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Meet John Conrad and Professor John Kirowan – Robert E. Howard’s Occult Investigators
Explore the strange and shadowed tales of John Conrad and Professor John Kirowan, two scholars who battle supernatural horrors in the 1930s. From cursed tomes to ancient evils, their stories blend arcane mystery, Lovecraftian dread, and Howard’s gripping prose.

This essay delves into the influences that sparked part of Howard’s imagination, with a focus on three influential women who played a significant role in his work in the horror genre of his stories.

THE VALE OF LOST WOMEN is a fantasy short story by Howard and one of his original short stories about Conan the Cimmerian. It was not published during his lifetime. The Magazine of Horror first published the story in its Spring, 1967 issue.

“The Shadow of the Vulture” is a short story by Howard, first published in The Magic Carpet Magazine, in January 1934. The story introduces the character of Red Sonya of Rogatino, who later became the inspiration for the popular character Red Sonja, the archetype of the chainmail-bikini-clad female warrior.

The story centers on a feud between two cowboys, Cal Reynolds and Esau Brill, who have hated each other most of their lives. They encounter one another while out riding and a gunfight ensues. They stalk one another from hiding places among the boulders, firing occasional shots over a long period.

“Lives and Crimes of Notable Artists” is from a letter Howard wrote. It begins with “Vinson, Smith and Howard, three of the most spectacular stars that flashed across the boozy horizon of that age.”

A horror story first published in 1970. A page was missing from the original manuscript of “The Little People.”

The Last Laugh. Alternate title: Untitled story (The rising sun was behind the wild figure.)