Weird Tales, Vol. VII, No. 2

This February 1926 issue of Weird Tales presents an eclectic mix of supernatural and scientific fiction. The featured story is "Red Ether" by Pettersen Marzoni, a two-part scientific romance involving death-dealing rays. The narrative follows Douglas Blandon in Tennessee, whose radio picks up mysterious hourly transmissions culminating in an ominous message: "April sixth 10 p.m." The cryptic broadcast, repeated nationwide at increasingly dramatic moments, eventually delivers a formal announcement to America and the world, establishing the story's suspenseful premise.

The issue also contains "The Isle of Missing Ships" by Seabury Quinn, a complete novelette featuring pirates, cannibals, and a giant octopus; "The Word of Santiago" by E. Hoffmann Price; and "The Avenging Hand" by Roy Wallace Davis involving weird surgery and manlike beasts. Additional contents include ghost stories, poetry, an occult serial, reprints of classic weird fiction, and H.P. Lovecraft's fantasy tale "The Cats of Ulthar."