Black Cat Weekly #216

This issue, we have our third of four Halloween issues. (Have I mentioned it’s our favorite season? You should see how the outside of our house is decorated… We have 2 giant black cat blowups, corgis in witch hats with pumpkins, and a life-sized blowup hearse.) So of course, this issue we have witches, ghosts, and mystery galore! (No corgis...yet.) Not to mention a quest for the Holy Grail, obsession, detectives (amateur and pro), and a maze where Halloween never ends. In short, something fun for every reader.

Here’s the complete lineup—

Cover Art: Ron Miller

NOVELS

The Porcelain Mask, by Johnston McCulley

   The creator of Zorro turns his deft hand to a pulp mystery novel.

A Man Obsessed, by Alan E. Nourse

   His all-consuming drive for revenge led him to join the Mercy Men…

Armed with Madness, by Mary Butts

   A jazz-age retelling of the Quest for the Holy Grail (but no SPAM)…

SOLVE-IT-YOURSELF MYSTERY

“What’s At Stake?” by Hal Charles

   Can you solve the mystery before the detective? All the clues are there!

SHORT STORIES

“El Ocho de Agosto,” by Tom Larsen [Michael Bracken Presents short story]

   A PI’s past returns with a vengeance…and a deadline.

“Give the Gift of Murder,” by Robert Lopresti

   A fundraiser finds her billionaire donor dead. Did he sign the papers?

“Only Three,” by Anna Scotti

   A kind woman helps a stranger. His strange gift will change her life.

“Hickory, Dickory, Death!” by Ray Cummings

   A man is stabbed in his study. All the clues are phony. Or are they?

“Where Halloween Never Ends,” by Phil Giunta

   To escape her grief, she enters a maze. But her past is waiting…

“The Necromancers of Rainsville, Alabama,” by Amelia Dee Mueller

   A swamp witch’s death pits her twin daughters against each other.

“A Ghost in Court,” by Anonymous

   A ghost reveals buried gold, sparking a bizarre courtroom battle.