First published in Weird Tales, August 1925, In the Forest of Villefère tells of de Montour’s passage through a supposedly haunted forest. There he comes upon a most unusual traveling companion.
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The West Tower. Short fiction by Robert E. Howard featuring The Sonora Kid. A 5000-word fragment.
Set in Berlin. Steve Allison and Billy Buckner are invited by their friend Helen Tranton to a party in an old castle in the Black Forest.
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The story begins with John O’Brien, the narrator, entering a dark, eerie forest, with the intent to kill his rival, Richard Brent, over the love of Eleanor Bland. O’Brien falls and hits his head in Dagon’s Cave, leading to a vivid recollection of a past life as Conan, a Gaelic reaver.
An unfinished fragment featuring Solomon Kane. It is set in a forest, rather than the African jungle, but where and when (in Kane’s lifetime) is hard to say.
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First published in Red Shadows, Grant, 1968. In the Black Forest Kane tells John Silent, an English mercenary, that he cut down a boy from the local Baron’s gibbet. Both men head to the Baron’s castle for a reckoning.
The untitled synopsis “Blades for France” outlines a historical adventure set on the western coast of France between 1515 and 1521. The story revolves around the intertwined fates of nobility, regents, and adventurers during a period of political intrigue and personal vendettas.
Featuring Dark Agnes de Chastillon (also known as Agnes de Chastillon, Dark Agnes, Agnes de la Fere and The Sword Woman) is a fictional character created by Robert E. Howard and the protagonist of three stories set in 16th Century France, which were not printed until long after the author’s death.
UNTITLED SYNOPSIS of “Black Canaan” which is a short story originally published in the June 1936 issue of Weird Tales.
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UNTITLED STORY (Trail led through dense jungle.) 1000 words, fragment. Dated November 10, 1922.
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UNTITLED STORY (The lazy quiet of the mid-summer day was shattered . . .) 1100 words, unfinished.
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UNTITLED STORY (“I started up . . .”). Published later as The Jade God. First published in Unaussprechlichen Kulten #2 (Editions Samarcande, July 1992). 1400 words, unfinished. The title was likely by Glenn Lord.