Weird Tales, Vol. 4, No. 4

Weird Tales, December 1924 This issue of *Weird Tales* edited by Farnsworth Wright contains a diverse collection of short stories and serials across the supernatural, horror, and weird fiction genres. Featured are "Death-Waters" by Frank Belknap Long Jr., involving snakes and a black lake; "A Distant Planet," depicting primitive warfare and saber-tooth tigers; "The Death Clinic," about a surgeon's revenge; "Ratvalyas" by Mrs. Edgar Saltus, exploring the fourth dimension and hypnotism; and "The Valley of Teeheemen," Arthur Thatcher's two-part novel set in a mysterious valley reached by a fallen airplane. Additional tales include "Black Temple Band" by Edwin J. Owens, "His Mamily" by C. Franklin Miller (set in African wilderness), "A Hand From the Deep" by Romeo Poole, "The House of Dust" conclusion by L. A. Borah, and "Fairy Gossamer" by Harry Harrison Kroll featuring hungry spiders. The issue offers gothic, supernatural, and adventure narratives characteristic of the pulp era.