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Rh California: "I want to defend Lochinvar Lodge. The story was a wonder, and as to the ending—it was great. Stories of this type, which leave something to the imagination, are worth while. Another splendid story of this type was The Statement of Randolph Carter, in which the outcome was left to the imagination of the reader. Let those who demand a conventional ending turn to some other magazine, but let have more stories that end

Writes Joe Dennis, of Detroit: "I wish I could fittingly express my opinion of . It is quite impossible to praise it too highly. I was introduced to last August when a crowd of us were spending our vacations camping in a tent by the side of a lonely lake. There were many idle hours and one of the number brought along some old . I became an enthusiastic reader. The stories have a thrill not to be found in any other magazine. They are not all the same, as is so often the fault in other magazines. Some of them I shall never forget. Until  came to relieve the monotony of stories based on plots long considered antique, such writers as Poe were liked because they furnished a different kind of entertainment. And now I honestly believe that their imaginations were dead, as compared with some of the contributors to your excellent magazine."

Frank Thurston, of Chicago, writes to The Eyrie: "It is impossible for me to refrain any longer from loudly proclaiming my enthusiasm for your 100 per cent readable magazine: I will not, however, enumerate the stories of my choice—they are all first class. I certainly endorse your judgment when you link Lovecraft's bizarre works with those of the immortal Poe, for certainly his abstract account of so gruesome a character as is found in The Outsider (April issue) is by far the most genuine, perfectly written weird story I've had the fortune to read. The Outsider is a yarn that will haunt me for some time."

Writes Paul Pease, of Terre Haute, Indiana: "One year ago in December I first became acquainted with . When I had finished reading it from cover to cover, I was convinced that it was the best magazine in existence. Since that time I have not missed a copy, and will not in the future."

"Please print mere stories of scientific inventions and experiments like Duval's Weird Experiment and The Phantom Drug," writes Edwin Beard, of St. Louis. "They are exceedingly interesting. I especially like the stories of Jules de Grandin and Dr. Trowbridge written by Seabury Quinn. And please print more stories of stark horror such as Bat's Belfry. That's a story that would send cold shivers up one's spine if he was at the equator."

Writes W. R. Kirkland, of Albany, New York: "I would like to put in a vote for an issue of your wonderful magazine twice a month and hope you soon will be able to see the great benefits that may come from such an action. Above all do keep weird; don't let such stories as The Derelict Mine creep in to any' great extent, for while it is a good story it is out of place in  as there is nothing weird or mysterious about it. Give us more stories of other planets, more ghosts like those of Steamboat Coulee, and let us hear again very soon from the Second Cycle where dwells the Queen of the Vortex. And let us hear again from C. B. Clason—if he can not give us very shortly a hair-raising sequel to Lochinvar Lodge I vote that he be shot at sunrise."

W. C. McGregor, of Spokane, Washington, writes to The Eyrie: "I have every issue of from first to last, and I have them all put away and am keeping them as my most prized possession. I never pick up