'Weird Tales' anthologies?

Hey guys,

I'm in the market for some Weird Tales. I already own 100 Wild Little Weird Tales, but was looking for some others.

It looks like Barnes & Noble puts out a bargain collection every few years. I was looking at Weird Tales: The Magazine That Never Dies, The Best of Weird Tales, Weird Tales: Seven Decades of Terror or Weird Tales: 32 Unearthed Terrors.

Anybody have opinions of any of these collections? What are their strengths or weaknesses?

Any others I might be missing?

32 Unearthed Terrors was my introduction to Weird Tales. It's a pretty nice anthology from the magazine's heyday. Some of the stories have aged better than others, but overall I thought it featured a pretty good selection of stories.

Carlos hey! We meet again, huh?

I went to Amazon after posting that and found a copy of Weird Tales: The Magazine That Never Dies for under $2.00, so I bought that.

Later I will check out the 32 Unearthed Terrors though.

So far my horror pulp reading has been limited to H.P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard and Fritz Leiber (not nearly enough Leiber!) stories. I like these anthologies because they give me a chance to read stuff by author's I've heard of but haven't been able to find. I'm especially curious about Seabury Quinn and Frank Belknap Long (and more Fritz Leiber horror).

Carlos,

Curiosity got the better of me, so I've gone ahead and ordered Weird Tales: 32 Unearthed Terrors as well. And that is exactly why I have so many unread books!

Count me in as one who really enjoyed Weird Tales: 32 Unearthed Terrors. It's a very nice collection.

If you can find them, there were several paperback Weird Tales collections edited by Lin Carter in the early 1980's. These contained an excellent mix of vintage WT stories and newer works.

See Weird Tales No.1 and Weird Tales No. 4

You should do a search for Martin H. Greenberg. He edited or co-edited more anthologies than you'll believe and a good many of them are science fiction, fantasy or horror.
I have several and enjoy them all.

As for Weird Tales. It's always been one of my favorites. I have the collect edited by Marvin Kaye and published by Barnes & Noble. "Weird Tales" Edited by Marvin Kaye (ISBN 0760701180, Hardcover) 1988
Collects 44 tales that originally appeared in Weird Tales magazine.

Great stuff!

brett

I believe the same editors of Weird Tales: 32 Unearthed Terrors also did the anthology Rivals of Weird Tales, which as the name suggests has various stories from the other magazines such as Strange Stories and Unknown Worlds.

What fully propelled my examination into classic literary weird tales was H.P. Lovecraft's Favorite Weird Tales: The Roots of Modern Horror. I couldn't imagine a better introduction.

I read most of Weird Tales: 32 Unearthed Horrors - would have read all of it but it was due back at the library before I could finish it. Anyway - I enjoyed most of the stories I read. I'm currently reading 100 Wild Little Weird Tales and getting a kick out of those stories as well.

The New Weird edited by Jeff and Ann Vandermeer.

The stories range from average to great, but the anthology also includes articles and discussions about the genre.

No idea, sorry.