A unique story of stargazing — a bizarre tale of life in two planets and the splendor of a far world. "The Planet of the Dead" is a story by Clark Ashton Smith first published in the March 1932 issue of Weird Tales. Smith was a prolific writer who helped pioneer weird fiction, and he was one of the "big three" writing for Weird Tales, alongside Robert E. Howard and H. P. Lovecraft. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vintage-sci-fi-shorts/support