Most Popular Weird Fiction Books of the 1940s

Discover popular Weird Fiction books from the 1940s, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.

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The Lurker at the Threshold

H. P. Lovecraft, August Derleth

Fantasy · Horror · Science Fiction · Weird Fiction

1945

7.9/10 33 ratings

Beyond the Wall of Sleep

H. P. Lovecraft

Fantasy · Horror · Science Fiction · Weird Fiction · Short Stories

1943

10.0/10 2 ratings

Out of Space and Time

Clark Ashton Smith

Fantasy · Horror · Science Fiction · Weird Fiction · Short Stories

1942

9.0/10 1 ratings

Best Supernatural Stories of H. P. Lovecraft

H. P. Lovecraft

Fantasy · Horror · Science Fiction · Weird Fiction · Short Stories

1945

8.5/10 4 ratings

Genius Loci and Other Tales

Clark Ashton Smith

Fantasy · Horror · Science Fiction · Weird Fiction · Short Stories

1948

8.0/10 1 ratings

The Women of the Wood

A. Merritt

Fantasy · Horror · Weird Fiction · Short Stories

1948

7.0/10 1 ratings

The Vaivaisukko Bride

D Scott-Moncrieff

Horror · Science Fiction · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction

1949

Not for the Squeamish

D Scott-Moncrieff

Horror · Science Fiction · Psychological Horror · Vampires · Weird Fiction

1948

Revelations in Black

Carl Jacobi

Horror · Science Fiction · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Anthology

1947

Lost Worlds

Clark Ashton Smith

Fantasy · Horror · Science Fiction · Weird Fiction · Short Stories

1944

Selected Tales of Algernon Blackwood

Algernon Blackwood

Fantasy · Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Short Stories

1943

Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural

Couching at the Door

Dorothy Kathleen Broster

Ghosts · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Anthology

1942