The Goblins Will Get You

The Goblins Will Get You is a 1942 pulp magazine cover illustration created by Canadian commercial artist K. P. Ainsworth. It originally served as the front cover art for the December 1942 issue of Uncanny Tales (Vol. 2, No. 20), published in Toronto, Canada, by Adam Publishing Company. The piece was commissioned as the visual feature for the magazine's lead story of the same name.

The Featured Story and Author

The illustration serves as the companion art for the short weird fiction story "The Goblins Will Get You", credited on the cover to Hugh Raymond.

• The Author: "Hugh Raymond" was a frequent pseudonym of John B. Michel (1917–1969), an American author, poet, and influential founding member of the Futurians—a prominent New York-based group of science fiction writers, editors, and fans active in the late 1930s and early 1940s that included Isaac Asimov, Frederik Pohl, Cyril M. Kornbluth, and Donald A. Wollheim. Michel was a key ideological figure within early science fiction fandom, known for his political essays advocating for socially conscious speculative literature (a philosophy termed "Michelism").

• The Story: Written under his Raymond pseudonym, "The Goblins Will Get You" is a dark speculative tale that blends psychological dread with supernatural folklore. Rather than conventional fantasy goblins, the narrative explores an unsettling encounter with malevolent, lurking forces of superstition and unseen retribution, tailored for the weird menace and supernatural horror readership of the wartime pulp market.