《惊奇故事》(英语:Amazing Stories)是一本美国科幻杂志,由雨果·根斯巴克的实验者出版社于1926年4月发行。这是第一本专门刊载科幻小说的杂志。此前,科幻小说也在其他根斯巴克的杂志上也经常出现,但《惊奇故事》的出现定义了一种新的地摊杂志类型。
截至2018年,《惊奇故事》已经出版了九十二年。其中有若干间断,经历了六个所有者和许多编辑,但一直难以好好盈利。根斯巴克在1929年破产并失去对该杂志的控制。1938年,它被齐夫·戴维斯(Ziff-Davis)收购,后者聘请雷蒙德·A·帕尔默(Raymond A. Palmer)作为编辑。尽管帕尔默使《惊奇故事》的销量大大增加,但在科幻界并不被认为这是一本高质量的杂志,大多数科幻迷认为它换汤不换药,只不过是另一种包装的低俗文学罢了。直到1969年,泰德·怀特(Ted White)接任杂志主编,重振旗鼓,使该杂志再次受到尊重。在他任职期间《惊奇故事》曾三次获得享有盛誉的雨果奖提名。
在《惊奇故事》首发的作家包括约翰·W·坎贝尔、艾萨克·阿西莫夫、霍华德·法斯特(Howard Fast)、罗杰·泽拉兹尼和托马斯·M·迪斯科。总体而言,《惊奇故事》在1920年代后就很少成为科幻界有影响力的杂志了。一些评论家评论说,根斯巴克通过“贫民窟化”科幻小说损害了它的文学发展,但是这种观点被科幻小说需要一个独立的市场来发展以发挥其潜力的论点所反驳。
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