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Weird Tales Magazine
1991
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. WEIRD TALES
Spring, 1991

 
Vol.  , No.
Issue #300
Publisher: Terminus Publishing Co.; Philadelphia, PA
Editor: 
Pages: 132
"Robert Bloch" issue
cover and interior art by Gahan Wilson

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Fiction:
Beetles..........Robert Bloch
Beetles (teleplay)..........Robert Bloch
The Grab Bag..........Robert Bloch and Henry Kuttner
Playing for Keeps..........Lawrence Watt-Evans
Rumors of Greatness..........Nina Kiriki Hoffman
Tap Dancing..........John Gergory Betancourt
Turn, Turn, Turn..........Nancy Springer
Wager of Dreams..........Michael Rutherford

Verse:
Six this issue, including two by RAY BRADBURY.
There Are No Ghosts in Catholic Spain..........Ray Bradbury
Poem Written on a Train Just Leaving a Small Southern Town..........Ray Bradbury
Fisher Death..........Jessica Amanda Salmonson
Mothrasaurus..........A. R. Morlan
Otherwhere..........Walter Shedlofsky
The Sorcerer in His Wrath.........Darrell Schweitzer

Nonfiction:
The Den: book reviews..........John Gregory Betancourt
The Eyrie: editorial comments and letters from readers
One More Story to Tell: Excerpts from an Unauthorized Autobiography..........Robert Bloch
Robert Bloch: Writer and Gentleman..........Hugh Cave
WEIRD TALES Talks Again with Robert Bloch..........Bradley H. Sinor
WEIRD TALES Talks with Robert Bloch..........Bob Morrish
Weird Tales, the Magazine that Never Dies..........Marvin Kaye
Weirdism..........Jason van Hollander

Interior Art:
Gahan Wilson.

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. WEIRD TALES
Summer, 1991

Vol. 52 , No. 4
Issue #301
Publisher: Terminus Publishing Co.; Philadelphia, PA
Editor: 
Pages: 132
Size: 6.5 x 9
Price: $4.95
"Ramsey Campbell” issue
Cover art: Bob Walters

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Novelettes:
Spears of the Sea-Wolves..........Keith Taylor [p. 111]
     Worse than mere human foes lurked on the Saxon Shore.

Short Stories: 
Bait..........Ramsey Campbell [reprint - Dark Horizons #26 ’83] [p. 29]
      So little hope remained...but enough to fight for.
The Bedposts of Life..........Robert Bloch [p. 39] 
     Some horros never end.
The Change..........Ramsey Campbell, [reprint - Shayol #4 ’80] [p. 55]
     Slowly, inexorably, he became something else.
The Cloth Gods of Zhamiir..........Darrell Schweitzer & Jason van Hollander [p. 72]
     All things were for sale: miracles, pain, even death.
Daddy’s Girl..........Charles D. Eckert [p. 33]
     Such unpleasant creatures live secretly among us.
It Grows on You..........Stephen King [reprint - Whispers, Aug ’82] [p. 65]
     ...the house changed...and changed...
Lunch with Mother..........James Irving Ross [p. 108] 
     He wasn't a bad boy, not really.
Patterns..........Juleen Brantingham [p. 93] 
     They had almost sorcerous power.
The Same in Any Language..........Ramsey Campbell [p. 18]
     Something still lingered in the old leper colony.
A Street Was Chosen..........Ramsey Campbell [p. 88]
     Randomly, it seemed, the madness began.

Short Fiction
The Final Death of the Comeback King..........Bruce Bethke [p. 63]
     The tabloids had it all wrong.
Growing Up..........John R. Little [p. 52] 
     Time passed him by - in both directions!
Something for Amy..........Andrew Seawell [p. 54]
     Bad things come in small packages.

Verse:
Friday Night!..........Lynne Armstrong-Jones [p. 107]
A Gourmand of the Mutant Rain Forest..........Bruce Boston [p. 110]
Griffin Gold..........Ruth Berman [p. 28]
The House on the Cliff..........Richard L. Tierney [p. 92]
Improbable Bestiary: The Blob..........F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre [p. 64]
Keep Me Informed..........David R. Bunch [p. 32]

Non-Fiction:
The Classic Horrors: Cthulhu..........Allen Koszowski [p. 130] -  ill
The Den..........John Gregory Betancourt [p. 14] -  br
The Eyrie..........The Readers [p. 4] - lt
Weird Tales Talks with Ramsey Campbell..........Stephen Jones, interview [Campbell] [p. 44]

Interior Art:
Bob Walters (except for the feature by Allen Koszowski)



Comments: After all the to-do in the other issue about reprints, the Stephen King story IT GROWS ON YOU is presented without any commentary that I can find (previous copyrights are acknowledge in small print). Apparently, however, the Robert Bloch story is not a reprint. 
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. WEIRD TALES 
Fall, 1991 
Vol.  , No.
Issue #302
Publisher: Terminus Publishing Co.; Philadelphia, PA
Editor: 
Pages: 132
"William F. Nolan" issue
cover by Bob Eggleton

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Fiction:
Broxa..........William F. Nolan
The Creative Urge..........Robert Bloch
The Hell Book..........Jason van Hollander
The Luststone..........Brian Lumley
The Magician..........Ronald Anthony Cross
The Visions..........William F. Nolan

Verse:
Three this issue..........Nolan, Robert E. Howard, and Nancy Springer.
* Zukala's Love Song by Robert E. Howard
* The Horror Writer by William F. Nolan
* To Be a Hero by Nancy Springer

Nonfiction:
The Classic Horrors: It..........Allen Koszowski
Dark Bedfellows..........William F. Nolan
The Den by John Gregory Betancourt
The Eyrie: editorial comments and letters from readers
WEIRD TALES Talks with William F. Nolan..........Darrell Schweitzer
Weirdism..........Jason van Hollander

Interior Art: 
mostly by Bob Eggleton, but some also by Nolan, Keith Minnian, and Stephen Fabian.



WEIRD TALES MAGAZINE - Featuring:"Stephen King", "Chet Williamson","Ian Watson"," R. Bretnor"," Fred Chappell","Darrell Schweitzer",Illustrator:"Frank Kelly Freas".
WEIRD TALES - NO. 298 - STEPHEN KING & CHET WILLIAMS SPECIAL ISSUE - SEPT. 1990
Wildside Press, 1990 Squarebound. As New/As New. 6 X 9. WEIRD TALES #298 - STEPHEN KING ISSUE!!! Features the rare short story by Stephen King entitled "The Glass Floor"! Only its second publication! SK does contribute an introduction to this rare appearance. This is also a special Chet Williamson issue (3 stories & an interview); Also includes stories by Ian Watson, R. Bretnor, Fred Chappell and Darrell Schweitzer. 148 pp.

Weird Tales No.302 Fall 1991 Special William F. Nolan Issue (Broxa; The Hell Book; The Visions; The Luststone; The Creative Urge; The Magician)
Schweitzer, Darrell (ed) (William F. Nolan; Jason Von Hollander; Brian Lumley; Robert Bloch; Ronald Anthony Cross).Book Description: Philadelphia: Terminus Publishing Co Fall 1991 First Edition Trade Paperback. Fine. Cover art by Bob Eggleton. Includes two stories by William F. Nolan.Also stories and articles by "JASON VAN HOLLANDER","BRIAN LUMLEY","ROBERT BLOCH","RONALD ANTHONY CROSS",VERSE BY "ROBERT E. HOWARD","NANCY SPRINGER",AND "THEODORE STURGEON'S IT DRAWN BY ALLEN KOSZOWSKI".
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. WEIRD TALES
Winter, 1991-1992
Vol. , No. 
Issue # 303
Publisher: Terminus Publishing Co.; Philadelphia, PA
Editor: 
Pages: 132
"Thomas Ligotti" issue
cover by Allen Koszowski and Jason van Hollander

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Fiction:
The Cocoons..........Thomas Ligotti
He Knows if You've Been Bad or Good..........R. G. Evans
Homecoming..........Holly Thomas
Miss Plarr..........Thomas Ligotti
Nethescurial..........Thomas Ligotti
Revenant..........Keith Taylor
Scent of Sandalwood..........William F. Wu
To Become a Sorcerer..........Darrell Schweitzer
Visitors..........Nina Kiriki Hoffman
The Winter Ghosts..........Tanith Lee

Verse: 
Five this issue..........Stanley McNail, Robert E. Howard, others.

Nonfiction:
The Classic Horrors: The Messenger..........Allen Koszowski and Jason van Hollander
The Den..........Darrell Schweitzer
The Eyrie: editorial comments and letters from readers
WEIRD TALES Talks with Thomas Ligotti..........Darrell Schweitzer

Interior Art:
Harry O. Morris, Keith Minnion, Denis Tiani, Janet Aulisio, George Barr, Stephen Fabian.



Comments on the lineup. Should an editor occupy so much of his magazine, including that long story at the end of the contents listing? Well, maybe he should, at least in this case: "To Be A Sorcerer" was a final ballot nominee for the World Fantasy Award that year, and was expanded into a novel subsequently published by the New English Library ("To Be A Sorcerer").

Weird Tales No.303 Winter 1991/92 Special Thomas Ligotti Issue (Nethescurial; The Cocoons; Homecoming; He Knows If You've Been Bad or Good; Miss Plarr; Visitors; Revenant; Scent of Sandalwood; The Winter Ghosts; To Become a Sorcerer)
Schweitzer, Darrell (ed).Book Description: Philadelphia: Terminus Publishing Co Winter 1991/92 First Edition Trade Paperback. Fine. Cover art by Jason van Hollander & Allen Koszowski. Includes three stories by "Thomas Ligotti".WITH OTHER STORIES AND ARTICLES BY" HOLLY THOMAS","R.G.EVANS","NINA KIRIKI HOFFMAN","KEITH TAYLOR","WILLIAM F. WU","TANITH LEE","DARRELL SCHWEITZER".VERSE BY "KEITH ALLEN DANIELS","ROBERT FRAZIER",AND "ROBERT E. HOWARD".ALSO"H.P.LOVECRAFT'S" THE MESSENGER DRAWN BY "ALLEN KOSZOWSKI".
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