With this issue, we are dedicating each number to someone or something.
H. P. Lovecraft, one of the greatest writers of the weird alive today,
well deserves the honor of being the first, with a story and long
instalment of his "Supernatural Horror in Literature" for October. The
November issue will be dedicated to Clark Ashton Smith, December to
Edgar Allan Poe, (in this issue Mr. Lovecraft's article deals entirely
with Poe and is the longest one yet) and the January number to Weird
Poetry. Schedule subject to change without notice. Let us know what you
think of these dedications, and submit your vote telling who or what
you want the following issues to be dedicated to.
This issue has gone to press before reports have come in on the
September number, which boasted the smooth paper cover, so all letters
refer to the August or previous issues.
"Read the new TFF yesterday with great interest and pleasure. The
sketches by Barlow and Morse are very notable. Let us hope that the
success of volume one will be brilliantly duplicated in 1934-5."--H. P.
Lovecraft, Providence, R.I.
"Congratulations on your successful piloting of TFF through the first
year of its existence! The high grade of the subject matter and the
careful planning visible in its presentation have made it always
interesting and instructive. I sincerely hope that you will soon
be able to realize your hopes of expansion."--Richard F. Searight,
Detroit, Mich.
"The August issue is very good, Richard Ely Morse's 'Ebony and Ash'
being an outstanding little thing. I hope to see more verses, if
possible, from the 'Dreams of Yith' by Duane W. Rimel."--Robert Nelson,
St. Charles, Ill.
"Great is the August issue of TFF! I enjoyed immensely the splendid
tale 'Ebony and Ash,' by Richard Ely Morse. Let's have many more fine
stories by this new talented author. I enjoyed very much, too, the
excellent poems, 'Necromancy' and 'The Unremembered Realm.' These two
poems were certainly the product of masters of the art. 'The Annals of
the Jinns' was also very good, as was the entire issue. I shall never
grow tired of reading such a grand issue! Enclosed find ten cents for
an additional copy."--Fred John Walsen, Denver, Col.
"Just a line to let you know how much I enjoyed the August TFF.
R. H. Barlow scores again with his story 'The Fall of the Three Cities'
and the one by Richard Ely Morse was splendid. Your brief editorial
interested me a great deal and points toward a better and larger TFF!
The poems by Clark Ashton Smith and Robert Nelson were superb."--Duane
W. Rimel, Asotin, Wash.
"Enclosed you will find a dollar for another year's subscription to our
great little magazine, TFF. Allow me to congratulate you for keeping
it alive, even at a financial loss to yourself, for the interests
of the weirdfan. The outstanding features of the more recent issues
are Kenneth B. Pritchard's 'True Experiences.' I imagine that the
late Charles Fort would have liked to interview him."--Bob Tucker,
Bloomington, Ill.
"Your August number is well up to average. The Morse story was
well-written and interesting; and the two poems really quite good."--R.
H. Barlow, De Land, Fla.
"The last issue of TFF was diversified enough to satisfy all of us.
My only complaint is that the magazine is far too small. I'd like
to see two or three times the number of pages. Let's hope the day
soon arrives when you will be able to do so. An occasional notice by
Wright would no doubt work wonders. I was glad to see that Petaja has
continued his little column on 'Famous Fantasy Fiction.' However, he
lists 'Sinister Stories' written by Walker. I suspect he has in mind
the book 'Sinister Stories' _written_ by Jasper John and _published_ by
Walker in England in 1930. Again he mentions 'Wolves of Darkness' by
Algernon Blackwood. If memory serves me correctly, I believe the only
story in the book written by Blackwood was the title story, 'Wolves of
Darkness.' All the others were written by Wilford Wilson."--H. Koenig,
New York, N.Y.
"Just finished the first volume of TFF and am writing to tell you it's
a grand mag. Far the best stories were Howard's 'Gods of the North' and
Morse's 'Ebony and Ash.' Other high spots were Hoy Ping Pong's satires;
numbers one, three, five, and eight of the 'Annals of the Jinns'; 'From
Beyond,' by H. P. Lovecraft; 'Spurs of Death' by Natalie H. Wooley;
Lovecraft's serial article; and 'Weird Whisperings.' I have only two
kicks coming. You don't have enough science fiction material and I
don't care for Mr. Pritchard's exciting experiences."--J. Sam Smart,
New Bloomfield, Mo.
"It was easy to see that Barlow's 'The Fall of the Three Cities' was
the best feature of the August issue. The best column was 'Gleanings'
by Louis C. Smith. I hope to see this new feature every month. All in
all, this issue was well above standard and I hope that during the next
year you can give us fans as high a grade of material as you have been
doing. My congratulations on the past year's success! We are with you
in the future, too!"--F. Lee Baldwin, Asotin, Wash.
Write in to "Our Readers Say" and give us your opinion of the current
issue of THE FANTASY FAN. Your suggestions and criticisms are welcome
too.
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