Written by Charles D. Hornig
The Fantasy Fan November 1934
by Charles D. HornigOnce upon a time, a year ago last summer, to be more specific, I had money to burn, but rather than burn it, I decided to launch an attack upon the fantasy-loving public in the form of a fan magazine. You've guessed it—the result was none other than THE FANTASY FAN. I placed enough capital in the venture to start it off. Needless to say, I was disa..
The Fantasy Fan, Volume 1, Number 9, May 1934
by Charles D. HornigThe Fantasy Fan, Volume 1, Number 9, May 1934 , a fun filled fantasy magazine. Again Munro appeared in response to the captain's call. "I've inquired of the first mate, sir," he said, "as to our bearings. He has no idea where we are. He's asked the radio operator to broadcast to see what he can get. We are somewhere about the Moluccas, he thinks, o..
The Fantasy Fan, Volume 1, Number 10, June 1934
by Charles D. HornigHorrible beyond conception was the change which had taken place in my best friend, Crawford Tillinghast. I had not seen him since that day, two months and a half before, when he had told me toward what goal his physical and metaphysical researches were leading; when he had answered my awed and almost frightened remonstrances by driving me from his ..
The Fantasy Fan, Volume 1, Number 12, August 1934
by Charles D. HornigWe have two things to say before we present the letters from our readers. First, we wish to thank Farnsworth Wright, thank him a thousand times, for placing a paragraph telling all about THE FANTASY FAN, giving our address, in the Eyrie columns of the September Weird Tales. This will really let the readers of Weird Tales know of the existence of ou..
The Fantasy Fan , Volume 2, Number 1, September 1934
by Charles D. HornigJust because there are no stories in this issue is no indication that we have ceased to publish them. During the past year we have given you brand-new masterpieces by the inimitable Clark Ashton Smith, H. P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard, August W. Derleth, Eando Binder, R. H. Barlow, and other great writers, and have many on hand to use during the m..
The Fantasy Fan, Volume 2, Number 2, October 1934
by Charles D. HornigWith this issue, we are dedicating each number to someone or something. H. P. Lovecraft, one of the greatest writers of the weird alive today, well deserves the honor of being the first, with a story and long instalment of his "Supernatural Horror in Literature" for October. The November issue will be dedicated to Clark Ashton Smith, December to Ed..
The Fantasy Fan, Volume 2, Number 5, January 1935
by Charles D. HornigArthur B. Reeve, creator of the famous scientific-sleuth, Craig Kennedy, makes his bow to Weird Tales readers with a novelette in the May issue!... Jack Binder, brother of the popular author Eando Binder, will do most of the illustrating for Weird commencing with the April number.... C. L. Moore has pulled a "Clark Ashton Smith" and has drawn the i..
The Fantasy Fan, Volume 2, Number 6, February 1935
by Charles D. HornigThis, the February 1935 number, is the last issue of THE FANTASY FAN. The life of TFF has extended over exactly one and a half years—since September 1933, and during that time we have learned that there are not enough lovers of weird fiction who are interested enough in the subject to pay for a fan magazine. We may call it an experiment that failed..