Under the N-Ray – Weird Tales May 1925 Cover by A. Brosnatch

This is the cover of Weird Tales, Vol. 5 No. 5, May 1925, illustrating the featured story 'Under the N-Ray' by Will Smith and R.J. Robbins. Artist Andrew Brosnatch renders a chaotic scene of figures aboard a richly ornamented red vessel — possibly an airship or fantasy craft — being battered by turbulent blue-gray forces, with a caped figure struggling dramatically at the helm. The loose, impressionistic brushwork and limited palette of red, blue, and lavender give the image urgent, stormy energy.