Weird Tales April Issue — 'Symphony of the Damned' Horror Cover, 1930s
Illustrating John R. Speer's 'Symphony of the Damned,' this Weird Tales cover conjures a vision of supernatural dread: a leering, bald demonic figure looms behind two entranced victims — a man in formal evening wear and a woman in a pink gown — as hellfire licks at their feet. The demon's clawed hands grip the woman's shoulders with possessive menace. Rendered in fiery reds, purples, and sickly greens, the composition epitomizes Weird Tales' signature blend of occult horror and Gothic melodrama.
Hell has a maestro, and he conducts in flames. When demons crash the concert hall, no one leaves alive.
“APRIL Weird Tales 25c All Stories Complete SYMPHONY of the DAMNED an unusual story of gripping power and mounting horror by JOHN R. SPEER August W. Derleth Edmond Hamilton Earl Peirce, Jr. Julius Long Robert Bloch”
