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[?]Walt » 🌐
@astralcomputing@bookstodon.com

Born this day: 05/21/1903 (d. 04/05/1986)
Manly Wade Wellman was an American novelist. Nine Yards of Other Cloth (1959) was nominated for the Hugo Award

Weird Tales vol 36 number 6 (July 1942) - featured story: COVEN by Manly Wade Wellman

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Art by Brundage

Weird Tales vol 36 number 6 (July 1942) - featured story: COVEN by Manly Wade Wellman. The cover art is signed by Brundage in the bottom right. The illustration depicts a supernatural scene against a dark blue background featuring a large, glowing moon with a halftone dot pattern. A muscular, dark-skinned demonic figure with large bat wings, curved horns, and pointed ears flies through the air. The demon's skin has deep blue and teal undertones, with glowing green eyes, looking down at the woman he carries. In his arms, the demon cradles an unconscious blonde woman. Her eyes are closed, and her head hangs back. She wears a long-sleeved, floor-length gown of a rich reddish-brown fabric that drapes dramatically. The dress features white cuffs at the wrists. Her pale lower legs and black shoes extend from the right side of the gown. Text on the cover includes "SEABURY QUINN Asks . . . 'Is the Devil a Gentleman?' —Enthralling Witchcraft Novelette!" across the top. The main title "Weird Tales" is rendered in a large, stylized, three-dimensional white font with a pinkish drop shadow. To the right is the price "15¢". On the left, white text reads "FRANK GRUBER'S Incredible Auction Sale!". At the bottom right, a text block reads "The Gates of Hell Are Open . . . !", followed by "COVEN" in bold black letters inside a solid white rectangular box, subtitled "—Menacing Drama" and "By MANLY WADE WELLMAN" in white capital letters.

Alt...Weird Tales vol 36 number 6 (July 1942) - featured story: COVEN by Manly Wade Wellman. The cover art is signed by Brundage in the bottom right. The illustration depicts a supernatural scene against a dark blue background featuring a large, glowing moon with a halftone dot pattern. A muscular, dark-skinned demonic figure with large bat wings, curved horns, and pointed ears flies through the air. The demon's skin has deep blue and teal undertones, with glowing green eyes, looking down at the woman he carries. In his arms, the demon cradles an unconscious blonde woman. Her eyes are closed, and her head hangs back. She wears a long-sleeved, floor-length gown of a rich reddish-brown fabric that drapes dramatically. The dress features white cuffs at the wrists. Her pale lower legs and black shoes extend from the right side of the gown. Text on the cover includes "SEABURY QUINN Asks . . . 'Is the Devil a Gentleman?' —Enthralling Witchcraft Novelette!" across the top. The main title "Weird Tales" is rendered in a large, stylized, three-dimensional white font with a pinkish drop shadow. To the right is the price "15¢". On the left, white text reads "FRANK GRUBER'S Incredible Auction Sale!". At the bottom right, a text block reads "The Gates of Hell Are Open . . . !", followed by "COVEN" in bold black letters inside a solid white rectangular box, subtitled "—Menacing Drama" and "By MANLY WADE WELLMAN" in white capital letters.

    [?]Owen Tyme » 🌐
    @OwenTyme@mastodon.social

    Ebook and paperback: books2read.com/TymeDarkMoon

    On a world long thought to have no moon, its sudden appearance inspires wonder and terror. Hasty research links the full moon and catastrophe, revealing the existence of the so-called ‘Harbingers of Doom’, creatures from the moon that harvest souls. Can everyone survive or will they become part of the dark harvest?

    @bookstodon

    (Left) The cover of dark moon, by Owen Tyme, illustrated by Ryan Johnson. In the foreground, a redheaded witch and a dark haired wizard fight back to back, holding some rather large pistols. The witch is in a black dress and the wizard is in a black robe with golden decorations. Both looked a bit purple, due to the lighting. The witch's hair blows on the wind and she wears a necklace of bone beads. Behind them, there's dust, mist and fog lit by twilight as a moon rises, framing their heads. Objects that look like shooting stars fall from the moon and there's a few visible impacts. (Right) A white moon, on a background of the stars of space, with the following quote over the top of it: “Idiot! You’ve likely killed us both, leaving us stuck out in the open like this.” “We’ve got incoming. I know you’re angry and I suppose you’ve got every right to be, but we need to defend ourselves.” “ ‘The enemy of my enemy is my friend’, for now, and then we decide what to do about the conflict between us.” (Bottom) https://books2read.com/TymeDarkMoon

    Alt...(Left) The cover of dark moon, by Owen Tyme, illustrated by Ryan Johnson. In the foreground, a redheaded witch and a dark haired wizard fight back to back, holding some rather large pistols. The witch is in a black dress and the wizard is in a black robe with golden decorations. Both looked a bit purple, due to the lighting. The witch's hair blows on the wind and she wears a necklace of bone beads. Behind them, there's dust, mist and fog lit by twilight as a moon rises, framing their heads. Objects that look like shooting stars fall from the moon and there's a few visible impacts. (Right) A white moon, on a background of the stars of space, with the following quote over the top of it: “Idiot! You’ve likely killed us both, leaving us stuck out in the open like this.” “We’ve got incoming. I know you’re angry and I suppose you’ve got every right to be, but we need to defend ourselves.” “ ‘The enemy of my enemy is my friend’, for now, and then we decide what to do about the conflict between us.” (Bottom) https://books2read.com/TymeDarkMoon

      [?]Suzanne Aldrich (she/her) » 🌐
      @suzannealdrich@hachyderm.io

      I’m so glad I got back to reading and watching , after many years of reprieve while I was very busy working and raising my family. But I always felt better returning to my roots.

      Some works I’ve enjoyed deeply over the past year or so:

      :
      Silo - tv.apple.com/us/show/silo/umc.
      Foundation - tv.apple.com/us/show/foundatio
      The Expanse - amazon.com/The-Expanse-Season-
      WondLa - tv.apple.com/us/show/wondla/um
      For All Mankind - tv.apple.com/us/show/for-all-m
      Pluribus - tv.apple.com/us/show/pluribus/
      Severance - tv.apple.com/us/show/severance
      Dark Matter - tv.apple.com/us/show/dark-matt
      Murderbot - tv.apple.com/us/show/murderbot

      :
      The Three-Body Problem - bookwyrm.social/book/216801/s/
      The Dark Forest - bookwyrm.social/book/76762/s/t
      Friendship is Optimal - bookwyrm.social/book/769696/s/
      There is No Antimemetics Division - bookwyrm.social/book/174758/s/

      I hope to add more works to this list in the coming year. Many of these were read/watched after being personally recommended to me. In the spirit of sharing, are there any TV, books, or movies you would have me check out, knowing what’s already on my list?

        [?]Liana Brooks » 🌐
        @LianaBrooks@mastodon.online

        CONVERGENCE POINT - As long as you don't stop reading at the end of the chapter, you'll be okay. Someone tried that while reading Convergence Point and I got an angry email about a character death.

        books2read.com/b/convergencepo

        The cover for Convergence Point – Yellow police tape with the title is crossed in front of a scene with two silhouettes of black jeeps with lights on. The authors name, Liana Brooks, is at the top of the cover and the tag line, “Who would you kill to keep your reality alive?” is in the bottom right corner.

        Alt...The cover for Convergence Point – Yellow police tape with the title is crossed in front of a scene with two silhouettes of black jeeps with lights on. The authors name, Liana Brooks, is at the top of the cover and the tag line, “Who would you kill to keep your reality alive?” is in the bottom right corner.

          [?]Fictograma.com » 🌐
          @fictograma@mastodon.social

          En "Vidas Prestadas": Lee murió en Chicago… o eso cree. Ahora despertó dentro de un cuerpo que no le pertenece, en un mundo donde los clones jamás desarrollaban conciencia.
          fictograma.com/d/2950-vidas-pr

            [?]CNI_CNoticias Internacionales » 🌐
            @CNI_CNoticiasInternacionales@mastodon.social

            En "Vidas Prestadas": Lee murió en Chicago… o eso cree. Ahora despertó dentro de un cuerpo que no le pertenece, en un mundo donde los clones jamás desarrollaban conciencia.
            fictograma.com/d/2950-vidas-pr

              [?]Ami Angelwings » 🌐
              @ami_angelwings@urusai.social

              Who is your favourite fictional character from any work whose name (if they only have one) or first name begins with the letter "J"?

              Please include the series/work the character is from and why they are your favourite.

              Include the hashtag and to it so that we can sort the answers easily.

              NOTE: you can always participate in the previous letters too, don't feel like you "missed your chance" to list your A to Is. Their hashtags are , etc

                [?]Liana Brooks » 🌐
                @LianaBrooks@mastodon.online

                Clones, quantum mechanics, and corpses... what could possibly go wrong?

                THE DAY BEFORE

                books2read.com/u/3nEBe9?utm_so

                The cover for The Day Before - Yellow police tape across the foggy background hinting at a crime scene. The title is in black on the police tape. There are handcuffs in the foreground. The tagline reads "It's not a murder if there's no body."

                Alt...The cover for The Day Before - Yellow police tape across the foggy background hinting at a crime scene. The title is in black on the police tape. There are handcuffs in the foreground. The tagline reads "It's not a murder if there's no body."

                  [?]Ratchman » 🌐
                  @Ratchman@mstdn.social

                  The Void - Dark sci-fi space opera.

                  S03E03 - Machine Gods

                  The Nova Sapien have been 'liberating' AI's from the organic species, and they are all drawn to the border of their space to elicit answers.

                  The machine civilization remains silent, but with so many species in close proximity to each other, the chances of mortal enemies running into each other rises.

                  This vigil will not remain peaceful.

                  ratchman.com/episodes/the-void

                  Illustration by Doodlenerve0116. Pirate Queen of Wild Space, Kang Si-Woo confronts her rival Duke Algus Clorin, a brutal and hateful marauder in his own right, and has her Dokkaebi hold him down while she menaces him with a sword, her knee in his back. Kang Si-Woo decides upon granting him an end like the one he promised her and so, with his rear end raised up in the air, she explains exactly where the sword will be going. Duke Clorin, understandably, is terrified of the impending punishment.

                  Alt...Illustration by Doodlenerve0116. Pirate Queen of Wild Space, Kang Si-Woo confronts her rival Duke Algus Clorin, a brutal and hateful marauder in his own right, and has her Dokkaebi hold him down while she menaces him with a sword, her knee in his back. Kang Si-Woo decides upon granting him an end like the one he promised her and so, with his rear end raised up in the air, she explains exactly where the sword will be going. Duke Clorin, understandably, is terrified of the impending punishment.

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                    [?]Jeff Zugale - Z Factory » 🌐
                    @jeffzugale@mastodon.art

                    Here’s all my current small Works In Progress for WIP Wednesday… maybe you want to get in early on one? 😊🙏

                    Please boost and share! Your help is necessary and greatly appreciated! 😃👍

                    12 small colorful art pieces, mostly squares fro 4x4” to 6x6” with Geometron art in various stages of completion. See anything you like?

                    Alt...12 small colorful art pieces, mostly squares fro 4x4” to 6x6” with Geometron art in various stages of completion. See anything you like?

                      [?]Harry Dehrian » 🌐
                      @harrydehrian@mastodon.social

                      Book Promotion: First in a series on Unlimited

                      A collection of 107 for you. My book is DRM-free.

                      @bookstodon

                      books.bookfunnel.com/kureads-m

                        [?]Michael Shotter » 🌐
                        @michaelshotter@mastodon.social

                        There are many great stores that sell my books. One of my favorites is Bookshop(dot)org, where you can find paperback editions of all of them, or eBooks of collections like "The Nod/Wells Timelines - A Primer" and "The Nod/Wells Timelines - Volume 1."

                        bookshop.org/lists/the-nod-wel

                          [?]Walt » 🌐
                          @astralcomputing@bookstodon.com

                          Weird Tales vol 7 number 5 (May 1926) - featured story: THE GHOSTS OF STEAMBOAT COULEE by Arthur J. Burks



                          @books @scifi @Scifiart @sciencefiction

                          astralcomputing.com

                          Art by Andrew Brosnatch

                          Weird Tales vol 7 number 5 (May 1926) - featured story: THE GHOSTS OF STEAMBOAT COULEE by Arthur J. Burks The cover has a red border enclosing a white frame with art by Andrew Brosnatch. At the top, "Weird Tales" appears in white letters with black outlines; the subtitle "The Unique Magazine" is in black cursive below. Inside the white frame, red text reads "Don't Miss This Startling Thrill-Tale", followed by the title "THE GHOSTS OF STEAMBOAT COULEE" in black uppercase serif, and the author line "By Arthur J. Burks" in blue with gold outlines. The central artwork shows a dramatic struggle. On the right, a menacing man with a dark mustache lunges forward. He wears a blue-green coat over a red shirt, holding a curved white knife in his left hand while gripping a woman's shoulder with his right. The woman, wearing an orange-red sleeveless dress and having short black hair, looks terrified with wide eyes and an open mouth, raising her left hand defensively. In the foreground, a second man sits at a wooden table, looking back in shock. He wears a green jacket with white cuffs. On the table stands an oil lamp burning with a green-tinted flame, releasing a thin wisp of smoke. The background consists of dark brown shadows. In the lower right of the white frame, "May 1926" is in white with the price "25¢" in yellow below. At the bottom red border, black text reads: "THE DEVIL-RAY, a Startling Pseudo-scientific Story by Joel Martin Nichols, Jr., Begins in This Issue".

                          Alt...Weird Tales vol 7 number 5 (May 1926) - featured story: THE GHOSTS OF STEAMBOAT COULEE by Arthur J. Burks The cover has a red border enclosing a white frame with art by Andrew Brosnatch. At the top, "Weird Tales" appears in white letters with black outlines; the subtitle "The Unique Magazine" is in black cursive below. Inside the white frame, red text reads "Don't Miss This Startling Thrill-Tale", followed by the title "THE GHOSTS OF STEAMBOAT COULEE" in black uppercase serif, and the author line "By Arthur J. Burks" in blue with gold outlines. The central artwork shows a dramatic struggle. On the right, a menacing man with a dark mustache lunges forward. He wears a blue-green coat over a red shirt, holding a curved white knife in his left hand while gripping a woman's shoulder with his right. The woman, wearing an orange-red sleeveless dress and having short black hair, looks terrified with wide eyes and an open mouth, raising her left hand defensively. In the foreground, a second man sits at a wooden table, looking back in shock. He wears a green jacket with white cuffs. On the table stands an oil lamp burning with a green-tinted flame, releasing a thin wisp of smoke. The background consists of dark brown shadows. In the lower right of the white frame, "May 1926" is in white with the price "25¢" in yellow below. At the bottom red border, black text reads: "THE DEVIL-RAY, a Startling Pseudo-scientific Story by Joel Martin Nichols, Jr., Begins in This Issue".

                            [?]Owen Tyme » 🌐
                            @OwenTyme@mastodon.social

                            Ebook and paperback: books2read.com/TheNextHorizon

                            Amelia and The Book of Newts are in conflict. She wants to explore her feelings. It wants to explore space, taking back the gift for mathematics and piloting it gave her. She’s left unable to plot a direct course home. She’s desperate to see the man she loves, lest she lose him forever and The Book is in her way…

                            @bookstodon

                            (Left) The cover of The Next Horizon, by Owen Tyme. The black silhouette of a man and woman embracing. They stand atop the dark side of a planet or moon in space, which has a slim crescent along the right side. The background is the stars of space, but some have been highlighted with a heart shape that surrounds the couple. Everything is in shades of blue. (Right) Deep space, displaying the edge of an orange and blue gaseous cloud from a nebula, while most of the stars appear golden in color. Floating in space is a square, red leather book with the image of a newt stamped on the cover. Over the top of everything is the following text: “You can back down and cooperate, right now, or Marta will hit you so hard, you should reach a tenth the speed of light…” “No one will ever find you again, but even if someone does, there’s no way they’ll have the capacity to safely slow you down, before you’re gone to them!” (Bottom) https://books2read.com/TheNextHorizon

                            Alt...(Left) The cover of The Next Horizon, by Owen Tyme. The black silhouette of a man and woman embracing. They stand atop the dark side of a planet or moon in space, which has a slim crescent along the right side. The background is the stars of space, but some have been highlighted with a heart shape that surrounds the couple. Everything is in shades of blue. (Right) Deep space, displaying the edge of an orange and blue gaseous cloud from a nebula, while most of the stars appear golden in color. Floating in space is a square, red leather book with the image of a newt stamped on the cover. Over the top of everything is the following text: “You can back down and cooperate, right now, or Marta will hit you so hard, you should reach a tenth the speed of light…” “No one will ever find you again, but even if someone does, there’s no way they’ll have the capacity to safely slow you down, before you’re gone to them!” (Bottom) https://books2read.com/TheNextHorizon

                              [?]Vivi Zine » 🌐
                              @vivizine@ol2ol.com

                              5yo genius saves Emperor! Abandoned girl is a top doctor. Family regrets zutiefst! vivizine.com/1200090/

                              5yo genius saves Emperor! Abandoned girl is a top doctor. Family regrets zutiefst!

                              Alt...5yo genius saves Emperor! Abandoned girl is a top doctor. Family regrets zutiefst!

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                                [?]RobotWig :verified: » 🌐
                                @robotwig@socel.net

                                "I can't lie about your chances. But you have my sympathies"

                                All shot using real lighting, figures and miniature sets

                                A Xenomorph crouches down mouth open in a red hot engine room

                                Alt...A Xenomorph crouches down mouth open in a red hot engine room

                                  [?]A Guy Named Brian (he/him) [He/Him] » 🌐
                                  @GuyNamedBrian@mastodon.social

                                  “In a new feature with Entertainment Weekly, Pluribus creator Vince Gilligan was asked which post-apocalypse scenario he’d choose if the show became real life.”

                                  gizmodo.com/pluribus-vince-gil

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