First published in Weird Tales, August 1930. In Africa again, Kane’s old friend N’Longa (the witch doctor from “Red Shadows”) gives the Puritan a magic wooden staff, the Staff of Solomon, which will protect him in his travels. Kane enters the jungle and finds a city of vampires.
A personal letter written by Robert E. Howard to Emil Petaja.
This essay delves into the influences that sparked part of Howard’s imagination, with a focus on three influential women who played a significant role in his work in the horror genre of his stories.
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.
WORMS OF THE EARTH. It was originally published in the magazine Weird Tales in November 1932. The story features one of Howard’s recurring protagonists, Bran Mak Morn, a legendary king of the Picts.
WOLFSDUNG. Part of a letter to Tevis Clyde Smith, ca. January 1928. The letter contains the funny story WOLFSDUNG, sort of a parody of Howard’s own story WOLFSHEAD. Featuring some of the same names in the more serious story.
“The Wings of the Bat” is a story set in colonial Africa, where a series of mysterious and gruesome murders linked to voodoo practices stir unrest among the local tribes. The protagonist, along with his companions, navigates through danger and intrigue to uncover the truth behind these eerie deaths.
Witchcraft & Sorcery Volume 1 Number 7.
This issue contains the poem “Hopes of Dreams”.
Witchcraft & Sorcery Volume 1 Number 10.
This issue contains the story RESTLESS WATERS. Illustrated by D. Bruce Berry. The story is from an untitled typescript and Glenn Lord came up with the title. Probably the title should have been THE FEAR AT THE WINDOW.
