Prequel iv: March 1926 Part 4 — Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe!

Welcome to our FOURTH prequel episode! On this fourth episode of Century Read, Non-Euclidian Kris Jerome, Cyclopean Kris Puterbagh, Cthonian Finn J.D. John and Darksome Marcus Axford continue their exploration of the MARCH 1926 issue of WEIRD TALES Magazine!It's DARKSOME MARCUS's turn to start us off with his favourite story from this month's issue of the magazine:MASK OF THE RED DEATHby EDGAR ALLAN POE(published on Page 360 of this issue; reading by Darksome Marcus)———After that comes the episode's featured poem:THE RUTTED ROADby H.P. LOVECRAFT(Reading by Cthonian Finn)———Finally, we cap off the show with letters to the editor, including a fake one we have snuck in. Can you guess which one? Let us know, and we'll give you a shoutout on a future show!Along the way, we'll do some fake "sponsorship ad reads" for our favourites among the hucksters, swindlers, and morally-questionable entrepreneurs whose hilarious and sometimes inappropriate advertisements appeared in the back pages of this issue, hawking everything from telekinesis lessons to .32 automatics (and, in this episode, a "lucky ring" that seems obviously intended to be worn on ... er ... a gentleman's nether appendage) all available through the mail (in plain brown wrappers, no doubt).Join us!(This episode is the FOURTH of FOUR episodes working from the March 1929 issue.)