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Strange Stories
''Strange Stories'' may refer to: * ''Strange Stories'' (magazine), 1939–1941 American pulp magazine * ''Strange Stories'' (film), 1953 British film * ''Strange Stories'' (TV series), 1956 American TV series See also * Strange Tales (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strange Stories (magazine)
''Strange Stories'' was a pulp magazine which ran for thirteen issues from 1939 to 1941. It was edited by Mort Weisinger, who was not credited. Contributors included Robert Bloch, Eric Frank Russell, C. L. Moore, August Derleth, and Henry Kuttner. ''Strange Stories'' was a competitor to the established leader in weird fiction, '' Weird Tales''. With the launch, also in 1939, of the well-received '' Unknown'', ''Strange Stories'' was unable to compete. It ceased publication in 1941 when Weisinger left to edit ''Superman'' comic books. Publication history and contents Fantasy and occult fiction had often appeared in popular magazines before the twentieth century, but the first American magazine to specialize in the genre, '' Weird Tales'', appeared in 1923 and by the 1930s was the genre's industry leader.Weinberg (1985b), pp. 626–628. In 1939, two magazines were launched in the same niche: one was '' Unknown'', from Street & Smith; the other was '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strange Stories (film)
''Strange Stories'' is a 1953 British drama film directed by Don Chaffey and John Guillermin and starring Peter Bull, Naomi Chance and Valentine Dyall.Monaco p.319 It consists of two stories, ''The Strange Mr Bartleby'' and ''The Strange Journey''. The stories were sometimes show individually on television. Cast * Peter Bull as Captain Breen * Naomi Chance as Young woman * Valentine Dyall as Storyteller / Narrator * Helen Horton as Marie * John Laurie as Mr. Bartleby * Norman Shelley as Mr. Gilkie * John Slater as Storyteller / Narrator * Colin Tapley Colin Edward Livingstone Tapley (7 May 1909 – 1 December 1995) was a New Zealand actor in both American and British films. Born in New Zealand, he served in the Royal Air Force and an expedition to Antarctica before winning a Paramount Pictur ... as Charles References Bibliography * James Monaco. ''The Encyclopedia of Film''. Perigee Books, 1991. External links * 1953 films British drama films 1953 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strange Stories (TV Series)
''Strange Stories'' is a 30-minute American television supernatural anthology series which was hosted by Edward Arnold and aired in first-run syndication in 1956. Guest stars included Brian Keith, Vera Miles, Charles Coburn, Spring Byington, and DeForest Kelley Jackson DeForest Kelley (January 20, 1920 – June 11, 1999), known to colleagues as "Dee", was an American actor, screenwriter, poet, and singer. He was known for his roles in Westerns and as Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy of the in the televisio .... External links''Strange Stories'' at CVTA* 1950s American anthology television series 1956 American television series debuts 1956 American television series endings First-run syndicated television programs in the United States {{US-tv-prog-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |