Transcriber’s Note: All advertisements have been moved to the back.
Stories that were split over this issue have been recombined.
=WEIRD TALES=
THE UNIQUE MAGAZINE
Printed in U.S.A.
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.
VOLUME 1 25 Cents NUMBER 1
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 89
_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._
Nimba, the Cave 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,
breath-taking 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._
The Skull HAROLD WARD 164
_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._
Ooze ANTHONY M. RUD 19
_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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_“Gooseflesh” Stories_
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The Unique MAGAZINE
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