Part 2 of 3. “Red Nails” is the last of the stories featuring Conan the Cimmerian written by American author Robert E. Howard. A novella, it was originally serialized in Weird Tales magazine from July to October 1936. It’s set in the pseudo-historical Hyborian Age and concerns Conan encountering a lost city in which the degenerate inhabitants are proactively resigned to their own destruction. Due to its dark themes of decay and death, the story is considered a classic of Conan lore while also cited by Howard scholars as one of his best tales.

Contents

• 130 • The Door Into Infinity • novelette by Edmond Hamilton
• 131 •  The Door into Infinity • interior artwork by Vincent Napoli
• 153 • Lycanthropus • poem by C. Edgar Bolen
• 154 • Mask of Death • [Dr. Satan] • novelette by Paul Ernst
• 155 •  Mask of Death • interior artwork by Vincent Napoli
• 173 • Werewolf of the Sahara • novelette by G. G. Pendarves
• 173 •  Werewolf of the Sahara • interior artwork by Harold S. De Lay
• 194 • The Medici Boots • short story by Pearl Norton Swet
• 195 •  The Medici Boots • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay
• 205 • Red Nails (Part 2 of 3) • [Conan] • serial by Robert E. Howard
• 205 •  Red Nails (Part 2 of 3) • interior artwork by Harold S. De Lay
• 221 • Swamp Demons • poem by C. A. Butz
• 222 • Death Holds the Post • short story by August Derleth and Mark Schorer [as by August W. Derleth and Mark Schorer]
• 223 •  Death Holds the Post • interior artwork by Frank Utpatel
• 233 • The Diary of Philip Westerly • short story by Paul Compton
• 236 • In the Dark • short story by Ronal Kayser
• 240 • Four Wooden Stakes • (1925) • short story by Victor Rowan
• 240 •  Weird Story Reprint • (1928) • interior artwork by Hugh Rankin
• 243 • Coming Next Month (Weird Tales, August-September 1936) • essay by uncredited
• 250 •  The Eyrie • (1924) • interior artwork by Andrew Brosnatch
• 250 • The Eyrie (Weird Tales, August-September 1936) • [The Eyrie] • essay by The Editor
• 250 •  Letter (Weird Tales, August-September 1936): An Ace Issue • essay by Robert A. Madle
• 250 •  Letter (Weird Tales, August-September 1936): Strange Interval • essay by Wilfred Wright
• 251 •  Letter (Weird Tales, August-September 1936): Miss Hemken’s Comments • essay by Gertrude Hemken
• 252 •  Letter (Weird Tales, August-September 1936): “A Punch in the Nose” • essay by William L. Ebelein
• 252 •  Letter (Weird Tales, August-September 1936): Werider Than Ever • essay by Nils H. Frome [as by Nils Helmer Frome]
• 252 •  Letter (Weird Tales, August-September 1936): The Two Ranking Authors • essay by H. W. Morlan
• 252 •  Letter (Weird Tales, August-September 1936): Is This Sarcasm? • essay by Marshall Lemer
• 253 •  Letter (Weird Tales, August-September 1936): He Wants Lovecraft’s Stories • essay by Ivan Funderburgh
• 253 •  Letter (Weird Tales, August-September 1936): Satan’s Sub-Villain • [Letters: Robert A. W. Lowndes] • essay by Robert A. W. Lowndes [as by Robert W. Lowndes]
• 254 •  Letter (Weird Tales, August-September 1936): Comments on the June Issue • essay by Charles H. Bert
• 255 •  Letter (Weird Tales, August-September 1936): Concise Comments • essay by Paul M. Guignon
• 255 •  Letter (Weird Tales, August-September 1936): Concise Comments • essay by Edmond Hamilton
• 255 •  Letter (Weird Tales, August-September 1936): Concise Comments • essay by Mrs. H. H. Hughes
• 256 •  Letter (Weird Tales, August-September 1936): Concise Comments • essay by John V. Baltadonis
• 256 •  Letter (Weird Tales, August-September 1936): Concise Comments • essay by Alan Chessler
• 256 •  Letter (Weird Tales, August-September 1936): Doctor Satan’s Secret • essay by Beverly G. Grocke
• 256 •  Letter (Weird Tales, August-September 1936): Against the Covers • essay by E. M. Stubbs
• 256 •  Letter (Weird Tales, August-September 1936): Books of Weird Tales • essay by Jesse Mackay