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	Horror fiction - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Horror fiction often overlaps with science fiction and/or fantasy, all of which have been placed under the umbrella category speculative fiction.
		Fictional characters have found themselves in horrifying situations from the earliest recorded tales.
		Modern horror fiction found its roots in the gothic novels that exploded into popularity in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, typified by Ann Radcliffe's The Mysteries of Udolpho and Horace Walpole's The Castle of Otranto.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Horror_fiction (641 words)

	Horror fiction - TheBestLinks.com - Weird fiction, Bram Stoker, Clive Barker, Dracula, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Horror fiction is, broadly, fiction intended to scare, unsettle or horrify the reader.
		Although a good deal of it is about the supernatural, any fiction with a morbid, gruesome, surreal, suspenseful or frightening theme may be termed "horror"; conversely, many stories of the supernatural are not horror.
		Horror fiction often overlaps with science fiction and fantasy, all of which form the umbrella category speculative fiction.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Weird_fiction.html (528 words)

	Weird Tales: A Brief History of the Unique Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Arkham House, the publishing company founded by Derleth and Andrei to preserve the works of weird fiction between hardcovers, was now a major competitor and the magazine had to turn to writers not as well-known or as talented as those who had appeared in its early pages.
		Weird Tales currently has a fiction inventory that includes works by Tanith lee, Melanie Rem, Brian Stableford and S.P. Somtow and is accepting new submissions.
		Weird tales, Ltd., has licensed the use of the title to Bettancourt and his Wildside Press for his "Weird Tales Library," a series of books that will gather together some of the best - and most obscure - material published within its pages during the past 75 years.
	www.weird-tales.com /history.html (1415 words)

	Clark Ashton Smith - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Clark Ashton Smith (January 13, 1893-August 14, 1961) was a poet, sculptor, painter and author of fantasy, horror and science fiction short stories.
		Smith wrote most of his weird fiction and Cthulhu Mythos stories, possibly inspired by H.
		By this time his interest in writing fiction began to lessen and he turned to creating sculptures from soft rock.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Clark_Ashton_Smith (965 words)

	Morbid Outlook - Delirium's Mistress: The Weird & Beautiful Fiction Of Tanith Lee
		Her current fiction suffers from the same curse that many mid-list authors do: in print for a brief second, then banished to the remainder bins.
		The science fiction critic John Clute has said of her work, that the exotic settings “illustrate her children” as they are initiated into moral and sexual world.
		Most of this fiction has Lee’s pet themes interwoven through it: the intricate dance of psychosis and sexuality; the subjugation of women; and the absurd, persuasive power of myth.
	www.morbidoutlook.com /nonfiction/articles/2005_03_tanithlee.html (1866 words)

	science fiction in WEIRD TALES by Robert E. Briney
		Weird Tales is generally known as the magazine in which the tale of grue and horror first had its true home, and where it has held sway fro almost thirty years, That sway has not, however, been entirely undisturbed by incursions of a poor relation, science fiction.
		The majority of science fiction stories in WT were of the "old school" type; there was not a commensurate growth and upward development in them as there was in other magazines.
		The last-named story was one of those occasions when he returned to the weird treatment; the descriptions of the dark, cone-shaped inhabitants of the dead star are in the best horror tradition.
	www.fanac.org /fanzines/Cosmag/Cosmag_0302-21.html (1754 words)

	Weird Tales -- The Authors (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The ghostly adventure stories, while not as groundbreaking as some of Weird Tales' other stories, were deftly created, and their success supported the magazine's more unusual publishing decisions.
		Derleth divided his writing between weird fiction and critically acclaimed historical novels set in his beloved native land of rural Wisconsin.
		Weird Tales is a registered trademark of Weird Tales, Ltd. This site is intended entirely for the enjoyment of fans and collectors.
	members.aol.com /weirdtale1/authors.htm (1778 words)

	The Absolutely Weird Bookshelf, a retail site for science fiction, fantasy, and speculative fiction books.
		One of the Awful Truths about science fiction is it's internal irony of being by nature a fiction which is absolutely dependent on vision of the most imaginative sort, yet in whose works is found very little truly visionary output.
		The entire scope of Moorcock's fiction is a strange metafiction, deeply interactive, in which consciously archetypical characters and events vie in an unending struggle.................
		Perhaps the most startlingly stylish of the science fiction paperback series, both in physical appearance and in importance to the history of the genre, the Ballantine Originals are an excellent focus for the collecting obsession.
	www.strangewords.com /weirdbooks (2003 words)

	China Miéville interviewed - infinity plus non-fiction
		From the grimy, seedy underbelly of London to the twisted and hauntingly beautiful landscape that is New Crobuzon, China has the distinct ability to transport his readers to other realms, and to take them on a journey of discovery.
		Fiction that thinks it's escapist is among the most intensely ideological there is, because it denies that it's actually about reality, in a mediated way.
		I think the marginalisation of Weird Fiction is much more to do with the literary establishment than the mass of readers.
	www.infinityplus.co.uk /nonfiction/intchina.htm (5607 words)

	The Absolutely Weird Bookshelf, 100 Best Horror Novels (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Picking the 100 best horror novels is, in fact, a bit harder that the 100 best science fiction books (there's pretty good consensus on this list) or the 100 best fantasy books (there's a lot of leeway for choice here).
		Horror spans more categories of fiction, involving all the major genres, as well as being a subset of "real" literature.
		Jones and Newman (a major horror writer in his own right) do a pretty good job, quibbleable as is to be expected, but offering a good basic list of horror novels, with the added bonus of brief commentaries on the works by important writers.
	www.strangewords.com /weirdbooks/horror100.html (1854 words)

	Notes On Writing Weird Fiction by H. P. Lovecraft
		There are, I think, four distinct types of weird story; one expressing a mood or feeling, another expressing a pictorial conception, a third expressing a general situation, condition, legend or intellectual conception, and a fourth explaining a definite tableau or specific dramatic situation or climax.
		In another way, weird tales may be grouped into two rough categories - those in which the marvel or horror concerns some condition or phenomenon, and those in which it concerns some action of persons in connexion with a bizarre condition or phenomenon.
		In writing a weird story I always try very carefully to achieve the right mood and atmosphere, and place the emphasis where it belongs.
	www.geocities.com /SoHo/Cafe/1131/14notesen.htm (1242 words)

	Frank Belknap Long, Jr. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Long’s transition from the weird tale to the scientifiction (stf) story came about, and his style changed with the availability of potential markets; as the stf magazines gradually began to dominate the newsstands and racks of candy-stores, stories of this nature began to take over the bulk of Long’s literary work.
		The depth and scope of the concepts woven into Long’s tales illustrate how weird fiction (fantasy included) and SF travel far beyond the stock gadgetry and giant insects which many critics have grown accustomed to associating with the realms of the fantastic.
		These gothics used facets of weird fiction and mystery throughout, and they are equally as compelling and important in the study of Frank Long’s work as are his fantastic stories.
	www.thevine.net /~fortress/fblhist.htm (4221 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The goal of Weird Alabama was to bring about a desire to learn and encourage travel throughout Alabama.
		We would like to inform you that the cessation of Weird Alabama was unforeseen and that we pursued every avenue afforded us to keep the magazine in print.
		We are grateful to have had the opportunity to get to know you and share with you our love of this great state and the fantastic folks that adore it.
	www.weirdalabama.com (295 words)

	Authors & Artists
		Farnsworth Wright (1888-1940) began at Weird Tales as its chief manuscript reader and a sometime-author.
		August Derleth (1909-1971) is most famous to Weird Tales enthusiasts as the co-founder (with Donald Wandrei) of Arkham House, the publishing company which brought Lovecraft, and later most of the Weird Tales circle, to the public.
		Robert Weinberg is not only one of the foremost Weird Tales scholars in the world, he is also a prolific author of dark fantasy and runs an excellent mail-order business which specializes in horror titles.
	www.shawnnacol.com /DM-Artists.htm (1882 words)

	A Visit With Amelia Reynolds Long
		She had just graduated from high school when she sold her first story to WEIRD TALES, "The Twin Soul." Her penchant for the genre of the weird was a result of her reading Poe as a child, as well as Lamb's TALES FROM SHAKESPEARE, of which her favourite was of course MACBETH.
		Her first break in science fiction was a story she sold to Leo Margulies at AMAZING STORIES where, in 1932, one of her best known tales, "Omega," appeared.
		"I stopped writing science fiction and the weird story right around that time, because science fiction had hit the comic strips and I felt that it was sort of degrading to compete with a comic strip." At this point she decided to try writing mystery novels.
	amelialong.tripod.com /avisit.htm (1496 words)

	Secret Worlds Incredible: The Weird Fiction Of Clark Ashton Smith by Steve Mitchell
		Clark Ashton Smith, author of some of this century's most remarkable weird fiction, was born and lived all of his life (1893-1961) in California, usually in circumstances of relative poverty.
		Smith was to continue as a primary WEIRD TALES author for the next 11 years, producing some 55 pieces; after that, his story writing dropped off drastically, and only seven more stories by Smith appeared in the pages of "The Unique Magazine" before its first demise in 1954.
		The Zothique cycle is generally considered Smith's master achievement in weird fiction, as "The Empire of the Necromancers" (WEIRD TALES, September 1932), "The Isle of Torturers" (WEIRD TALES, March 1933), and "The Dark Eidolon" (WEIRD TALES, January 1935) ably attest.
	www.eldritchdark.com /bio/secret_worlds_incredible.html (4735 words)

	Midday in Jerusalem: Weird Serial Fiction with Middle Eastern Settings: the Agony Column for April 22, 2002 Commentary ...
		Alas, this incredible bit of writing never quite caught the attention of the literary readers or the readers of fantastic fiction, though it was sort of marketed to both.
		I found the next treatment of the Middle East in weird fiction at the original Change of Hobbit bookstore, where Harlan Ellison once sat to write a short story.
		In fairness, the books are probably too 'normal' for a crowd expecting elves and sorcerers, and too weird for a college professors to teach in literature classes.
	trashotron.com /agony/columns/04-22-02.htm (2709 words)

	Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections
		Anthologies have to contain mainly science fiction stories, while collections have to be written by authors associated with science fiction.
		For the purpose of this Index a science fiction story is defined as one which deals with social and technical extrapolation and innovation.
		I began adding new material and showing the Index at science fiction conventions until it had evolved to the point where it was ready for publication.
	contento.best.vwh.net (1745 words)

	Supernatural Fiction: Selected Online Resources
		An "informal sequel" to Joshi's The Weird Tale of 1990, this volume covers the period since WWII and attempts to establish a canon of weird literature.
		Mythopoeic Society is "a non-profit international literary and educational organization for the study, discussion, and enjoyment of fantasy and mythic literature," with emphasis on the works of the Oxford Inklings: J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Charles Williams.
		The Science Fiction Foundation Collection at The University of Liverpool consists of some 25,000 books and magazines in the field of Science Fiction and related genres (it features the manuscripts of Ramsey Campbell) and publishes Foundation: The Review of Science Fiction, an award-winning academic journal.
	alangullette.com /lit/weirdlinks.htm (1328 words)

	Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Weird Fiction Magazine Index Checklist
		This checklist is an excerpt from the Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Weird Fiction Magazine Index by Stephen T. Miller & William G. Contento, published on CD-ROM by Locus Press.
		Included in the index are all professional SF, fantasy, & weird fiction magazines, all semi-professional fiction magazines, all major fanzines with fiction content, all-SF issues of non-genre or non-fiction magazines, and the SF content of magazines that regularly publish SF stories but the majority of the content is not SF.
		All fiction, poetry and articles are indexed, except in magazines which are mostly non-fiction or non-sf, where we list selected articles.
	www.locusmag.com /index/chklst/0chklst.htm (404 words)

	NEWS of the WEIRD
		Welcome to News of the Weird, the weekly syndicated newspaper column (founded 1988) that is the most widely-read bizarre-news feature in the United States--indeed, the gold standard of weird-news reporting, appearing in more than 250 newspapers in the U.S. and Canada.
		For some readers, News of the Weird is merely a light diversion from the heavier news of the week.
		Or, for the few who actually wind up in News of the Weird, a monument to lives interestingly lived.
	www.newsoftheweird.com (248 words)

	Necronomicon Press Online Catalog (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Throughout the years, SWF has developed a stellar reputation for it's in-depth look at weird fiction authors and their work.
		Contains: Dale J. Nelson's "Arthur Jermyn Was a Yahoo: Swift and Modern Horror Fiction", Donald Burleson's "Arthur Machen's 'N' as Allegory", James Egan's "'Romance of a Darksome Type': Versions of the Fantastic in the Novels of Joyce Carol Oates", and S. Joshi's "The Life and Work of Rod Serling".
		Yet again, Studies in Weird Fiction covers the horror field with in-depth essays on horror writers and their work, as well as reviews of recent books of interest.
	www.necropress.com /index.cgi?product=swf&cart_id=2902226.30726 (833 words)

	Musical Phantoms And Images In Weird Fiction
		PMG: Weird fiction, fantasy and science fiction have been an influence on many rock and heavy metal bands and musicians over the past thirty years.
		The weird elements in my music are usually brought out by the exotic and haunting harmonies and melodies the deeply poetic lyrics.
		In much of my fiction I try to show that the universe is an infinitely strange and vast place, and human beings may only play a microcosmic and very local role in the larger scheme of it all.
	www.thevine.net /~fortress/pgjgiv.htm (7020 words)

	Eldritch Words Forum :: Comments on: Eyes of the God: The weird fiction and poetry of R.H Barlow.
		It is a collection full of short pithy and ironic pieces of sardonic humor and rye observations on the human condition.
		Most of the fiction is no more than a page or three long but Barlow manages to make his point with out the redundant fill often used to make up the word count and therefore profit he author.
		Unfortunately he stopped writing fiction when he was just getting good.
	www.eldritchdark.com /forum/read.php?1,1817,1818 (480 words)

	Eldritch Words Forum :: Weird Fiction horror comp+Von Dooms CD
		I think that at least the overt weirdness of electro-acoustic/electronic music matches the spirit of HPL and CAS a little better than commonplace rock 'n' roll, but ultimately I leave that for others to decide.
		Kevin, I don't want to get into a long argument about all of this, maybe you are right and I should have taken a little more time to get to know the community before I posted.
		Even if you hate punk, this is punk with a lot of weird effects, and not like the standard stuff.
	www.eldritchdark.com /forum/read.php?1,454 (1211 words)

	Magazine Indexes
		Although there is an index by author, there is no indication of whether items are fiction or non-fiction, and the information listed tends to be the subject rather than the title.
		A comprehensive guide to English-language science fiction anthologies and collections, in the same style as the Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazine Index.
		Index of over 12,000 issues of English-language crime, mystery, detective and gangster fiction magazines published from 1915 to 2005, based on and extending Mystery, Detective, and Espionage Fiction by Michael L. Cook and Stephen T. Miller, Monthly Murders by Michael L. Cook and the magazine element of Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2001 by William G. Contento.
	www.philsp.com /magindex.html (2984 words)

	Eyes of the God: The Weird Fiction and Poetry of R. H. Barlow (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		An enthusiast of fantasy and horror fiction since childhood, he came in touch with H. Lovecraft when he was only 13.
		Barlow’s life was tragically cut short by suicide, but this volume shows that he had already fulfilled the promise of his early work by producing tales of a substance, maturity, and depth that few of Lovecraft’s colleagues could match.
		The gathering together of his collected weird fiction and poetry is an event that should be welcomed by all lovers of the weird and fantastic.
	isbn.nu /0967321549 (517 words)

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