Weird Tales Nov 1934 – Queen of the Lilin Evil Ghost-Woman Cover

This cover hilariously missed predicting any future technology whatsoever — instead doubling down on timeless supernatural menace. A dark-haired femme fatale in gold jewelry and a diaphanous skirt crouches predatorily over a swooning blonde woman draped across a massive orb mounted on a claw-footed base, all against a blazing red background. Illustrating E. Hoffmann Price's 'Queen of the Lilin,' this is vintage Weird Tales at its most seductive and sinister — exotic evil personified in lush, painterly gouache.