"I was very pleased to note the increased space allotted to Lovecraft's
'Supernatural Horror in Literature.' This unique and fascinating
treatise, scholarly and well written, gives evidence of studious
research and careful compilation. It is an authoritative review of
a most alluring subject and should prove interesting and pleasantly
instructive to every lover of the weird."--Richard F. Searight
"'The Ancient Voice' rings with laughter all over the pages of the
April issue, and although not strictly and convincingly weird, Eando
Binder's tale is, nevertheless, a joyous relief to one who has just
emerged from a long literary swim in that channel where waters
flow and lap afresh and anew with the many 'eloquent tongues in
cheeks'."--Robert Nelson
"Robert E. Howard's story 'Gods of the North' in the March issue was
right up to his standard, although it was a bit too short. Clark Ashton
Smith certainly outdid himself in the poem 'Revenant.' The March number
is the best one to date."--F. Lee Baldwin
"'The Ancient Voice' is a splendid tale, with overtones of subtle
terror and macabre suggestion that lingers disquietingly in one's
memory. It is certainly refreshing to see the shades of opinion
represented in the 'Your Views' department and I feel sure that this
discussion will be much more intellectually fruitful than the earlier
type with its occasionally sharp personal digs. Smith's 'Chinoiserie'
is exquisite."--H. P. Lovecraft
"'Side Glances' is interesting. The increased length of Lovecraft's
article is relished pleasurably. The diversified views of the section
devoted to the display of one's thoughts on various subjects is worth
while."--Kenneth B. Pritchard
"The March number is certainly distinguished by Howard's fine
imaginative piece, 'Gods of the North,' a story full of auroral
splendors, with more than a touch of unearthly poetry. I must also
commend Hoy Ping Pong's instructive article, the diverting robot
yarn by Mr. Ackerman, and Barlow's bibliographical note on 'The Time
Machine.' I missed the 'Annals of the Jinns,' however, and trust that
this series will be resumed shortly."--Clark Ashton Smith
"Smith's poem in the March issue was splendid, as always. By all
means, publish as many of his poems as possible; I would like to see
more by Lumley, and it would be a fine thing if you could get some of
Lovecraft's poetry."--Robert E. Howard
"Just finished the last FANTASY FAN and in it find an answer to my
query. Does Mr. Ackerman write? He does, and how! Enjoyed his little
article very much; a touch of humor is as odd as it is welcome in the
mostly rather sombre pages of weird and fantastic fiction."--Natalie H.
Wooley
"Apparently, the only well-known weird tale authors that appear in your
columns are Smith and Lovecraft. Surely with these two as a nucleus, a
much larger following of authors should have been built up during your
seven months of existence. If you cannot contact the horror mags, you
surely should be able to get results from the authors."--William S.
Sykora
We have several weird authors contributing to THE FANTASY FAN besides
Smith and Lovecraft, among which are August W. Derleth, Robert E.
Howard, R. H. Barlow, and Richard F. Searight.
"I especially enjoy articles such as the one by Miss Ferguson, and that
written by The Spacehound, which I was sorry to see, did not appear in
the following issue. Barlow's stories have more good thought material
behind them than some of those published by better known authors in
your publication. Here's to everlasting success!"--J. Harvey Haggard
"The April number is excellent in both appearance and contents, issuing
in, as it does, several new features, the 'Prose Pastels,' a new
weird writer, Eando Binder, and the larger instalments of Lovecraft's
article."--Duane W. Rimel
"Just a note to tell you how much I enjoyed this THE FANTASY FAN.
Miraculously, it continues to improve. I don't see how you do it!
'Prose Pastels' by Clark Ashton Smith was a very beautiful bit of
word-painting. He has a deftness with the pen that seems to conjure up
visions and make the paper seem alive with scenes he describes."--F.
Lee Baldwin
As you will notice, readers, we have considerably shortened the
readers' letters in this issue, due to the large amount of excellent
material we have on hand and our limited space. It will continue to be
about this length unless we receive many very strenuous objections.
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