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JULY, 1942 Cover by Margaret Brundage

NOVELETTES

COVEN - Manly Wade Wellman 4

They Had a Belief—a Terrible, Travestied Worship!—That Claimed Them Even More Completely than the Fervor of True Religion Claims Saints and Martyrs 

IS THE DEVIL A GENTLEMAN? - Seabury Quinn 102

''Is It Possible, Is It WISE, To Compromise With Evil? Read This Tale and Decide for Yourself!''

SHORT STORIES

LANSING'S LUXURY - August W. Derleth 25

''Whatever You Do—Don't Lose Your Imagination. It CanBe Very, Very Dangerous ''

THE GUN - Frank Gruber 31

An Astounding Transformation Bookkeeper to "The Most Dangerous Killer in the Annals of Police History"!

FOR TOMORROW WE DIE - Frank Owen 42

''You Seek the Golden Pill of Immortality? Perhaps You'll Find It. Perhaps ''

DEAD SILENCE - Leonard Lee Chariot 50

''Listen! And You Will Hear from Afar Off the Very Sound of Death ''

THE HIGH TOWER - Everil Worrell 60

The Lord of Chaos a Formless Something Going Far Through Emptiness—and Moaning as It Goes!

POOR LITTLE TAMPICO - Hannes Bok 75

''She'd Found a Really Novel Way of Telling Fortunes. Too Novel ''

HERBERT WEST—REANIMATOR - H. P. Lovecraft 86

Episode the Second in this Gruesome Series of the Scientist Who Sought to Snap the Chains of Death!

THE REDOUBTABLE HORACE GOPPENDYK - John Broome 91

Meet the Man Who Is a Human Heating Plant—a Physical Refrigerator!

VERSE

MOONLIGHT - Timeus Gaylord 49

A MANGROVE SWAMP William de Lisle 120

SUPERSTITIONS AND TABOOS - Irwin J. Weill 58

THE EYRIE AND WEIRD TALES CLUB - 121

''Except for personal experiences the contents of this magazine is fiction. Any use of the name of any living person or reference to actual events is purely coincidental.''

Published bi-monthly by Weird Tales, 9 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, N. Y. Reentered as second-class matter January 26, 1940, at the Post Office at New York, N. Y. under the act of March 3, 1879. Single copies, 15 cents. Subscription rates: One year in the United States and possessions, 90c. Foreign and Canadian postage extra. English Office: Charles Lavell, Limited, 4 Clements Inn, Strand, London, W.C.2, England. The publishers are not responsible for the loss of unsolicited manuscripts although every care will be taken of such material while in their possession.

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D. McILWRAITH, Editor.