People’s Guide to the Cthulhu Mythos: Cosmic Horror, Lovecraft, Weird Fiction

Science Facts December 1930

VOL. IV, No. 3
CONTENTS
DECEMBER, 1930
COVER DESIGN
H. W. WESSOLOWSKI
Painted in Oils from a Scene in “The Ape-Men of Xlotli.”
SLAVES OF THE DUST
SOPHIE WENZEL ELLIS
295
Fate’s Retribution Was Adequate. There Emerged a Rat with a Man’s Head and Face.
THE PIRATE PLANET
CHARLES W. DIFFIN
310
It is War. Interplanetary War. And on Far-Distant Venus Two Fighting Earthlings Stand Up Against a Whole Planet Run Amuck. (Part Two of a Four-Part Novel.)
THE SEA TERROR
CAPTAIN S. P. MEEK
336
The Trail of Mystery Gold Leads Carnes and Dr. Bird to a Tremendous Monster of the Deep.
GRAY DENIM
HARL VINCENT
354
The Blood of the Van Dorn’s Ran in Karl’s Veins. He Rode the Skies Like an Avenging God.
THE APE-MEN OF XLOTLI
DAVID R. SPARKS
370
A Beautiful Face in the Depths of a Geyser—and Kirby Plunges into a Desperate Mid-Earth Conflict with the Dreadful Feathered Serpent. (A Complete Novelette.)
THE READERS’ CORNER
ALL OF US
421
A Meeting place for Readers of Astounding Stories.
Series 16
The Black Man & Black Pharaoh/ Classes 3(Rouge/Sorcerer/Warlock/Wizard)
The Black Wind & Bloated Woman/Spellcasting
Bringer of Pests & Crawling Mist/Magic Iterms
Dark Demon & Dark Destroyer/Monster Types 1(Aberration/Beast/Celestials/Construct)
Dark One & Dweller in Darkness/Monster by Type 2(Dragon/Elemental/Fey/Fiend)
Eater of Souls & Effigy of Haate/Monster by Type 3(Giant/Humanoid/Magic Monster/Ooze)
The Faceless God & The Floating Horror/Monster by Type4 (Plant/Undead)
God of the Bloody Tongue & Green Man/Traps & Poison
Haunter of the Dark & Horned Man/Conditions & Diseases
Howler in he Darkness & The Kruschtya Equation /Equipment, Armor & Weapons
Lrogg & Many Legged Goat & The Masked Messanger/Objects & Enviroments
Messenger of the Old Ones & Pool of Shadows/The Outer Planes(Upper)
Queen in Red & Set/The Outer Planes(Middle)
Shugoran & Skeletal Horror/The Outer Planes(Lower)
Skinless One & Small Crawler/The Inner Planes
Spiraling Worm & Tezcatlipoca/The Astral Plane
Thing in the Yellow Mask & Thoth/The Feywild
Tick-Tock Man & Wailing Writher/The Shadowfell
Nyogtha and Family/The Far Realms
Othuyeg/Deities & Demi-Planes
The Pallid Mask/D&D Settings
Complete HP Lovecraft 
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Readers Corner 2

Series 16
The Black Man & Black Pharaoh/ Classes 3(Rouge/Sorcerer/Warlock/Wizard)
The Black Wind & Bloated Woman/Spellcasting
Bringer of Pests & Crawling Mist/Magic Iterms
Dark Demon & Dark Destroyer/Monster Types 1(Aberration/Beast/Celestials/Construct)
Dark One & Dweller in Darkness/Monster by Type 2(Dragon/Elemental/Fey/Fiend)
Eater of Souls & Effigy of Haate/Monster by Type 3(Giant/Humanoid/Magic Monster/Ooze)
The Faceless God & The Floating Horror/Monster by Type4 (Plant/Undead)
God of the Bloody Tongue & Green Man/Traps & Poison
Haunter of the Dark & Horned Man/Conditions & Diseases
Howler in he Darkness & The Kruschtya Equation /Equipment, Armor & Weapons
Lrogg & Many Legged Goat & The Masked Messanger/Objects & Enviroments
Messenger of the Old Ones & Pool of Shadows/The Outer Planes(Upper)
Queen in Red & Set/The Outer Planes(Middle)
Shugoran & Skeletal Horror/The Outer Planes(Lower)
Skinless One & Small Crawler/The Inner Planes
Spiraling Worm & Tezcatlipoca/The Astral Plane
Thing in the Yellow Mask & Thoth/The Feywild
Tick-Tock Man & Wailing Writher/The Shadowfell
Nyogtha and Family/The Far Realms
Othuyeg/Deities & Demi-Planes
The Pallid Mask/D&D Settings
Complete HP Lovecraft 
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Slaves of Dust 2

Readers Corner I

Series 16
The Black Man & Black Pharaoh/ Classes 3(Rouge/Sorcerer/Warlock/Wizard)
The Black Wind & Bloated Woman/Spellcasting
Bringer of Pests & Crawling Mist/Magic Iterms
Dark Demon & Dark Destroyer/Monster Types 1(Aberration/Beast/Celestials/Construct)
Dark One & Dweller in Darkness/Monster by Type 2(Dragon/Elemental/Fey/Fiend)
Eater of Souls & Effigy of Haate/Monster by Type 3(Giant/Humanoid/Magic Monster/Ooze)
The Faceless God & The Floating Horror/Monster by Type4 (Plant/Undead)
God of the Bloody Tongue & Green Man/Traps & Poison
Haunter of the Dark & Horned Man/Conditions & Diseases
Howler in he Darkness & The Kruschtya Equation /Equipment, Armor & Weapons
Lrogg & Many Legged Goat & The Masked Messanger/Objects & Enviroments
Messenger of the Old Ones & Pool of Shadows/The Outer Planes(Upper)
Queen in Red & Set/The Outer Planes(Middle)
Shugoran & Skeletal Horror/The Outer Planes(Lower)
Skinless One & Small Crawler/The Inner Planes
Spiraling Worm & Tezcatlipoca/The Astral Plane
Thing in the Yellow Mask & Thoth/The Feywild
Tick-Tock Man & Wailing Writher/The Shadowfell
Nyogtha and Family/The Far Realms
Othuyeg/Deities & Demi-Planes
The Pallid Mask/D&D Settings
Complete HP Lovecraft 
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Slaves of Dust

COVER DESIGN
H. W. WESSOLOWSKI
Painted in Oils from a Scene in “The Ape-Men of Xlotli.”
SLAVES OF THE DUST
SOPHIE WENZEL ELLIS
295
Fate’s Retribution Was Adequate. There Emerged a Rat with a Man’s Head and Face.
THE PIRATE PLANET
CHARLES W. DIFFIN
310
It is War. Interplanetary War. And on Far-Distant Venus Two Fighting Earthlings Stand Up Against a Whole Planet Run Amuck. (Part Two of a Four-Part Novel.)
THE SEA TERROR
CAPTAIN S. P. MEEK
336
The Trail of Mystery Gold Leads Carnes and Dr. Bird to a Tremendous Monster of the Deep.
GRAY DENIM
HARL VINCENT
354
The Blood of the Van Dorn’s Ran in Karl’s Veins. He Rode the Skies Like an Avenging God.
THE APE-MEN OF XLOTLI
DAVID R. SPARKS
370
A Beautiful Face in the Depths of a Geyser—and Kirby Plunges into a Desperate Mid-Earth Conflict with the Dreadful Feathered Serpent. (A Complete Novelette.)
THE READERS’ CORNER
ALL OF US
421
A Meeting place for Readers of Astounding Stories.
Series 16
The Black Man & Black Pharaoh/ Classes 3(Rouge/Sorcerer/Warlock/Wizard)
The Black Wind & Bloated Woman/Spellcasting
Bringer of Pests & Crawling Mist/Magic Iterms
Dark Demon & Dark Destroyer/Monster Types 1(Aberration/Beast/Celestials/Construct)
Dark One & Dweller in Darkness/Monster by Type 2(Dragon/Elemental/Fey/Fiend)
Eater of Souls & Effigy of Haate/Monster by Type 3(Giant/Humanoid/Magic Monster/Ooze)
The Faceless God & The Floating Horror/Monster by Type4 (Plant/Undead)
God of the Bloody Tongue & Green Man/Traps & Poison
Haunter of the Dark & Horned Man/Conditions & Diseases
Howler in he Darkness & The Kruschtya Equation /Equipment, Armor & Weapons
Lrogg & Many Legged Goat & The Masked Messanger/Objects & Enviroments
Messenger of the Old Ones & Pool of Shadows/The Outer Planes(Upper)
Queen in Red & Set/The Outer Planes(Middle)
Shugoran & Skeletal Horror/The Outer Planes(Lower)
Skinless One & Small Crawler/The Inner Planes
Spiraling Worm & Tezcatlipoca/The Astral Plane
Thing in the Yellow Mask & Thoth/The Feywild
Tick-Tock Man & Wailing Writher/The Shadowfell
Nyogtha and Family/The Far Realms
Othuyeg/Deities & Demi-Planes
The Pallid Mask/D&D Settings
Complete HP Lovecraft 
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Vagabonds of Space V

Series 16
The Black Man & Black Pharaoh/ Classes 3(Rouge/Sorcerer/Warlock/Wizard)
The Black Wind & Bloated Woman/Spellcasting
Bringer of Pests & Crawling Mist/Magic Iterms
Dark Demon & Dark Destroyer/Monster Types 1(Aberration/Beast/Celestials/Construct)
Dark One & Dweller in Darkness/Monster by Type 2(Dragon/Elemental/Fey/Fiend)
Eater of Souls & Effigy of Haate/Monster by Type 3(Giant/Humanoid/Magic Monster/Ooze)
The Faceless God & The Floating Horror/Monster by Type4 (Plant/Undead)
God of the Bloody Tongue & Green Man/Traps & Poison
Haunter of the Dark & Horned Man/Conditions & Diseases
Howler in he Darkness & The Kruschtya Equation /Equipment, Armor & Weapons
Lrogg & Many Legged Goat & The Masked Messanger/Objects & Enviroments
Messenger of the Old Ones & Pool of Shadows/The Outer Planes(Upper)
Queen in Red & Set/The Outer Planes(Middle)
Shugoran & Skeletal Horror/The Outer Planes(Lower)
Skinless One & Small Crawler/The Inner Planes
Spiraling Worm & Tezcatlipoca/The Astral Plane
Thing in the Yellow Mask & Thoth/The Feywild
Tick-Tock Man & Wailing Writher/The Shadowfell
Nyogtha and Family/The Far Realms
Othuyeg/Deities & Demi-Planes
The Pallid Mask/D&D Settings
Complete HP Lovecraft 
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Vagabonds of Space IV

Series 16
The Black Man & Black Pharaoh/ Classes 3(Rouge/Sorcerer/Warlock/Wizard)
The Black Wind & Bloated Woman/Spellcasting
Bringer of Pests & Crawling Mist/Magic Iterms
Dark Demon & Dark Destroyer/Monster Types 1(Aberration/Beast/Celestials/Construct)
Dark One & Dweller in Darkness/Monster by Type 2(Dragon/Elemental/Fey/Fiend)
Eater of Souls & Effigy of Haate/Monster by Type 3(Giant/Humanoid/Magic Monster/Ooze)
The Faceless God & The Floating Horror/Monster by Type4 (Plant/Undead)
God of the Bloody Tongue & Green Man/Traps & Poison
Haunter of the Dark & Horned Man/Conditions & Diseases
Howler in he Darkness & The Kruschtya Equation /Equipment, Armor & Weapons
Lrogg & Many Legged Goat & The Masked Messanger/Objects & Enviroments
Messenger of the Old Ones & Pool of Shadows/The Outer Planes(Upper)
Queen in Red & Set/The Outer Planes(Middle)
Shugoran & Skeletal Horror/The Outer Planes(Lower)
Skinless One & Small Crawler/The Inner Planes
Spiraling Worm & Tezcatlipoca/The Astral Plane
Thing in the Yellow Mask & Thoth/The Feywild
Tick-Tock Man & Wailing Writher/The Shadowfell
Nyogtha and Family/The Far Realms
Othuyeg/Deities & Demi-Planes
The Pallid Mask/D&D Settings
Complete HP Lovecraft 
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Nyarlathotep 13/Chris McMillan/D&D Traps & Poison

Chris McMillan & Shadow Over Portland
Series 16
The Black Man & Black Pharaoh/ Classes 3(Rouge/Sorcerer/Warlock/Wizard)
The Black Wind & Bloated Woman/Spellcasting
Bringer of Pests & Crawling Mist/Magic Iterms
Dark Demon & Dark Destroyer/Monster Types 1(Aberration/Beast/Celestials/Construct)
Dark One & Dweller in Darkness/Monster by Type 2(Dragon/Elemental/Fey/Fiend)
Eater of Souls & Effigy of Haate/Monster by Type 3(Giant/Humanoid/Magic Monster/Ooze)
The Faceless God & The Floating Horror/Monster by Type4 (Plant/Undead)
God of the Bloody Tongue & Green Man/Traps & Poison
Haunter of the Dark & Horned Man/Conditions & Diseases
Howler in he Darkness & The Kruschtya Equation /Equipment, Armor & Weapons
Lrogg & Many Legged Goat & The Masked Messanger/Objects & Enviroments
Messenger of the Old Ones & Pool of Shadows/The Outer Planes(Upper)
Queen in Red & Set/The Outer Planes(Middle)
Shugoran & Skeletal Horror/The Outer Planes(Lower)
Skinless One & Small Crawler/The Inner Planes
Spiraling Worm & Tezcatlipoca/The Astral Plane
Thing in the Yellow Mask & Thoth/The Feywild
Tick-Tock Man & Wailing Writher/The Shadowfell
Nyogtha and Family/The Far Realms
Othuyeg/Deities & Demi-Planes
The Pallid Mask/D&D Settings
Complete HP Lovecraft 
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Vagabonds of Space 3

Series 16
The Black Man & Black Pharaoh/ Classes 3(Rouge/Sorcerer/Warlock/Wizard)
The Black Wind & Bloated Woman/Spellcasting
Bringer of Pests & Crawling Mist/Magic Iterms
Dark Demon & Dark Destroyer/Monster Types 1(Aberration/Beast/Celestials/Construct)
Dark One & Dweller in Darkness/Monster by Type 2(Dragon/Elemental/Fey/Fiend)
Eater of Souls & Effigy of Haate/Monster by Type 3(Giant/Humanoid/Magic Monster/Ooze)
The Faceless God & The Floating Horror/Monster by Type4 (Plant/Undead)
God of the Bloody Tongue & Green Man/Traps & Poison
Haunter of the Dark & Horned Man/Conditions & Diseases
Howler in he Darkness & The Kruschtya Equation /Equipment, Armor & Weapons
Lrogg & Many Legged Goat & The Masked Messanger/Objects & Enviroments
Messenger of the Old Ones & Pool of Shadows/The Outer Planes(Upper)
Queen in Red & Set/The Outer Planes(Middle)
Shugoran & Skeletal Horror/The Outer Planes(Lower)
Skinless One & Small Crawler/The Inner Planes
Spiraling Worm & Tezcatlipoca/The Astral Plane
Thing in the Yellow Mask & Thoth/The Feywild
Tick-Tock Man & Wailing Writher/The Shadowfell
Nyogtha and Family/The Far Realms
Othuyeg/Deities & Demi-Planes
The Pallid Mask/D&D Settings
Complete HP Lovecraft 
Sponsored by:
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Vagabonds of Space II

 
Series 16
The Black Man & Black Pharaoh/ Classes 3(Rouge/Sorcerer/Warlock/Wizard)
The Black Wind & Bloated Woman/Spellcasting
Bringer of Pests & Crawling Mist/Magic Iterms
Dark Demon & Dark Destroyer/Monster Types 1(Aberration/Beast/Celestials/Construct)
Dark One & Dweller in Darkness/Monster by Type 2(Dragon/Elemental/Fey/Fiend)
Eater of Souls & Effigy of Haate/Monster by Type 3(Giant/Humanoid/Magic Monster/Ooze)
The Faceless God & The Floating Horror/Monster by Type4 (Plant/Undead)
God of the Bloody Tongue & Green Man/Traps & Poison
Haunter of the Dark & Horned Man/Conditions & Diseases
Howler in he Darkness & The Kruschtya Equation /Equipment, Armor & Weapons
Lrogg & Many Legged Goat & The Masked Messanger/Objects & Enviroments
Messenger of the Old Ones & Pool of Shadows/The Outer Planes(Upper)
Queen in Red & Set/The Outer Planes(Middle)
Shugoran & Skeletal Horror/The Outer Planes(Lower)
Skinless One & Small Crawler/The Inner Planes
Spiraling Worm & Tezcatlipoca/The Astral Plane
Thing in the Yellow Mask & Thoth/The Feywild
Tick-Tock Man & Wailing Writher/The Shadowfell
Nyogtha and Family/The Far Realms
Othuyeg/Deities & Demi-Planes
The Pallid Mask/D&D Settings
Complete HP Lovecraft 
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Vagabonds of Space I

 
Series 16
The Black Man & Black Pharaoh/ Classes 3(Rouge/Sorcerer/Warlock/Wizard)
The Black Wind & Bloated Woman/Spellcasting
Bringer of Pests & Crawling Mist/Magic Iterms
Dark Demon & Dark Destroyer/Monster Types 1(Aberration/Beast/Celestials/Construct)
Dark One & Dweller in Darkness/Monster by Type 2(Dragon/Elemental/Fey/Fiend)
Eater of Souls & Effigy of Haate/Monster by Type 3(Giant/Humanoid/Magic Monster/Ooze)
The Faceless God & The Floating Horror/Monster by Type4 (Plant/Undead)
God of the Bloody Tongue & Green Man/Traps & Poison
Haunter of the Dark & Horned Man/Conditions & Diseases
Howler in he Darkness & The Kruschtya Equation /Equipment, Armor & Weapons
Lrogg & Many Legged Goat & The Masked Messanger/Objects & Enviroments
Messenger of the Old Ones & Pool of Shadows/The Outer Planes(Upper)
Queen in Red & Set/The Outer Planes(Middle)
Shugoran & Skeletal Horror/The Outer Planes(Lower)
Skinless One & Small Crawler/The Inner Planes
Spiraling Worm & Tezcatlipoca/The Astral Plane
Thing in the Yellow Mask & Thoth/The Feywild
Tick-Tock Man & Wailing Writher/The Shadowfell
Nyogtha and Family/The Far Realms
Othuyeg/Deities & Demi-Planes
The Pallid Mask/D&D Settings
Complete HP Lovecraft 
Sponsored by:
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Jetta 14

 
Series 16
The Black Man & Black Pharaoh/ Classes 3(Rouge/Sorcerer/Warlock/Wizard)
The Black Wind & Bloated Woman/Spellcasting
Bringer of Pests & Crawling Mist/Magic Iterms
Dark Demon & Dark Destroyer/Monster Types 1(Aberration/Beast/Celestials/Construct)
Dark One & Dweller in Darkness/Monster by Type 2(Dragon/Elemental/Fey/Fiend)
Eater of Souls & Effigy of Haate/Monster by Type 3(Giant/Humanoid/Magic Monster/Ooze)
The Faceless God & The Floating Horror/Monster by Type4 (Plant/Undead)
God of the Bloody Tongue & Green Man/Traps & Poison
Haunter of the Dark & Horned Man/Conditions & Diseases
Howler in he Darkness & The Kruschtya Equation /Equipment, Armor & Weapons
Lrogg & Many Legged Goat & The Masked Messanger/Objects & Enviroments
Messenger of the Old Ones & Pool of Shadows/The Outer Planes(Upper)
Queen in Red & Set/The Outer Planes(Middle)
Shugoran & Skeletal Horror/The Outer Planes(Lower)
Skinless One & Small Crawler/The Inner Planes
Spiraling Worm & Tezcatlipoca/The Astral Plane
Thing in the Yellow Mask & Thoth/The Feywild
Tick-Tock Man & Wailing Writher/The Shadowfell
Nyogtha and Family/The Far Realms
Othuyeg/Deities & Demi-Planes
The Pallid Mask/D&D Settings
Complete HP Lovecraft 
Sponsored by:
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