Weird Tales July 1934 – Trail of the Cloven Hoof Satyr Attack Cover
Illustrating Arlton Eadie's weird mystery novel 'The Trail of the Cloven Hoof,' this lurid cover depicts a terrified blonde woman in a flowing gown clutched by a dark-haired man as a leering, antlered satyr — half-man, half-stag — lunges at them from the darkness. The creature's cloven hooves and bestial grin radiate menace against a pitch-black void. Classic Weird Tales sensationalism: imperiled beauty, masculine protector, and a supernatural predator straight from pagan nightmare.
Half-man, half-stag and fully deranged — when the devil comes hunting, he comes with antlers. Weird Tales at its most gloriously unhinged.
“NRA / Weird Tales / JULY / 25c / THE TRAIL OF THE CLOVEN HOOF / an astounding weird mystery novel / By ARLTON EADIE / —also— / bizarre and unusual stories by / H. P. LOVECRAFT / E. HOFFMANN PRICE / HAROLD WARD / PAUL ERNST”
