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WEIRD TALES
Contents for June, 1923
Snatched from the Grave, Woman Tells of Death
DESERT MADNESS
Chicago Man Attacked by Fighting Owl
The Jailer of Souls
Editor Baffled by Weird Seance
JACK O’ MYSTERY
OSIRIS
Failure to Keep Tab on Quitting Time Kills Two
Step into a midnight library of 1923, where a single issue brings together sixteen pulse‑quickening short stories and two longer novelettes. Each piece is steeped in the classic pulp atmosphere of early weird fiction, delivering chills, mysteries, and uncanny twists. The editor’s careful curation ensures a seamless flow from eerie ghost tales to unsettling scientific horrors. Listeners will feel the crackle of old typewriter keys as the stories unfold.
Among the highlights are a modern ghost story that haunts a lonely house, an Egyptian mummy’s strange revenge, and a desert‑driven madness that tests the limits of sanity. A jungle expedition spirals into an uncanny terror, while a sinister jailer prowls the corridors of the soul, promising an unsettling climax. The collection also offers quirky pieces about moon worshippers and a chilling mortuary night, each distinct yet bound by a common thread of the uncanny.
For listeners who love atmospheric storytelling, this anthology provides a vivid snapshot of a bygone era’s imagination, complete with vivid descriptions and tight, suspenseful pacing. The varied tones—from subtle dread to outright horror—keep the experience fresh, making each story feel like a new doorway into the unknown. Dive in and let the strange, the eerie, and the extraordinary linger long after the final tale ends.
Language
en
Duration
~13 hours (781K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
United States: Rural Publishing Corporation, 1923.
Credits
Wouter Franssen and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Release date
2022-12-22
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
This collection brings together writing from more than one contributor, so there isn’t a single author story to tell. The focus is on the range of voices in the work itself.
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