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Magazine of Horror, April 1971

April 1971

Editor Robert A. W. Lowndes
Cover art Virgil Finlay
Publisher Health Knowledge, Inc.
Price $0.75
Pages 132

V6n6, Whole #36. Page numbers include covers. Each story is preceded by a short introduction, presumably by Robert A. W. Lowndes. The cover art is from a secondary source and not credited in the magazine itself. "Inquisitions" also notes three reprints: The George Allan England trilogy "Darkness and Dawn", "Beyond the Great Oblivion" and "The Afterglow" (in two volumes); The Charles B. Stilson trilogy which includes "Minos of Sardanes and "Polaris and the Goddess Glorian" (title changed to "Polaris and the Immortals"); and the J. U. Giesy trilogy, titles not given. Credits for the interior art of "The Testament of Athammaus" and "The Artist of Tao" are from their original publications.

Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
4 Essay Non Fiction The Editor's Page (Magazine of Horror, April 1971) RAWL
11 Short Fiction Fiction Dread Exile Paul Ernst
26 Short Fiction Fiction The Testament of Athammaus Clark Ashton Smith
44 Short Fiction Fiction The Vespers Service William R. Bauer
52 Short Fiction Fiction The Artist of Tao Arthur Styron
60 Short Fiction Fiction The Key to Cornwall David H. Keller, M.D.
72 Short Fiction Fiction The Executioner Rachel Cosgrove Payes
78 Short Fiction Fiction The Settlement of Dryden vs. Shard W. O. Inglis
84 Short Fiction Fiction The Grisly Horror Robert E. Howard
110 Essay Non Fiction Inquisitions (Magazine of Horror, April 1971) RAWL
110 Review Non Fiction Under the Moons of Mars: A History and Anthology of "The Scientific Romance" in the Munsey Magazines, 1912-1920 RAWL & Sam Moskowitz
112 Review Non Fiction Beware the Beasts uncredited & Vic Ghidalia & Roger Elwood
112 Review Non Fiction The Wood Beyond the World uncredited & William Morris
114 Review Non Fiction The Double:Bill Symposium RAWL & Lloyd Biggle, Jr. & Bill Bowers & Bill Mallardi
116 Review Non Fiction The Conan Swordbook uncredited & L. Sprague de Camp & George Scithers
118 Essay Non Fiction It Is Written (Magazine of Horror, April 1971) RAWL & various
119 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Magazine of Horror, April 1971) Floyd Peill
120 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Magazine of Horror, April 1971) John Parker
121 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Magazine of Horror, April 1971) Stuart David Schiff
122 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Magazine of Horror, April 1971) Rod Smith
122 Essay Non Fiction Letter (Magazine of Horror, April 1971) Mr. C. Marshall
125 Essay Non Fiction Index to Volume Six (Magazine of Horror, April 1971) uncredited

Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
Editor Non Fiction Magazine of Horror - 1971 Robert A. W. Lowndes
Cover Art Non Fiction Magazine of Horror, April 1971 Virgil Finlay
27 Interior Art Non Fiction The Testament of Athammaus T. Wyatt Nelson
53 Interior Art Non Fiction The Artist of Tao Amos Sewell
84 Interior Art Non Fiction The Grisly Horror Vincent Napoli