The fourth issue of Arkham Tales (dated August 2009) is now available. The free, quarterly pdf magazine is “devoted to ‘weird’ fiction: supernatural suspense and adventure stories informed by (though not imitative of) the pulp fiction of the early 20th century.” It is offered in two formats: one optimized for reading on screen, and one optimized for printing.
Edited by Nathan Shumate, with the assistance of Crispin Burnham and Christopher Jackson, the 98-page issue contains:
Short Stories:
“Haunt Squad” by Maurissa Guibord
“A Tale of Two Wizards” by Larry Hodges
“Adrift with a Bone Die” by Michael Anthony
“In the Shadow of Uluru” by Paula R. Stiles
“Lunchbox” by Alex Sivier
“The Last Watcher” by Lee Pletzers
“Signs and Hortense” by Fraser Sherman
Departments:Editorial: “Keel and Lovecraft”
Contributor Notes
The cover art, “Mystic Woods”, is by Jeff Ward.