Horror Story

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As is evident from the image, this is the cover of an issue of the vintage magazine Horror Stories. The visible cover text reads “Horror Stories. Daughter of Dark Desire: Long Mystery-Horror Novel by Norvell W. Page. The Bus Death Drove: Spine-Tingling Horror Novelette by Wayne Rogers. James – Sperry – Burns.” This particular issue is the April-May issue dating from, according to this page, 1937. The cover art is by artist John Drew, according to this biographical sketch page that includes the art via a 1937-04 Horror Stories link. This auction listing details the stories in the magazine that are not identified on the cover, and additionally confirms the John Drew cover art attribution.
Image provenance by Bacchus at Erosblog.

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