In 1940, a new pulp magazine appeared on newsstands.  Sinister Stories published “weird” stories, featuring cultists, monsters, and woman in distress.  Unfortunately, the  stories proved to be too sinister for many readers and the magazine was canceled after only three issues.  However, the covers live on.

Here are the three covers of Sinister Stories:

by Harry Fisk

by John Coughlin

by John Drew