Weird Tales Magazine

Weird Tales was a pulp magazine founded in 1923 by J.C. Henneberger

If you’re a fan of horror fiction, then you’ve probably heard of Weird Tales, the popular pulp magazine that was published from 1923 to 1954. There’s no denying Weird Tales’ influence on the genre: Many horror writers got their start in these pages, and many enduring tales were first published here. But how did Weird Tales get its start? What kind of stories were these, and what was so strange about them? We’ll answer all of your questions right here.

Many of the stories told in Weird Tales are still popular today.

Weird Tales was a pulp magazine that focused on horror and weird fiction, including science fiction and fantasy stories. The publication was founded in 1923 by J.C. Henneberger and launched its first issue that same year as a quarterly journal. Weird Tales continued to publish until it closed down in 1954, when it had reached issue #94.

When you think of the word “pulp,” you might imagine long-dead trees or paper mills spewing pollution into nearby rivers—but this is not what most people think about when they hear the term today (or at least I hope not!). Pulps were cheap publications that were printed on wood-based paper with low-quality ink, making them difficult to read once they got old and yellowed with age but also making them more affordable for people who couldn’t afford more expensive books printed with better materials like cloth or leather bindings; however, with their often lurid covers promising tales of horror or adventure within their pages made up of multiple stories per issue rather than one continuous narrative presented over several volumes like novels typically do nowadays due to limitations imposed by technology at that time period

Weird Tales is a part of a rich history of pulp magazines that began at the end of the 19th century.

• The first mass media, the pulp magazines were cheap, short-lived and mass produced. They began at the end of the 19th century and became increasingly popular throughout the 20th century.
• Pulp magazines were one of the first forms of publications to publish science fiction, horror and fantasy stories in America. They published works by Edgar Allan Poe before he earned fame for his poems and short stories in literary journals like Graham’s Magazine (1841) or Burton’s Gentleman’s Magazine (1832). In fact, “The Raven” was first printed in Godey’s Lady’s Book in 1845!
• Several famous writers got their start writing for Weird Tales magazine: Robert E Howard (who penned Conan), H P Lovecraft and Clark Ashton Smith all contributed tales during their careers

The stories in Weird Tales were meant to be read for pure entertainment.

You may have heard the term “pulp fiction” before. This refers to a type of magazine that was popular in the early 20th century, usually containing stories about crime or adventure. Pulps were printed on cheap paper and sold cheaply as well, meaning they were meant to be read quickly and easily by anyone who purchased one. They could be found at newsstands, grocery stores, and even barbershops (if you’re old enough to remember when they still took money). The stories within these magazines were written with fun in mind—they weren’t meant for literary criticism or thought-provoking analysis; they were meant simply for readers’ enjoyment.

So while Weird Tales did publish some fantastic horror stories over its lifetime (including “The Call of Cthulhu” by H.P Lovecraft), keep this basic principle in mind: Weird Tales was a pulp magazine whose primary purpose was entertainment—not education or serious discussion or critique of literature.”