▁and ▁Mc Il w ra ith ▁respond ed ▁by ▁including ▁some ▁hum orous ▁material , ▁but ▁We ird ▁T ales ▁rates ▁were ▁less ▁than ▁Un known , ▁with ▁predict able ▁effects ▁on ▁quality . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁the ▁policy ▁of ▁repr int ing ▁horror ▁and ▁weird ▁class ics ▁ceased , ▁and ▁We ird ▁T ales ▁began ▁using ▁the ▁s log an ▁" All ▁St ories ▁New ▁– ▁No ▁Re print s ". ▁ ▁Wein berg ▁suggests ▁that ▁this ▁was ▁a ▁mistake , ▁as ▁We ird ▁T ales ▁read ership ▁appreciated ▁getting ▁access ▁to ▁classic ▁stories ▁" o ften ▁mentioned ▁but ▁rarely ▁found ". ▁ ▁Without ▁the ▁repr ints ▁We ird ▁T ales ▁was ▁left ▁to ▁surv ive ▁on ▁the ▁reject s ▁from ▁Un known , ▁with ▁the ▁same ▁authors ▁s elling ▁to ▁both ▁mark ets . ▁ ▁In ▁Wein berg ' s ▁words , ▁" only ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁the ▁stories ▁[ separ ated ] ▁their ▁work ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁pul ps ". ▁ ▁Del an ey ' s ▁personal ▁taste ▁also ▁reduced ▁Mc Il w ra ith ' s ▁latitude . ▁ ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁Robert ▁A . ▁Low nd es ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁Del an ey ▁spoke ▁about ▁his ▁plans ▁for ▁We ird ▁T ales . ▁ ▁After ▁saying ▁that ▁the ▁magazine ▁would ▁still ▁publish ▁" all ▁types ▁of ▁weird ▁and ▁fant asy ▁fiction ", ▁Low nd es ▁reported ▁that ▁Del an ey ▁did ▁not ▁want ▁" st ories ▁which ▁center