Weird Tales Nov 1926 – 'The Peacock's Shadow' Ritual Sacrifice Cover
A turbaned figure in a red robe raises a dagger over a prone, white-clad victim in a scene of occult menace. Flanking the central drama are two eerie masked or painted faces, while an explosion of peacock feathers fans outward in luminous greens and golds behind the attacker. The composition crackles with theatrical tension, blending Orientalist pulp tropes with supernatural horror — classic Weird Tales sensationalism at full throttle.
Dagger raised, body prone, peacock feathers erupting like a fever vision behind a killer in robes — Weird Tales knew exactly what it was selling. Pure Orientalist nightmare fuel dressed up in gorgeous color.
“Weird Tales / The Unique Magazine / The Peacock's Shadow / by E. Hoffmann Price / R. WALLIS / R. ANTHONY / OSCAR COOK / H. WARNER MUNN / MARIA MORAVSKY / VICTOR ROUSSEAU / EDMOND HAMILTON / ROBERT EMMETT LEWIS / FRANK BELKNAP LONG JR. / November 1926 / 25¢”
