Weird Tales 'Death-Waters' Cover by Frank Belknap Long Jr., December 1924

Illustrating Frank Belknap Long Jr.'s 'Death-Waters,' this visceral Weird Tales cover plunges readers into a violent confrontation on a churning river. Two white-helmeted explorers in a wooden boat struggle with a wild-eyed, near-naked figure — a creature or cursed man — whose agonized face twists skyward as a fist is raised to strike. Roiling mist and explosive clouds amplify the supernatural dread, hallmarks of Weird Tales' early colonial-horror adventure aesthetic at peak pulp intensity.