WEIRD TALES
Printed in U.S.A.
The Unique Magazine
MARCH, 1923
25 Cents
"OOZE"
An Extraordinary Novelette
By ANTHONY M. RUD
The Tale of A Thousand Thrills
Complete in This Issue
WEIRD TALES
THE UNIQUE MAGAZINE
EDWIN BAIRD, Editor
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Copyright 1923, by the Rural Publishing Corporation.
Contents for March, 1923
TWENTY-TWO REMARKABLE SHORT STORIES
The Mystery of Black Jean.
Julian Kilman
41
A story of blood-curdling realism, with a smashing surprise at the end.
The Grave. Orville R. Emerson 47
A soul-gripping story of terror.
Hark! The Rattle! Joel Townsley Rogers 53
An uncommon tale that will cling to your memory for many a day.
The Ghost Guard. Bryan Irvine 59
A "spooky" tale with a grim background.
The Ghoul and the Corpse. G. A. Wells 65
An amazing yarn of weird adventure in the frozen North.
Fear. David R. Solomon 73
Showing how fear can drive a strong man to the verge of insanity.
The Place of Madness. Merlin Moore Taylor 80
What two hours in a prison "solitary" did to a man.
The Closing Hand. Farnsworth Wright 98
A brief story powerfully written.
The Unknown Beast. Howard Ellis Davis 100
An unusual tale of a terrifying monster.
The Basket. Herbert J. Mangham 106
A queer little story about San Francisco.
The Accusing Voice. Meredith Davis 110
The singular experience of Allen Defoe.
The Sequel. Walter Scott Story 119
A new conclusion to Edgar Allen Poe’s "Cask of Amontillado."
The Weaving Shadows. W. H. Holmes 122
Chet Burke's strange adventures in a haunted house.
Niniba, the Cove Girl. R. T. M. Scott 131
An odd, fantastic little story of the Stone Age.
The Young Man Who Wanted to Die. ? ? ? 135
An anonymous author submits a startling answer to the question, "What comes after death?"
The Scarlet Night. William Sanford 140
A tale with an eerie thrill.
The Extraordinary Experiment of Dr. Calgroni. Joseph Faus and James Bennett Wooding 143
An eccentric doctor creates a frightful living thing.
The Return of Paul Slavsky. Capt. George Warburton Lewis 150
A "creepy" tale that ends in a shuddering, breathtaking way.
The House of Death. F. Georgia Stroup 156
The strange secret of a lonely woman.
The Gallows. I. W. D. Peters 161
An out-of-the-ordinary story.
A grim tale with a terrifying end.
The Ape-Man. James B. M. Clark, Jr. 169
A Jungle tale that is somehow "different."
THREE UNUSUAL NOVELETTES
The Dead Man's Tale.
Willard E. Hawkins
7
An astounding yarn that will hold you spellbound and make you breathe fast with a new mental sensation.
A Remarkable short novel by a master of "gooseflesh" fiction.
The Chain. Hamilton Craigie 77
Craigie is at his best here.
A STRANGE NOVEL IN TWO PARTS
The Thing of a Thousand Shapes
Otis Adelbert Kline
32
Don't start this story late at night.
THE EYRIE THE EDITOR 180
Also a number of odd facts and queer fancies, crowded in for good measure
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