Weird Tales Jan. Cover — 'A Rival From the Grave' Seabury Quinn, 1930s
Against a jet-black void, a pale supernatural woman in a flowing green gown seizes a terrified blonde victim in a strangling embrace, her claw-raised hand and hollow dark eyes radiating undead menace. The sensuous, sinuous composition blends horror-glamour in classic Weird Tales fashion — supple oil-painted flesh tones against dramatic shadow, with a crimson ribbon accent threading through the struggle like a tendril of doom.
Every square inch radiates lurid menace — a near-nude supernatural predator throttling her prey against absolute darkness, with the era's signature cocktail of sex, death, and the occult turned up to maximum. The roster of contributors (Howard, Moore, Quinn, Derleth) guarantees the interior matches the cover's fever-pitch energy.
“Weird Tales JAN. A MAGAZINE OF THE BIZARRE AND UNUSUAL A RIVAL FROM THE GRAVE creeping horror! weird terror! by SEABURY QUINN Paul Ernst C. L. Moore Robert E. Howard August W. Derleth 25c”
