‘Worms of the Earth’ is a short story by American fantasy fiction writer Robert E. Howard. It was originally published in the magazine Weird Tales in November 1932, then again in this collection of Howard’s short stories. The story features one of Howard’s recurring protagonists, Bran Mak Morn, a legendary king of the Picts. 

Also contains the Dark Man with Turlogh O’Brien and several other Bran Mak Morn stories.

Contents

•  Worms of the Earth • (1974) • interior artwork by David Ireland
• 11 • Foreword (Worms of the Earth) • (1932) • essay by Robert E. Howard
• 17 • The Lost Race • [Bran Mak Morn] • (1927) • short story by Robert E. Howard
• 33 • Men of the Shadows • [Bran Mak Morn] • (1969) • novelette by Robert E. Howard
• 61 • Kings of the Night • [Bran Mak Morn] • (1930) • novelette by Robert E. Howard
• 105 • A Song of the Race • [Bran Mak Morn] • (1969) • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 107 • Worms of the Earth • [Bran Mak Morn] • (1932) • novelette by Robert E. Howard
• 149 • Untitled fragment (“A grey sky arched over…”) • [Bran Mak Morn] • (1969) • short story by Robert E. Howard
• 155 • The Dark Man • [Turlogh O’Brien] • (1931) • novelette by Robert E. Howard

Notes

Photo-offset from the Donald M. Grant edition including the David Ireland black & white illustrations.
Three poems are included as untitled verse in “Men of the Shadows”:
“Chant of the White Beard”
“Rune”
“Song of the Pict”

Stated “First Printing: July, 1975”
Interior artist credit per title page and rear cover.
Cover artist credit per rear cover
The fragment on p149 is titled “Fragment” on the title page & table of contents.

2nd printing – August 1975
3rd printing – April 1976
4th printing – January 1977
Canadian Edition – 1975