The Weird Fiction Review is an annual periodical devoted to the study of weird and supernatural fiction. It is edited by S. T. Joshi. This ninth issue contains fiction, poetry, and reviews from leading writers and promising newcomers. This issue features fiction by Caitlín R. Kiernan, Laird Barron, Victor LaValle, Stephen Graham Jones, Scott Bradfield and others, and articles by Stefan Dziemianowicz (an illustrated history of Gnome Press), Adam Groves (on surrealist horror novels), John C. Tibbetts (on Marjorie Bowen), as well as verse and other essays and fiction. The feature of the issue is Chad Hensley’s article on H. R. Giger-inspired Alien toys. The front and back cover, and inside covers, are by artist Colin Nitta.