The Shadow of Atlantis" W@ accept advertising to the tune to be published soon by E. P. Dutton of five-, ©$r page"only. > NetAYopk. .•The-, book is- .advertised as •E.bbh*'ylllie -subh ad.’.is j^ceived^an extra-' "the most jpohiplete a ndt convincing book pag.e/"p/’ reading, in at text-". is gtaraAtee’d'. on; this • .fpsbinatihg, ’adventurous,i ■ apd ’"taken "from' ‘-other f'anmags is "* scientific”*'Subject." ’“Adthor Col. marked "exchange" end source is given. Alexandre Braghine. Such news may be precised or quoted de­ Then there*is* "Monkey on-a Stick" pending on space available, On contro­ by Henry W. Cline (Morrow), a social versial items,,or matters of orderly re-' satire, ' "The Star of Satan" by Georges buttal, each' side is permitted one Bernanos (Macmillan) about diabolism, statement only, "First Port of Call" by .Elizabeth'Jordan SFW will exchange with any other (Appleton), a ’'strange story about' an fan magazine so desiring. airplane crash. Thoee who like Don Marquis will be pleased to hear of "The Editor- in- Chief Lives and' Times of archy and mehitabel", Robert W. Lowndes an omnibus of those famous characters’ stories. Associates Later this year, Alfred Noyes, Leslie’ Perri Dick Wilson English poet, will author "The Last Man" an optimistic view of the' very distant future. Just-, published are "Utopia, CITY DESK Inc." by Lerman Everett Gieske (Fortuny) WO NEW TARZAN TALES are current about a modern Atlantis, and a new book these days': Blue Book features a by August W. Derle’th, dealing with Sac complete novelette, Tarzan and the Prairie, called "Atmosphere of Houses". Champion", in its latest issue, and the(Prairie Press) Frank Utpatel, who did T the, art work for Lovecraft’s "Shadow June' Thrilling Adventures magazine will feature~"Tarzan and the Jungle Murders". Ovor Innsmouth" illustrates this book. In addition to these a new cartoon maga­ Non-f ictio'nal works to appear that zine is devoted entirely to Taraun- will'be of interest to the science- strips, reprinted from the Sunday comic fictioneer will include "Life on Other supplements.’ Worlds" by H». Spencer Jones (Macmillan), which is a scientific investigation into D. SIL.RP, famous old-time stf the question, and- the mu’ch-awaited study gfc author,' (who tunred <out such fine of tho Orson ’•'olios t radio, scare "The talcs as "The Eternal Man", The Invasion from Mars" by Hadley Cantril, Eternal Man Revives ) explains his long which will be published by tho Princeton absence by a prolonged attack of illness University Press, a which kept him in-bed several years* Ho will return to the magazines in the : ' ■TOWER TRIUMPH , August issue of Astonishing Stories, Tower, March 18: Richard Wilson with a long novelette tentatively titled (Dick to you) is the latest of tho "Tho 'Lodestone Core"* *** F, E. Har­ Futurians to win one of those interes­ dert, one of the newcomers, c»ps tho ting slatcd-for-acccptancc slips from cover of the third issue of Astonishing. Harry Stephen Keeler’s Ton Story Book, Cover is by Mayarka, and is both an oyc- his agent, Doc Lowndos, revealed today. THEIR 0” N PETARD by E. C. KOENIG . EASTERN MASS. FANTASY SOCIETY • From an advertisement re "Golden Cambridge, Mass. March 18, 1940: Atom" in Fantasy News^ Volume 3 Number Yesterday the Eastern Mass. Fantasy So­ 21: "Eere'rs* some of the comments re­ ciety held it second meeting, at the ceived on the first G. A. - - From Ed. home of Mr and Mrs Swisher in Lanches­ Hamilton: ’l think its one of the best ter. Present were: the Swishers, Arthur fan magazines I’ve ever seen yet-, It’s L. Widner, Jr., John Ferrara, L'illiam carefully got up and has lots of real Zimmer, r.rilliam Schrage, Francis Paro inforrnation in it1" Marjorie 'Lilson, Earl Singleton, and LR (Carefully got up. You’re only Chauvenet, a total attendance of 10. At spoofing, aren’t you Eddie? ’Fess up —• this meeting, definite steps toward or­ you hardly looked at it did you? Or , ganization were taken. Art L'idner was if you did, you are certainly handling appointed director, and Paro s'ec’y- the truth with penurious frugality, treasurer. It was decided to inee t T7hy, man alive, an adding machine was monthly, and to publish a club organ bi­ required , to count the number of typo­ monthly. After some discussion Paro’s graphical errors in the first few pages Fanfare vras selected as the official of the magazine. And the English!J it magazine of the society, and the date was pretty nearly as worse yet as your for the first publication under ET'FS two - sentence review quoted above . auspices tentatively set for the May Guess you were just trying to be nice to meeting, The next meeting was arranged the boys, eh what, Eddie? Sort of a for April 7, and Earl Singleton chosen little act of reciprocity.) as host. There was some discussion of From a letter in "And Having Ur it" whether the society should be ‘‘fantasy" in Unknown October, 1939: "So far I or "science fiction" in name; on a vote, have only read three stories in this, “fantasy" won by 8-2 on grounds of wider the April issue, but on the whole it appeal. Some dissatisfaction was ex­ seems to be no better nor worse pressed with the EMFS title, and this than the first, There was a greater designation must thus be considered a s balance of good stories, whereas the tentative, pending someone’s bright i- last issue had one stupendous story and dea. (Arc there any bright-idea’s gals, its share of good ones. 1 or guys, in the audience?) It vras de - (A gem from the secretary of Los aided after some consideration that for Angeles Chapter, SFL.