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Voice of the Imagination (VOM), whole no 17, August 1941
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VOICE OF THE IMAGI-NATION 21 [Quarter-page illustration] Looking for someone?? W̲e̲ ̲i̲n̲t̲e̲r̲r̲u̲p̲t̲ ̲t̲h̲i̲s̲ ̲B̲r̲i̲t̲i̲s̲h̲ ̲B̲r̲o̲a̲d̲c̲a̲s̲t̲ ̲f̲o̲r̲ ̲a̲ ̲m̲o̲m̲e̲n̲t̲ ̲t̲o̲ ̲b̲r̲i̲n̲g̲ ̲y̲o̲u̲ ̲e̲x̲c̲e̲r̲p̲t̲s̲ ̲f̲r̲o̲m̲ ̲r̲e̲c̲e̲n̲t̲ ̲ ̲c̲o̲r̲r̲e̲s̲p̲o̲n̲d̲e̲n̲c̲e̲ ̲f̲r̲o̲m̲ ̲t̲h̲e̲ ̲s̲e̲l̲f̲-̲s̲t̲y̲l̲e̲d̲ ̲"̲O̲n̲e̲ ̲o̲f̲ ̲H̲e̲l̲l̲'̲s̲ ̲B̲e̲l̲l̲e̲s̲"̲-̲-̲ ̲—̲T̲I̲G̲R̲I̲N̲A̲—̲o̲n̲e̲ ̲o̲f̲ ̲t̲h̲e̲ ̲"̲L̲a̲d̲i̲e̲s̲ ̲f̲r̲o̲m̲ ̲H̲a̲d̲e̲s̲"̲ ̲&̲ ̲c̲o̲m̲p̲o̲s̲e̲r̲ ̲o̲f̲ ̲H̲y̲m̲n̲ ̲t̲o̲ ̲S̲a̲t̲a̲n̲: "My parents, although kind and understanding in some ways, have never understood my liking for the weird and occult. Therefore, they would never understand or approve of my keeping up a correspondence with those who share my enjoyment of terrifying and gruesome things. In fact, if my secret were discovered, I would be denied the privileges I already enjoy, such as an occasional horror show, or spooky radio program. Although I am of college age and should be able to do what I please along these lines, when I am home and under the dominance of my parents, it is hard to voice any objections without having to disturb peace in the family as far as I'm concerned. Everytime I buy a copy of Weird Tales, for example, I get an exclamation of horror and disgust from my mother and a frown and a shake of the head from my father and a l - o - n - g lecture on why I should not fill my so-called mind with such 'childish fancy and degrading filth.' — If I ever get down that way I shall certainly try to drop in at the Clifton cafeteria and get a glimpse of the meeting piece of the Weird Tales Club and perhaps also a glimpse of a few of my neighbor-weirdists! This is just a fanciful dream of mine, but if it ever materializes, I will try to write you a note and let you know all the details. — I believe you stated...that pictures would meet more with your approval if the characters sketched were not wearing quite so much clothing. Well, forgive me for saying this, but I disagree most heartily with your opinion. I do not wish to hurt your feelings, but the scantily clad damsels which so often appear in your fan magazines, although nicely drawn, do not seem, to me, to fit in with the type of magazines they are supposed to be. I think that figures clad In weird futuristic costumes or mystic robes and veils would be much more appropriate. Or even exotic oriental costumes. These costumes would, I am sure, look much more weird and futuristic than the pulchritudinous lovlies wearing smiles but nothing much else, who look as if they got misplaced and put in your fan magazines instead of 'Esquire' where they would look lovely indeed, I am sure. Now, this is just a suggestion, why don't you get one of your talented artists to drew a picture of a torture scene in a chamber of horrors, or some subject akin to that? Please do not think that I am trying to tell you how to run your own magazine. You know more about magazines than I ever will. These pictures are the only fault that I find in an otherwise very interesting and entertaining magazine. — If...you should ever see a girl about five feet and one and a half inches tall, with blue eyes and brown hair, and who wears a w̲h̲i̲t̲e̲ ̲s̲k̲u̲l̲l̲ ̲p̲i̲n̲ ̲o̲v̲e̲r̲ ̲h̲e̲r̲ ̲h̲e̲a̲r̲t̲, walking into a horror show, that will be me. — Here is a question I have been wanting to ask you for a long time, How many members are there in the Los Angeles Fantasy Society? (N̲r̲l̲y̲ ̲3̲0̲ ̲n̲o̲w̲) Also, I noticed that in the picture that Fojak gave me of Morojo and him in Chicago (or was it New York?) (Chi) at the Fantasy Convention, there was another girl in that picture. Who is she? (Pogo) She certainly is attractive. I would like to meet both Morojo and her some time, but I doubt if I will ever have an opportunity. — ...a College of Demonology? It has always been my secret ambition to attend such a college. I have always considered it unfortunate that Demonology has never been included in the various subjects offered for study at —— College. But then, it is never included in the various subject lists of any college, and if I were to suggest such a thing, I am afraid that the authorities at ——— would have me in a strait-jacket quicker than you could say 'Cagliostro.'"
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VOICE OF THE IMAGI-NATION 21 [Quarter-page illustration] Looking for someone?? W̲e̲ ̲i̲n̲t̲e̲r̲r̲u̲p̲t̲ ̲t̲h̲i̲s̲ ̲B̲r̲i̲t̲i̲s̲h̲ ̲B̲r̲o̲a̲d̲c̲a̲s̲t̲ ̲f̲o̲r̲ ̲a̲ ̲m̲o̲m̲e̲n̲t̲ ̲t̲o̲ ̲b̲r̲i̲n̲g̲ ̲y̲o̲u̲ ̲e̲x̲c̲e̲r̲p̲t̲s̲ ̲f̲r̲o̲m̲ ̲r̲e̲c̲e̲n̲t̲ ̲ ̲c̲o̲r̲r̲e̲s̲p̲o̲n̲d̲e̲n̲c̲e̲ ̲f̲r̲o̲m̲ ̲t̲h̲e̲ ̲s̲e̲l̲f̲-̲s̲t̲y̲l̲e̲d̲ ̲"̲O̲n̲e̲ ̲o̲f̲ ̲H̲e̲l̲l̲'̲s̲ ̲B̲e̲l̲l̲e̲s̲"̲-̲-̲ ̲—̲T̲I̲G̲R̲I̲N̲A̲—̲o̲n̲e̲ ̲o̲f̲ ̲t̲h̲e̲ ̲"̲L̲a̲d̲i̲e̲s̲ ̲f̲r̲o̲m̲ ̲H̲a̲d̲e̲s̲"̲ ̲&̲ ̲c̲o̲m̲p̲o̲s̲e̲r̲ ̲o̲f̲ ̲H̲y̲m̲n̲ ̲t̲o̲ ̲S̲a̲t̲a̲n̲: "My parents, although kind and understanding in some ways, have never understood my liking for the weird and occult. Therefore, they would never understand or approve of my keeping up a correspondence with those who share my enjoyment of terrifying and gruesome things. In fact, if my secret were discovered, I would be denied the privileges I already enjoy, such as an occasional horror show, or spooky radio program. Although I am of college age and should be able to do what I please along these lines, when I am home and under the dominance of my parents, it is hard to voice any objections without having to disturb peace in the family as far as I'm concerned. Everytime I buy a copy of Weird Tales, for example, I get an exclamation of horror and disgust from my mother and a frown and a shake of the head from my father and a l - o - n - g lecture on why I should not fill my so-called mind with such 'childish fancy and degrading filth.' — If I ever get down that way I shall certainly try to drop in at the Clifton cafeteria and get a glimpse of the meeting piece of the Weird Tales Club and perhaps also a glimpse of a few of my neighbor-weirdists! This is just a fanciful dream of mine, but if it ever materializes, I will try to write you a note and let you know all the details. — I believe you stated...that pictures would meet more with your approval if the characters sketched were not wearing quite so much clothing. Well, forgive me for saying this, but I disagree most heartily with your opinion. I do not wish to hurt your feelings, but the scantily clad damsels which so often appear in your fan magazines, although nicely drawn, do not seem, to me, to fit in with the type of magazines they are supposed to be. I think that figures clad In weird futuristic costumes or mystic robes and veils would be much more appropriate. Or even exotic oriental costumes. These costumes would, I am sure, look much more weird and futuristic than the pulchritudinous lovlies wearing smiles but nothing much else, who look as if they got misplaced and put in your fan magazines instead of 'Esquire' where they would look lovely indeed, I am sure. Now, this is just a suggestion, why don't you get one of your talented artists to drew a picture of a torture scene in a chamber of horrors, or some subject akin to that? Please do not think that I am trying to tell you how to run your own magazine. You know more about magazines than I ever will. These pictures are the only fault that I find in an otherwise very interesting and entertaining magazine. — If...you should ever see a girl about five feet and one and a half inches tall, with blue eyes and brown hair, and who wears a w̲h̲i̲t̲e̲ ̲s̲k̲u̲l̲l̲ ̲p̲i̲n̲ ̲o̲v̲e̲r̲ ̲h̲e̲r̲ ̲h̲e̲a̲r̲t̲, walking into a horror show, that will be me. — Here is a question I have been wanting to ask you for a long time, How many members are there in the Los Angeles Fantasy Society? (N̲r̲l̲y̲ ̲3̲0̲ ̲n̲o̲w̲) Also, I noticed that in the picture that Fojak gave me of Morojo and him in Chicago (or was it New York?) (Chi) at the Fantasy Convention, there was another girl in that picture. Who is she? (Pogo) She certainly is attractive. I would like to meet both Morojo and her some time, but I doubt if I will ever have an opportunity. — ...a College of Demonology? It has always been my secret ambition to attend such a college. I have always considered it unfortunate that Demonology has never been included in the various subjects offered for study at —— College. But then, it is never included in the various subject lists of any college, and if I were to suggest such a thing, I am afraid that the authorities at ——— would have me in a strait-jacket quicker than you could say 'Cagliostro.'"
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