Magazine of Horror #17

Magazine of Horror Contents This issue features four horror and supernatural tales. "A Sense of Crawling" by Robert Edmond Aker depicts an unexplained invasion of skin sensations. Wallace West's "The Laughing Duke" presents a medieval romance and intrigue centered on Duke Robert of Orthow, involving a disguised noblewoman named Dorothy who travels cross-dressing as a youth and masters swordsmanship with a Spanish rapier. Robert E. Howard contributes "Dermod's Bane," while Frank Aubrey's "The Spell of the Sword" is reprinted with scholarly introduction by Sam Moskowitz regarding the author's true identity. Henry S. Whitehead's "Williamson" appears as a shorter work. Victor Rousseau's novella "The Curse of Amen-Ra" forms the centerpiece, involving Egyptian mummies, Egyptology, and supernatural horror elements featuring sarcophagi and unexplained phenomena. The issue includes editorial content and reader preference rankings.