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“A Study in Darkness”
A rat idol and a strange color theory. The color theory part doesn’t quite work, but I like the rat idol. Originally published in the October 1939 issue of Strange Stories.
“Mive”
An ominous marsh hides dangerous fauna. Creepy goodness in a very short story. First published in the Fall 1928 issue of the Minnesota Quarterly and then reprinted in the January 1932 issue of Weird Tales.
— Nov 17, 2025 08:17PM
A rat idol and a strange color theory. The color theory part doesn’t quite work, but I like the rat idol. Originally published in the October 1939 issue of Strange Stories.
“Mive”
An ominous marsh hides dangerous fauna. Creepy goodness in a very short story. First published in the Fall 1928 issue of the Minnesota Quarterly and then reprinted in the January 1932 issue of Weird Tales.
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NOLA Bert
is on page 283 of 300
“The Face in the Wind”
An excellent weird tale set in England. The marsh outside the gates of Royalton Manor holds a menace that is stalking human prey. I like the consistency of Jacobi using Marshland as a haven of evil. Originally published in the April 1936 issue of Weird Tales.
— Nov 19, 2025 08:31PM
An excellent weird tale set in England. The marsh outside the gates of Royalton Manor holds a menace that is stalking human prey. I like the consistency of Jacobi using Marshland as a haven of evil. Originally published in the April 1936 issue of Weird Tales.
NOLA Bert
is on page 260 of 300
“Writing on the Wall”
Somewhat similar to the “Cosmic Teletype,” except that in this case messages from a distant planet are being received via the subconscious in doodlings that are then enhanced by a psychologist who has invented a thought amplifier machine. The ending paragraph is quite cynical. Originally published as “The Cosmic Doodler” in the Fall 1944 issue of Startling Stories.
— Nov 18, 2025 08:13PM
Somewhat similar to the “Cosmic Teletype,” except that in this case messages from a distant planet are being received via the subconscious in doodlings that are then enhanced by a psychologist who has invented a thought amplifier machine. The ending paragraph is quite cynical. Originally published as “The Cosmic Doodler” in the Fall 1944 issue of Startling Stories.
NOLA Bert
is on page 222 of 300
“Cosmic Teletype”
An inventor makes a machine capable of receiving and sending messages to distant planets. He receives an unsettling message. Originally published in the October 1938 issue of Thrilling Wonder Stories.
“A Pair of Swords”
A museum tour of historical weapons comes alive for a visitor but not from the docent’s lecture. Originally published in the August 1933 issue of Weird Tales.
— Nov 16, 2025 08:18PM
An inventor makes a machine capable of receiving and sending messages to distant planets. He receives an unsettling message. Originally published in the October 1938 issue of Thrilling Wonder Stories.
“A Pair of Swords”
A museum tour of historical weapons comes alive for a visitor but not from the docent’s lecture. Originally published in the August 1933 issue of Weird Tales.
NOLA Bert
is on page 202 of 300
“Carnaby’s Fish”
Something ominous is out on Phillip’s Lake. Be careful, it just might lure you to the shoreline. An excellent weird tale. Originally published in the July 1945 issue of Weird Tales.
“The King and the Knave”
A tale of revenge using a cursed item. Originally published as “The Devil Deals” in the April 1938 issue of Weird Tales.
— Nov 12, 2025 08:20PM
Something ominous is out on Phillip’s Lake. Be careful, it just might lure you to the shoreline. An excellent weird tale. Originally published in the July 1945 issue of Weird Tales.
“The King and the Knave”
A tale of revenge using a cursed item. Originally published as “The Devil Deals” in the April 1938 issue of Weird Tales.
NOLA Bert
is on page 183 of 300
“The Digging at Pistol Key”
A story set in Trinidad and involving an Obeah curse. This one had a satisfying ending. Originally published in the July 1947 issue of Weird Tales.
“Moss Island”
A strange story set on an uninhabited New England island. The vegetation is unusual as is the narrator’s discovery. Originally published in the Winter 1932 issue of Amazing Stories Quarterly.
— Nov 11, 2025 08:40PM
A story set in Trinidad and involving an Obeah curse. This one had a satisfying ending. Originally published in the July 1947 issue of Weird Tales.
“Moss Island”
A strange story set on an uninhabited New England island. The vegetation is unusual as is the narrator’s discovery. Originally published in the Winter 1932 issue of Amazing Stories Quarterly.
NOLA Bert
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“Sagasta’s Last”
The mystery of a sister’s death becomes revealed through spectral images viewed through a telescope. Originally published in the August 1939 issue of Strange Stories.
“The Tomb From Beyond”
An excellent, Lovecraft-like tale of a lost civilization, sea monsters, and strange artifacts. There is a nod to a science-like explanation for the weirdness, but it’s minimal.
— Nov 09, 2025 08:40PM
The mystery of a sister’s death becomes revealed through spectral images viewed through a telescope. Originally published in the August 1939 issue of Strange Stories.
“The Tomb From Beyond”
An excellent, Lovecraft-like tale of a lost civilization, sea monsters, and strange artifacts. There is a nod to a science-like explanation for the weirdness, but it’s minimal.
NOLA Bert
is on page 132 of 300
“The Last Drive”
A creepy short story about a delivery driver whose cargo is a casket and a dead man. Originally published in the June 1933 issue of Weird Tales.
“The Spectral Pistol”
An atmospheric werewolf tale set in England. Originally published in the May 1941 issue of Weird Tales.
— Nov 05, 2025 08:20PM
A creepy short story about a delivery driver whose cargo is a casket and a dead man. Originally published in the June 1933 issue of Weird Tales.
“The Spectral Pistol”
An atmospheric werewolf tale set in England. Originally published in the May 1941 issue of Weird Tales.
NOLA Bert
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“The Satanic Piano”
Kind of a mad scientist story, but including black magic, mesmerism, and telepathy. A piano that can register, play, and record the musical thoughts of a composer could be even better if it could compose music on its own. Originally published in the May 1934 issue of Weird Tales.
— Nov 04, 2025 08:33PM
Kind of a mad scientist story, but including black magic, mesmerism, and telepathy. A piano that can register, play, and record the musical thoughts of a composer could be even better if it could compose music on its own. Originally published in the May 1934 issue of Weird Tales.
NOLA Bert
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“Canal”
A sci-fi story! I didn’t know Jacobi also wrote sci-fi. This one is a pretty good mystery/Martian caper, involving an ancient Martian canal and a supposed valuable lode. Unfortunately, it ends rather abruptly and unsatisfyingly. Originally published in the Spring 1944 issue of Startling Stories.
— Nov 03, 2025 08:25PM
A sci-fi story! I didn’t know Jacobi also wrote sci-fi. This one is a pretty good mystery/Martian caper, involving an ancient Martian canal and a supposed valuable lode. Unfortunately, it ends rather abruptly and unsatisfyingly. Originally published in the Spring 1944 issue of Startling Stories.
NOLA Bert
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“The Coach on the Ring”
A good, old European ghost story. It concerns a coach pulled by six horses, fashioned on the cameo of a ring. Originally published in the January 1932 issue of Ghost Stories.
“The Kite”
A black magic Tibetan curse story set in Borneo. Like a voodoo curse, but in Asia. Originally published in the June 1937 issue of Thrilling Mystery.
— Nov 02, 2025 08:15PM
A good, old European ghost story. It concerns a coach pulled by six horses, fashioned on the cameo of a ring. Originally published in the January 1932 issue of Ghost Stories.
“The Kite”
A black magic Tibetan curse story set in Borneo. Like a voodoo curse, but in Asia. Originally published in the June 1937 issue of Thrilling Mystery.
