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Fantasy Fan, v. 1, issue 2, October 1933
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October, 1933 THE FANTASY FAN 31 Editorial (continued from page 14) The feature of next month's issue will be "The Other Gods," by H.P. Lovecraft--a picturesque and weird story well up to the standard of Lovecraft's best, and far surpassing the general run of weird tale. We are extremely fortunate in being able to secure such stories. The November issue will also contain a poem by Clark Ashton Smith, the continuation of all continued in this issues (including another one of the "Annals of the Jinns" and will present many new and interesting features. Yours for spreading the gospel of weird and science fiction. The Editor True Ghost Stories (continued from page 26) mangled on the ground. He had leaped out of a second story window. Another story tells the tale of a man walking through a London park at daybreak on the bank of the Thames. while passing a bridge, he spies a woman jumping into the river, and he takes off his coat preparing to save her, but a hand touches his shoulder. An officer. "It's no use," he said, "You could not save her. She is not a living woman. Return tomorrow at this time and you will see her repeat her ghastly act." The bewildered man did so, and the next morning was but a repitition of the one before. "You see?" said the officer, "She does that for seven consecutive mornings each year. Today is the last one this year. She died here a long time ago." (This article will be concluded next month) Sequels--By Popular Demand (continued from page 30) for the further adventures of the Skylark. Dr. Smith obliged with "Skylark Three" in 1930, and according to the discussions columns the readers won't object to the third in the series, which is now being written. [Part three, next month, will be the conclusion of this article.] The Boiling Point (continued from page 28) "Who," he says, "while usually quite interesting, nevertheless has the unpleasant habit of trying to make everything into his own imagine." R.H. Barlow gives an open reply to Mr. Ackerman in defense of Clark Ashton Smith. "To my mind you are deplorably lacking in imagination to so condemn some of the finest work of the greatest living fantasy writer. Must you be so literal, physical, in your interpretation of imaginative literature? Clark Ahston Smith, whom I have the honor of knowing, is primarily and foremost a poet, his work having received the highest commendation of such persons as Edwin Markham, George Sterling, etc. Truly, his colorfully nightmarish visions are far superior to the conventional type of--forgive me--trash--printed in the average mercenary scientifiction magazine. The mere fact that a few helpless ray-projectors, heroine consisting mainly of lipstick and legs[[?]], and a dastardly villain, are not dragged in by the nape of their respective necks certainly does nothing to impair the excellence of his dulcet prose, but rather is an agreeable relief." Come on, now, everybody join in the battle!
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October, 1933 THE FANTASY FAN 31 Editorial (continued from page 14) The feature of next month's issue will be "The Other Gods," by H.P. Lovecraft--a picturesque and weird story well up to the standard of Lovecraft's best, and far surpassing the general run of weird tale. We are extremely fortunate in being able to secure such stories. The November issue will also contain a poem by Clark Ashton Smith, the continuation of all continued in this issues (including another one of the "Annals of the Jinns" and will present many new and interesting features. Yours for spreading the gospel of weird and science fiction. The Editor True Ghost Stories (continued from page 26) mangled on the ground. He had leaped out of a second story window. Another story tells the tale of a man walking through a London park at daybreak on the bank of the Thames. while passing a bridge, he spies a woman jumping into the river, and he takes off his coat preparing to save her, but a hand touches his shoulder. An officer. "It's no use," he said, "You could not save her. She is not a living woman. Return tomorrow at this time and you will see her repeat her ghastly act." The bewildered man did so, and the next morning was but a repitition of the one before. "You see?" said the officer, "She does that for seven consecutive mornings each year. Today is the last one this year. She died here a long time ago." (This article will be concluded next month) Sequels--By Popular Demand (continued from page 30) for the further adventures of the Skylark. Dr. Smith obliged with "Skylark Three" in 1930, and according to the discussions columns the readers won't object to the third in the series, which is now being written. [Part three, next month, will be the conclusion of this article.] The Boiling Point (continued from page 28) "Who," he says, "while usually quite interesting, nevertheless has the unpleasant habit of trying to make everything into his own imagine." R.H. Barlow gives an open reply to Mr. Ackerman in defense of Clark Ashton Smith. "To my mind you are deplorably lacking in imagination to so condemn some of the finest work of the greatest living fantasy writer. Must you be so literal, physical, in your interpretation of imaginative literature? Clark Ahston Smith, whom I have the honor of knowing, is primarily and foremost a poet, his work having received the highest commendation of such persons as Edwin Markham, George Sterling, etc. Truly, his colorfully nightmarish visions are far superior to the conventional type of--forgive me--trash--printed in the average mercenary scientifiction magazine. The mere fact that a few helpless ray-projectors, heroine consisting mainly of lipstick and legs[[?]], and a dastardly villain, are not dragged in by the nape of their respective necks certainly does nothing to impair the excellence of his dulcet prose, but rather is an agreeable relief." Come on, now, everybody join in the battle!
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