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    Strange Romances   (about)
    Strange Romances was another one of those ever present publications that seek to capitalize upon sensationalized accounts of true and often gruesome events. Here we have detailed reviews of off-beat romantic relationships ending in tragedy. Some of the fictionalized accounts do have a hint of weird menace or supernatural occurences but none of them are truly of this nature. Three issues have been seen and others may well exist.

    • Publishers:
      • Strange Romances Publishing Co.; New York: Strange Romances.

    Strange Stories   (about)
    Letters compiled by Tom Cockcroft.

    • Publishers:
      • Better Publications, Inc.; New York: Strange Stories.

    Strange Stories [v1 #3, June 1939] (15¢, 132pp, pulp) []
    Details supplied by John Boston.
    • · The Black Arts · Lucifer · cl
    • · [letter] · John V. Baltadonis · lt
    • · [letter] · Charles S. Carew · lt
    • · [letter] · Eddie Clever · lt
    • · [letter] · Mrs. A. J. Murphy · lt
    • 13 · For Fear of Little Men · Manly Wade Wellman · ss; “David Return, Descendant of the Sioux, Combats the Pukwitches, Haters of Hiawatha! (A Complete Novelet of Tribal Wraiths)”.
    • 29 · Double Ring · Will Garth (by Norman A. Daniels) · ss; “Whom God Hath Joined, Let No Man Put Asunder—Even in Death!”.
    • 37 · Chameleon Eyes · John Clemons · ss; “Fathomless Orbs Hold in their Depths the Anguish of a Lost Soul”.
    • 47 · The Toad God · David H. Keller · ss; “A Living Batrachian Hung from the Scarlet Nails of a Lovely Medusa”.
    • 54 · The Man Who Was Death · Norman A. Daniels · nv; “Bram Sanson, Suddenly Called Upon to Play Destiny’s Role, Learns the Grim Reaper’s Loneliness and Mercy”.
    • 72 · Bride of the Antarctic · Mordred Weir · ss; “Coffins Whisper Mysteriously in the Polar World”.
    • 77 · Man in the Dark · August W. Derleth · ss; “Past and Future Fuse in Dread to Answer a Burning Question”.
    • 81 · The Flying Head · A. Hyatt Verrill · ss; “The Outraged Tomb of an Egyptian Mummy Exacts Horrible Revenge”.
    • 88 · Unheavenly Twin · Robert Bloch · ss; “Human Flesh Rebels Against Its Ghastly Heritage!”.
    • 93 · The Hunt · Henry Kuttner · ss; “Iod, Merciless Scourge of Damned Souls, Pays an Earthly Visit”.
    • 102 · The Seal of the Satyr · Tarleton Fiske · ss; “The Taunt of a Wood Nymph Leads Talquist to the Brink of Madness”.
    • 110 · The Great Release · Maria Moravsky · ss; “Himalayan Zephyrs Waft through a New York Theatre, Whispering…”.
    • 116 · The Body and the Brain · Keith Hammond (with Robert Bloch) · ss; “Woe Betide the Man Who Makes Head and Hand Live Apart!”.

    Strange Suicides   (about)
    Strange Suicides may well have been the most bizarre entry in the magazine field of the 1930’s. The magazine’s policy was given in the first issue. It was to cover “The choice of the most dramatic events in our field, but not to neglect the unknown”.

    The magazine included factual and fictionalized stories on actual suicides, articles on suicide, and excerpts from literature concerning suicide. Shakespeare, Dickens and Flaubert were all excerpted. Schopenhauer has an essay on suicide in the first issue.

    The true flavor of the magazine can best be caught in two separate articles. In the first issue the Executioner of France, M. Diebler has an article titled “Does Life Continue after Decapitation”. There is also a series discussing men who should have committed suicide. The first issue suggests Benedict Arnold and the second Oscar Wilde.

    • Publishers:
      • George Hill Publisher; New York: Strange Suicides.

    • Editors:

    Strange Suicides [Vol. I No. 1, January 1933] ed. Harold Hersey (George Hill, 15¢, 48pp, quarto) []
    Details taken from Table of Contents.
    • fc. · The Roll-Call of the Damned · [uncredited] · cl
    • 5 · Hangman Kills Self to End Haunting Memories · [uncredited] · ts
    • 6 · Does Life Continue After Decapitation? · [uncredited] · ar
    • 7 · John Ellis Haunted by His Past · [uncredited] · pt
    • 8 · Dickens Describes an Ex-Hangman · [uncredited] · ar [Ref. Charles Dickens]
    • 10 · Verse on John Hulbert, Executioner of Sing Sing · [uncredited] · pm
    • 11 · The Little Confessor of Hollywood · [uncredited] · ts; “The drama of Paul Bern’s death”.
    • 17 · To My Beautiful Lost Angel · [uncredited] · ts; “Story of Ralph Barton’s suicide”.
    • 19 · Ralph Barton’s Last Letter · [uncredited] · ms
    • 29 · Announcement of Kreuger Article · [uncredited] · ms
    • 30 · Schopenhauer on Suicide · [uncredited] · ms
    • 31 · Full-Page Portrait of Schopenhauer · [uncredited] · pt
    • 33 · Men Who Should Have Committed Suicide: No. 1, Benedict Arnold · [uncredited] · ar
    • 36 · “I Married Reynolds for Love”, Says Libby Holman [Part 1 of 2] · [uncredited] · ts
    • 39 · Suicide Scenes from Shakespeare · [uncredited] · ms
    • 41 · Have We the Moral Right to Take Our Own Lives? · [uncredited] · ed
    • bc. · Heroines in Hell · [uncredited] · cl; “The death of Madame Bovary”.

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