Thrill Book Vol. I No. 5, May 1, 1919 cover art

Thrill Book Vol. I No. 5, May 1, 1919

Thrill Book Vol. I No. 5, May 1, 1919

Written by: Frederick Booth Harold Hersey Greye La Spina Ronald Oliphant Seabury Quinn Chester L. Saxby Perley Poore Sheehan Raymond Smiley Spears
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Welcome to Issue #5 of the exciting and influential pulp magazine The Thrill Book, a noted precursor to the mighty Weird Tales! In this issue, we conclude the haunting "Down the Coast of Shadows", we take to the salty seas in the first part of "The Devil's Own", we solve a thrilling mystery with "Nothing But Dust" and and we head up into the wilderness on "The One-Man Log Drive". Plus included is the horrific tale of a stone god come to life in "The Stone Image" by frequent Weird Tales contributor Seabury Quinn. All this and more await in the exciting pages of The Thrill Book! (Summary by Ben Tucker)Copyright Action&Adventure Fiction Genre Art True Crime
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