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Fantasy Fan, v. 2, issue 5, whole no. 17, January 1935

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70     THE FANTASY FAN, January, 1935

THE MONSTROSITY

(A True Expense)

by Hoy Ping Pong

(Apologies to Kenneth B. Pritchard)

Many people have seen freaks and monsters, both in the circus and in their nightmares, especially after a gay night, but this which I tell of happened when I was cold sober, on a crispy winter night in the middle of July. (Don't laugh--this might have happened in Australia--Editor).
I had returned from a party, and to be sure, I was half lit up, for I had dashed down several canters of buttermilk, but nevertheless, I was cold sober when I met the great adventure! I had just about reached home, when my sixth sense warned me that something was wrong. I looked about.
The snow covered the ground several inches thick, but as far as I could see, not a single footprint marred the beauty of it. I even turned to look behind me, but could not see my own tracks. Too peaceful. I had a grim forboding of something evil. For want of something better to do, I bent over and tied my shoelace. And then I saw it!
For as I bent over I caught a glimpse of a monstrous foot protruding from behind a nearby tree! Hastily, I assumed an innocent manner and straightened. I must not let the Thing know I had seen it! Nonchalantly, I lighted a Fizwig and blew smoke rings. And then it happened!
For the monster stepped out from

A BEAM FROM THE SKY

(A True Experience)

by Kenneth B. Pritchard

On a Saturday evening, October 21, 1933, a strange thing was noted by two friends and myself.
It was quite dark, for clouds were thick and hanging low in the sky.
From out of the east there flashed a beam as of a searchlight questing thru the atmosphere. It shone at intervals of a few seconds. These intervals were irregular, and sometimes the beam would last longer than at others. Once, it lasted easily ten seconds, and probably more.
At times this light seemed a reflection from the clouds; but then again, after the almost beam-like light had ceased, the light came directly from the clouds seemingly from someone in or above them!
There are no really high places in my city (Pittsfield, Mass.) to shine a light from that position.
Was it a search beam, a natural phenomena, or something from Beyond?

behind the tree and approached me! He was the strangest thing I had ever seen! All of six foot tall, four queers limbs protruding from his body, a round, shiny cranium perched upon what I took to be shoulders, and a mass of hanging brown stuff sticking to the cranium. He had on some queer dress of blue material, with shoulder straps on each side. I mumbled in fear and awaited his approach.
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70 THE FANTASY FAN, January, 1935 THE MONSTROSITY (A True Expense) by Hoy Ping Pong (Apologies to Kenneth B. Pritchard) Many people have seen freaks and monsters, both in the circus and in their nightmares, especially after a gay night, but this which I tell of happened when I was cold sober, on a crispy winter night in the middle of July. (Don't laugh--this might have happened in Australia--Editor). I had returned from a party, and to be sure, I was half lit up, for I had dashed down several canters of buttermilk, but nevertheless, I was cold sober when I met the great adventure! I had just about reached home, when my sixth sense warned me that something was wrong. I looked about. The snow covered the ground several inches thick, but as far as I could see, not a single footprint marred the beauty of it. I even turned to look behind me, but could not see my own tracks. Too peaceful. I had a grim forboding of something evil. For want of something better to do, I bent over and tied my shoelace. And then I saw it! For as I bent over I caught a glimpse of a monstrous foot protruding from behind a nearby tree! Hastily, I assumed an innocent manner and straightened. I must not let the Thing know I had seen it! Nonchalantly, I lighted a Fizwig and blew smoke rings. And then it happened! For the monster stepped out from A BEAM FROM THE SKY (A True Experience) by Kenneth B. Pritchard On a Saturday evening, October 21, 1933, a strange thing was noted by two friends and myself. It was quite dark, for clouds were thick and hanging low in the sky. From out of the east there flashed a beam as of a searchlight questing thru the atmosphere. It shone at intervals of a few seconds. These intervals were irregular, and sometimes the beam would last longer than at others. Once, it lasted easily ten seconds, and probably more. At times this light seemed a reflection from the clouds; but then again, after the almost beam-like light had ceased, the light came directly from the clouds seemingly from someone in or above them! There are no really high places in my city (Pittsfield, Mass.) to shine a light from that position. Was it a search beam, a natural phenomena, or something from Beyond? behind the tree and approached me! He was the strangest thing I had ever seen! All of six foot tall, four queers limbs protruding from his body, a round, shiny cranium perched upon what I took to be shoulders, and a mass of hanging brown stuff sticking to the cranium. He had on some queer dress of blue material, with shoulder straps on each side. I mumbled in fear and awaited his approach. (continued on page 80)