Spectral visitations...World-conquering spiders...An ancient feud with an enchanted forest...Demonic paintings...Zombies, mummies, vampires...... and more.Founded in 1922, Weird Tales is an iconic publication of fantasy, science fiction and horror stories. Weird Tales is the forerunner to today's pulp and speculative fiction genres.Within these pages you'll find some of the best of the classic stories originally published in Weird Tales during the years 1926 and 1927, collected into a single volume. Featuring stories by legendary authors such as Seabury Quinn, E. Hoffman Price, Greye La Spina, Edward Hamilton, Frank Belknap Long Jr., H. Warner Munn, August W. Derleth, A. Merritt, and H.P. Lovecraft.TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword: Writers Are Weird-Jonathan MaberryTHE PEACOCK'S SHADOW-E. Hoffman PriceTHE WHITE LADY OF THE ORPHANAGE-Seabury QuinnTHE TERRIBLE OLD MAN-H.P. LovecraftTHE WOMAN OF THE WOOD-A. MerrittBAT'S BELFRY-August W. DerlethTHE CURSE OF EVERARD MAUNDY-Seabury QuinnTHE TOMB-H.P. LovecraftSALADIN'S THRONE-RUG-E. Hoffmann PriceTHE DOG-EARED GOD-Frank Belknap Long, Jr.THE CITY OF SPIDERS-H. Warner MunnTHE CATS OF ULTHAR-H.P. LovecraftBACK TO THE BEAST-Manley Wade WellmanA SUITOR FROM THE SHADES-Greye La SpinaPICKMAN'S MODEL-H.P. LovecraftTHE ATOMIC CONQUERORS-Edmund Hamilton