The article, written by Elsie Burns and published in the Cross Plains Review on July 10, 1936, recounts her first encounter with a young Robert E. Howard and his dog Patches, and their subsequent friendship. Burns describes Howard’s imaginative play and his devotion to his family, and notes his success as an author.
Part five of a five-part article about Robert E. Howard and the Spicy stories. Rescued from the late Two-Gun Raconteur blog created by Damon C. Sasser.
Part four of a five-part article about Robert E. Howard and the Spicy stories. Rescued from the late Two-Gun Raconteur blog created by Damon C. Sasser.
Part three of a five-part article about Robert E. Howard and the Spicy stories. Rescued from the late Two-Gun Raconteur blog created by Damon C. Sasser.
A 5-part article about Robert E. Howard and the Spicy stories. Rescued from the late Two-Gun Raconteur blog created by Damon C. Sasser.
Part two of a five-part article about Robert E. Howard and the Spicy stories. Rescued from the late Two-Gun Raconteur blog created by Damon C. Sasser.
The car was described as dark green, with a glove compartment, rather than a door pocket. This is where he carried his gun. The ’31 Chevy was purchased second-hand after Lovecraft’s visit to New Orleans during the spring of 1932. Tyson has further provided that it was a Chevrolet Coach; a two-door.
A fully searchable database of publications by and featuring stories related to Robert E. Howard. Always under continuous construction.
REH’s Detective and Crime Stories – an article written by Dierk Günther, Ph. D.
“Rogues in the House” is one of the original short stories starring Conan. First published in Weird Tales magazine in January 1934. It is set in the pseudo-historical Hyborian Age and concerns Conan inadvertently becoming involved in the struggle between two powerful men fighting for control of a city-state. It was the seventh Conan story Howard had published. It features a fight between Conan and an intelligent ape-like hominid.
It is famous for the fight scene between Conan and an ape, often known as the cover by artist Frank Frazetta.
