Weird Tales: 100 Years of Weird - by Jonathan Maberry & Various Authors (Hardcover)

About the Book

"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 the giants of speculative fiction, including R. L. Stine, Laurell K. Hamilton, Ray Bradbury, H. P. Lovecraft, Tennessee Williams, and Isaac Asimov."--Publisher's description.

Book Synopsis

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 the giants of speculative fiction, including R. L. Stine, Laurell K. Hamilton, Ray Bradbury, H. P. Lovecraft, Tennessee Williams, and Isaac Asimov.

Marking a century of uniquely peculiar storytelling, each part of this anthology features a different genre, from Cosmic Horror, Sword and Sorcery, Space Opera, to the Truly Weird--things too strange to publish elsewhere, and the magazine's raison d'etre. Landmark stories such as "The Call of Cthulhu," "Worms of the Earth," and "Legal Rites" stand beside original stories and insightful essays from today's masters of speculative fiction.

This visually stunning hardcover edition is a collector's dream, illustrated throughout with classic full-color and black & white art from past issues of Weird Tales Magazine.

Review Quotes

"A mix of classics from the past as well as original contributions by popular living writers, such as Laurell K. Hamilton and R. L. Stine...Readers who hope for a comprehensive history of Weird Tales or a definitive collection of its most notable or representative stories will find that the book includes elements of both but in fact is neither. It's a wild mashup of uneven content, in the custom of the monthly magazine it seeks to celebrate."

-- "Wall Street Journal"

"An interesting celebration of the century that has passed since the start of the titular fiction magazine. This anthology is highly recommended for fans or students of the classic magazine, as well as enthusiasts of the genres it helped nurture."

-- "Mystery & Suspense"