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Arthur J. Burks (1898–1974)

Author of Black Medicine

45+ Works 111 Members 1 Review

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Includes the names: Arthur Burks, Arthur J Burks, Estil Critchie

Series

Works by Arthur J. Burks

Black Medicine (1967) 24 copies
Bells above the Amazon (1951) 8 copies
The Mind Master (2010) 7 copies
Lords of the Stratosphere (2010) 6 copies
Masters of the Weird Tale: Arthur J. Burks (2018) 4 copies
Cathedral of Horror and Other Stories (2014) 4 copies
Grottos of Chinatown: The Dorus Noel Stories (2009) 4 copies
Marvel Tales [1939-12] (2006) 3 copies
Masters of Horror, Vol. Four, Arthur J. Burks, The Wizard of Weird Tales (2022) 3 copies
Pulp Adventures #16 (2015) 3 copies
Lovecrafts dunkle Idole - Band I & II: Horrorgeschichten (2018) 3 copies, 1 review
Mystery Tales - December 1939 (2005) 2 copies
This is Your Story (1967) 2 copies
United littles; the story of the Needleword Guild of America (1955) 2 copies
Look Behind You (1954) 2 copies
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Associated Works

100 Ghastly Little Ghost Stories (1993) — Contributor — 377 copies, 4 reviews
Weird Tales: 32 Unearthed Terrors (1988) — Contributor — 149 copies, 1 review
The Moon is Hell [collection] (1951) — some editions — 123 copies, 3 reviews
Weird Vampire Tales: 30 Blood-Chilling Stories from the Weird Fiction Pulps (1992) — Contributor — 98 copies, 3 reviews
Zombies! Zombies! Zombies! (2011) — Contributor — 91 copies, 1 review
H.P. Lovecraft's Favorite Weird Tales (2005) — Contributor — 88 copies, 3 reviews
Tough Guys and Dangerous Dames (1993) — Contributor — 79 copies, 2 reviews
The Science Fiction Megapack: 25 Classic Science Fiction Stories by Masters (2011) — Author — 65 copies, 3 reviews
100 Fiendish Little Frightmares (1997) — Contributor — 49 copies, 2 reviews
Arkham's Masters of Horror: A 60th Anniversary Anthology Retrospective of the First 30 Years of Arkham House (2000) — Contributor — 48 copies, 1 review
Who knocks? (1946) — Contributor — 39 copies, 1 review
The Evil People (1968) — Contributor — 39 copies
Great American Ghost Stories (1991) — Contributor — 37 copies
Sea-Cursed: Thirty Terrifying Tales of the Deep (1994) — Contributor — 36 copies
The Ghost of Fear and Others: H. P. Lovecraft's Favorite Stories Vol.1 (2014) — Contributor — 27 copies
Western Ghosts (1990) — Contributor — 17 copies
Astounding Stories 1930 04 (2012) — Contributor — 14 copies
Weird Tales: The Best of the 1920s — Contributor — 14 copies
Great American Ghost Stories: Volume 2 (1993) — Contributor — 13 copies, 1 review
Astounding Stories 1930 07 (1930) — Contributor — 10 copies
Rainbow Fantasia: 35 Spectrumatic Tales of Wonder (2001) — Contributor — 8 copies, 1 review
I can't sleep at night: 13 weird tales (1966) — Contributor — 6 copies
Astounding Stories 1931 06 (2020) — Contributor — 5 copies
Astounding Stories 1937 11 (1937) — Contributor — 4 copies
By Daylight Only (1929) — Contributor — 3 copies
Weird Tales Volume 21 Number 1, January 1933 — Contributor — 2 copies
Weird Tales Volume 42 Number 2, January 1950 (1950) — Contributor — 2 copies
Magazine of Horror Vol.1 No.3, February 1964, Whole Number 3 (1964) — Contributor — 1 copy
Weird Tales Volume 42 Number 1, November 1949 — Contributor — 1 copy

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Canonical name
Burks, Arthur J.
Birthdate
1898-09-13
Date of death
1974-05-13
Gender
male
Occupations
marine officer
pulp fiction writer
Organizations
United States Marine Corps
Short biography
American Marine colonel and pulp fiction writer
Nationality
USA
Birthplace
Waterville, Washington, USA
Place of death
Paradise, Pennsylvania, USA
Associated Place (for map)
USA

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Lovecrafts dunkle Idole - Band I & II: Horrorgeschichten by Frank Festa
Meistes eher durchschnittlich, manches wirklich gut. Aber oft heftig rassistisch, insbesondere die Afrika-Storys.
Jun 27, 2025German

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Works
45
Also by
29
Members
111
Popularity
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Rating
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Reviews
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ISBNs
37
Languages
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