Weird Tales May 1932 – Vampire Bat Terror Cover by C. C. Senf — art by C. C. Senf — Weird Tales — 1930s
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Weird Tales May 1932 – Vampire Bat Terror Cover by C. C. Senf

A 1932 newsstand reader would have felt their pulse spike seeing this lurid cover — a wide-eyed redhead in scarlet, throat exposed, gazing upward in sheer terror at a monstrous black vampire bat perched against a swollen golden moon. The creature's red eyes gleam with predatory intelligence, fangs bared, leathery wings spread wide. This is quintessential Weird Tales horror-fantasy spectacle: sensational, visceral, and utterly designed to sell copies with maximum dread.

Category: Magazine Cover
Publication: Weird Tales
Source: Internet Archive
Artist: C. C. Senf
Decade: 1930s
Country: United States
Coolness: 9/10

Dripping with pulp id — a screaming beauty, a demonic bat, a blood-moon, and a roster of legends including Robert E. Howard and Clark Ashton Smith. This belongs on a dorm room wall AND deserves a frame in any serious pulp art collection.

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Weird Tales MAY 1932 The Unique Magazine 25 Cents A Goose-Flesh Vampire Story by Hugh B. Cave Seabury Quinn Robert E. Howard Edmond Hamilton David H. Keller Clark Ashton Smith Arlton Eadie

Public domain. This vintage illustration is free of known copyright restrictions — free to download, share, and reuse for any purpose.

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