Back in 2019, we read Henry Kuttner's twist-ending story "Masquerade," a tale I wasn't crazy about but which was admired by anthologists and even the people who produce TV programs. "Masquerade" debuted in the May 1942 issue of Weird Tales, an issue which has three other stories the MPorcius Fiction Log staff is curious about, so let's take some time to check them out.But before we get to the fiction, I am going to recommend you look at this issue of Weird Tales even if you couldn't care less about Henry Kuttner, Robert Bloch, Dorothy Quick or Malcolm Jameson, because this issue is chock full of striking illustrations by Hannes Bok and Boris Dolgov. Skeletons! Male and female nudes! A woman being strangled! Reptilian monsters! Ships in the moonlight! Evocative architecture! McIlwraith got some stellar work out these guys for this issue, work that deserves to be widely known among fans of horror and fantasy illustration. "The Enchanted River" by Dorothy QuickThis will be the sixth…
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