Publication
Skull-Face Omnibus
Edition format
Publication date: 1974
Introduction
Skull-Face Omnibus is a collection of fantasy and horror short stories by American writer Robert E. Howard. It was the author's third book and was published by Neville Spearman 1974,Most of the stories had originally appeared in the magazine Weird Tales.Contents
- vii • Foreword (Skull-Face and Others) • essay by August Derleth
- ix • Which Will Scarcely Be Understood • (1937) • poem by Robert E. Howard
- xiii • Robert Ervin Howard: A Memoriam • essay by H. P. Lovecraft (variant of In Memoriam: Robert Ervin Howard 1936)
- xvii • A Memory of R. E. Howard • (1945) • essay by E. Hoffmann Price
- 3 • Wolfshead • • (1926) • novelette by Robert E. Howard
- 21 • The Black Stone • • (1931) • short story by Robert E. Howard
- 35 • The Horror from the Mound • (1932) • short story by Robert E. Howard
- 49 • The Cairn on the Headland • (1933) • short story by Robert E. Howard
- 64 • Black Canaan • (1936) • novelette by Robert E. Howard
- 90 • The Fire of Asshurbanipal • • (1936) • novelette by Robert E. Howard
- 109 • A Man-Eating Jeopard • non-genre • • (1936) • short story by Robert E. Howard
- 122 • Skull-Face • (1929) • novella by Robert E. Howard
- 190 • The Hyborian Age • • (1938) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard
- 208 • Worms of the Earth • • (1932) • novelette by Robert E. Howard
- 232 • The Valley of the Worm • • (1934) • novelette by Robert E. Howard
- 249 • Skulls in the Stars • • (1929) • short story by Robert E. Howard
- 257 • Rattle of Bones • • (1929) • short story by Robert E. Howard
- 263 • The Hills of the Dead • • (1930) • novelette by Robert E. Howard
- 279 • Wings in the Night • • (1932) • novelette by Robert E. Howard
- 303 • The Shadow Kingdom • • (1929) • novelette by Robert E. Howard
- 327 • The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune • • (1929) • short story by Robert E. Howard
- 334 • Kings of the Night • • (1930) • novelette by Robert E. Howard
- 360 • The Phoenix on the Sword • • (1932) • novelette by Robert E. Howard
- 379 • The Scarlet Citadel • • (1931) • novelette by Robert E. Howard
- 410 • The Tower of the Elephant • • (1933) • novelette by Robert E. Howard
- 430 • Rogues in the House • • (1934) • novelette by Robert E. Howard
- 451 • Shadows in Zamboula • • (1935) • novelette by Robert E. Howard
- 475 • Lines Written in the Realization That I Must Die • (1938) • poem by Robert E. Howard
Notes
There was a second printing in 1975.Notes
There was a second printing in 1975.
Edition and production details
- Language
- English
- Edition
- 1st
- Edition format
- Hardcover with dust jacket
- Publication date
- 1974
- Identifiers
- 859780074
- Pages
- 475
- Publisher / imprint
- Neville Spearman
- Cover art
- Reg Boorer
- Illustrations
- None
25 linked Howard works
- A Man-Eating Jeopard story Howard writing Publications
- Black Canaan story Howard writing Publications
- Kings of the Night story Howard writing Publications
- Lines Written In theRealization That I Must Die verse Poetry Publications
- Rattle of Bones story Howard writing Publications
- Rogues in the House story Howard writing Publications
- Shadows in Zamboula story Howard writing Publications
- Skull-Face story Howard writing Publications
- Skulls in the Stars story Howard writing Publications
- The Black Stone story Howard writing Publications
- The Cairn on the Headland story Howard writing Publications
- The Fire of Asshurbanipal (1) story Howard writing Publications
- The Hills of the Dead story Howard writing Publications
- The Horror from the Mound story Howard writing Publications
- The Hyborian Age story Howard writing Publications
- The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune story Howard writing Publications
- The Phoenix on the Sword story Howard writing Publications
- The Scarlet Citadel story Howard writing Publications
- The Shadow Kingdom story Howard writing Publications
- The Tower of the Elephant story Howard writing Publications
- The Valley of the Worm story Howard writing Publications
- Which Will Scarcely Be Understood verse Poetry Publications
- Wings in the Night story Howard writing Publications
- Wolfshead story Howard writing Publications
- Worms of the Earth story Howard writing Publications
56 contents entries
- "Foreward" by August Derleth
- Foreword (Skull-Face and Others) • essay by August Derleth vii · introduction
- "Which Will Scarcely Be Understood" (poem)
- Which Will Scarcely Be Understood • (1937) • poem by Robert E. Howard ix · poem
- "Robert E. Howard: A Memorium" by H.P. Lovecraft
- Robert Ervin Howard: A Memoriam • essay by H. P. Lovecraft (variant of In Memoriam: Robert Ervin Howard 1936) xiii · essay
- "A Memory of Robert E. Howard" by E. Hoffmann Price
- A Memory of R. E. Howard • (1945) • essay by E. Hoffmann Price xvii · essay
- "Wolfshead"
- Wolfshead • [De Montour] • (1926) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 3 · novelette
- "The Black Stone"
- The Black Stone • [Cthulhu Mythos Tales] • (1931) • short story by Robert E. Howard 21 · story
- "The Horror from the Mound "
- The Horror from the Mound • (1932) • short story by Robert E. Howard 35 · story
- "The Cairn on the Headland"
- The Cairn on the Headland • (1933) • short story by Robert E. Howard 49 · story
- "Black Canaan"
- Black Canaan • (1936) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 64 · novelette
- "The Fire of Asshurbanipal" (1)
- The Fire of Asshurbanipal • [Cthulhu Mythos Tales] • (1936) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 90 · novelette
- "A Man-Eating Jeopard"
- A Man-Eating Jeopard • non-genre • [Buckner J. Grimes] • (1936) • short story by Robert E. Howard 109 · story
- "Skull-Face"
- Skull-Face • (1929) • novella by Robert E. Howard 122 · novelette
- "The Hyborian Age"
- The Hyborian Age • [Conan] • (1938) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 190 · story
- "Worms of the Earth"
- Worms of the Earth • [Bran Mak Morn] • (1932) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 208 · novelette
- "The Valley of the Worm"
- The Valley of the Worm • [James Allison] • (1934) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 232 · novelette
- "Skulls in the Stars"
- Skulls in the Stars • [Solomon Kane] • (1929) • short story by Robert E. Howard 249 · story
- "Rattle of Bones"
- Rattle of Bones • [Solomon Kane] • (1929) • short story by Robert E. Howard 257 · story
- "The Hills of the Dead"
- The Hills of the Dead • [Solomon Kane] • (1930) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 263 · novelette
- "Wings in the Night"
- Wings in the Night • [Solomon Kane] • (1932) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 279 · novelette
- "The Shadow Kingdom"
- The Shadow Kingdom • [Kull of Valusia] • (1929) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 303 · novelette
- "The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune"
- The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune • [Kull of Valusia] • (1929) • short story by Robert E. Howard 327 · story
- "Kings of the Night"
- Kings of the Night • [Bran Mak Morn] • (1930) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 334 · novelette
- "The Phoenix on the Sword"
- The Phoenix on the Sword • [Conan] • (1932) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 360 · novelette
- "The Scarlet Citadel"
- The Scarlet Citadel • [Conan] • (1931) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 379 · novelette
- "The Tower of the Elephant"
- The Tower of the Elephant • [Conan] • (1933) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 410 · novelette
- "Rogues in the House"
- Rogues in the House • [Conan] • (1934) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 430 · novelette
- "Shadows in Zamboula"
- Shadows in Zamboula • [Conan] • (1935) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 451 · novelette
- "Lines Written in Realization That I Must Die" (poem)
- Lines Written in the Realization That I Must Die • (1938) • poem by Robert E. Howard 475 · poem
Contributors
- Reg Boorer
- Cover artist
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- Title
- Skull-Face Omnibus
- Publisher
- Neville Spearman
- Date
- 1974 1975 (2nd printing)
- Source file
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REH World editorial layer
- Title
- Skull-Face Omnibus
- Publisher
- Neville Spearman
- Date
- 1974