April 1926 Part 1 of 4: Tier-list ranking all the stories in Weird Tales this month a century ago! episode artwork

EPISODE · Apr 14, 2026 · 1H 9M

April 1926 Part 1 of 4: Tier-list ranking all the stories in Weird Tales this month a century ago!

from Century Read: Weird Tales Magazine exactly 100 years ago!

EPISODE ONE: The inception!Century Read Weird Tales is the podcast in which we hop in the corporate DMC-12 and zoom 100 years back in time and then buy a copy of Weird Tales Magazine, fresh off the press, and, after reading it, do a tier-list ranking of all the stories inside. How well crafted were they? How well do they hold up, 100 years later?We're four pre-war pulp fans on a journey through one of the pulps that made the twenties roar, reading all the stories so you don't have to, along with some fantastic ads for stuff like "books for men," telekinesis lessons, and .32 automatics sold by mail on a "COD — send no money now" basis. Join us!IN THIS EPISODE:WOLFSHEAD, by Robert E. Howard: "An Evil Something Wrought Frightful Death."THE OUTSIDER, by H.P. Lovecraft: "An Outre Masterpiece — One of the Strangest Stories Ever Written."THE CONTRA-TALISMAN, by George Ballard Bowers: "A Tale of Filipino Superstition — and an Anting-Anting."THE HOODED DEATH, by Joel Martin Nichols Jr.: "Two Milk-White Cobras Guard the Jewels of the Temple."COMING NEXT WEEK in Episode 2:OUT OF THE MISTS OF TIME, by William Benton Frazier: "A Terrible Doom Rolled out from the Fogs of Antiquity."KNIGHTS OF THE RED OWL, by Elwin J. Owens: "A Portly Businessman Undergoes a Wild Night of Terror."THE DERELICT MINE, PART 1, by Frank A. Mochnant: "Three-part Mystery Serial, Which Rises to a Ghastly Climax."TEETH, by Galen C. Colin: "Old Ling Foo Plans a Terrible Revenge on his Daughter's Lover."

Episode metadata supplied by the publisher feed · Published Apr 14, 2026

Embed this episode

Ready to play

April 1926 Part 1 of 4: Tier-list ranking all the stories in Weird Tales this month a century ago!

0:00 1:09:32

No transcript for this episode yet

We transcribe on demand. Request one and we'll notify you when it's ready — usually under 10 minutes.

No similar episodes found.

No similar podcasts found.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is this episode of Century Read: Weird Tales Magazine exactly 100 years ago!?

This episode is 1 hour and 9 minutes long.

When was this Century Read: Weird Tales Magazine exactly 100 years ago! episode published?

This episode was published on April 14, 2026.

Can I download this Century Read: Weird Tales Magazine exactly 100 years ago! episode?

Yes. Use the download control on the episode player to save the publisher-provided media file.
URL copied to clipboard!