Reading Rumble Round 22

 

Prolific pulpsmith Arthur J. Burks enters the squared circle.

Satan's Lash by Arthur J. Burks
Horror Stories, September 1935

A young woman is forced into marriage by her uncle to an older man, both of whom are whip wielding religious zealots, and is checked into a perverse mental hospital.

The Man Who Dreamed by Joe Lansdale
The Horror Show, Fall 1984

Light piece of a man warning a family of prophetic visions

The Web of La Sanguinaire by Ron Kelly
Deathrealm, Summer 1988

Rich jerk hunts for swamp spiders.

Nunc Dimittis by Roald Dahl
Colliers, September 1953

A portrait artist of high society women paints his subjects in layers, first nude, then in their underwear, then fully clothed. A prankster takes advantage of this situation. More concept than resolution.

Lansdale is knocked over the ropes and barely clings on to the ring apron.