The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard

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63 linked Howard works

• A Dull Sound as of Knockingverse
• A Legend of Faring Townverse
• A Song of the Werewolf Folkverse
• An Open Windowverse
• Black Canaanstory
• Casonetto's Last Songstory
• Dead Man's Hateverse
• Delenda Eststory
• Dermod's Banestory
• Dig Me No Gravestory
• Fragmentverse
• Golnar the Apestory
• In the Forest of Villeferestory
• Kelly the Conjure-Manstory
• Moon Mockeryverse
• Musings (1, "The little poets . . .")verse
• Old Garfield's Heartstory
• One Who Comes At Eventideverse
• Out of the Deepstory
• People of the Darkstory
• Pigeons from Hellstory
• Rattle of Bonesstory
• Remembranceverse
• Restless Watersstory
• Sea Cursestory
• Spectres in the Darkstory
• The Apparition in the Prize Ringstory
• The Black Stonestory
• The Cairn on the Headlandstory
• The Children of the Nightstory
• The Dead Rememberstory
• The Dead Slaver's Taleverse
• The Dream Snakestory
• The Dweller in Dark Valleyverse
• The Dwellers Under the Tombstory
• The Fear That Followsverse
• The Fearsome Touch of Deathstory
• The Fire of Asshurbanipal (1)story
• The Haunter of the Ringstory
• The Hills of the Deadstory
• The Hoofed Thingstory
• The Horror from the Moundstory
• The Housestory
• The House in the Oaksstory
• The House of Arabustory
• The Little Peoplestory
• The Man on the Groundstory
• The Moor Ghostverse
• The Noseless Horrorstory
• The Shadow of the Beaststory
• The Song of a Mad Minstrelverse
• The Spirit of Tom Molyneauxstory
• The Symbolverse
• The Tavernverse
• The Thing on the Roofstory
• The Touch of Deathstory
• The Valley of the Lost (2)story
• To a Woman (2, "Though fathoms deep . . .")verse
• Untitled ( Beneath the glare of the sun . . . )story
• Up John Kane!verse
• Which Will Scarcely Be Understoodverse
• Wolfsheadstory
• Worms of the Earthstory

129 contents entries

1. "Artist's Forward" by Greg Staples
2. The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard • interior artwork by Greg Staples artwork
3. "Introduction" by Rusty Burke
4. Foreword (The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard) • (2008) • essay by Greg Staples xv · introduction
5. "In the Forest of Villefère"
6. Introduction (The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard) • essay by Rusty Burke xvii · introduction
7. "A Song of the Werewolf Folk" (poem)
8. In the Forest of Villefère • [De Montour] • (1925) • short story by Robert E. Howard 1 · story
9. "Wolfshead"
10. A Song of the Werewolf Folk • (1987) • poem by Robert E. Howard 5 · poem
11. "Up, John Kane!" (poem)
12. Wolfshead • [De Montour] • (1926) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 6 · novelette
13. "Remembrance" (poem)
14. Up, John Kane! • (1977) • poem by Robert E. Howard 27 · poem
15. "The Dream Snake"
16. Remembrance • (1928) • poem by Robert E. Howard 28 · poem
17. "Sea Curse"
18. The Dream Snake • (1928) • short story by Robert E. Howard 29 · story
19. "The Moor Ghost" (poem)
20. Sea Curse • [Faring Town] • (1928) • short story by Robert E. Howard 35 · story
21. "Moon Mockery" (poem)
22. The Moor Ghost • (1929) • poem by Robert E. Howard 41 · poem
23. "The Little People"
24. Moon Mockery • (1929) • poem by Robert E. Howard 42 · poem
25. "Dead Man’s Hate" (poem)
26. The Little People • (1970) • short story by Robert E. Howard 43 · story
27. "The Tavern" (poem)
28. Dead Man's Hate • (1930) • poem by Robert E. Howard 49 · poem
29. "Rattle of Bones"
30. The Tavern • (1970) • poem by Robert E. Howard 50 · poem
31. "The Fear that Follows" (poem)
32. Rattle of Bones • [Solomon Kane] • (1929) • short story by Robert E. Howard 51 · story
33. "The Spirit of Tom Molyneaux"
34. The Fear That Follows • (1970) • poem by Robert E. Howard 57 · poem
35. "Casonetto’s Last Song"
36. The Spirit of Tom Molyneaux • (2008) • short story by Robert E. Howard 58 · story
37. "The Touch of Death"
38. Casonetto's Last Song • (1973) • short story by Robert E. Howard 71 · story
39. "Out of the Deep"
40. The Touch of Death • (1930) • short story by Robert E. Howard (variant of The Fearsome Touch of Death) 75 · story
41. "A Legend of Faring Town" (poem)
42. Out of the Deep • [Faring Town] • (1967) • short story by Robert E. Howard 80 · story
43. "Restless Waters"
44. A Legend of Faring Town • [Faring Town] • (1975) • poem by Robert E. Howard 88 · poem
45. "The Shadow of the Beast"
46. Restless Waters • (1974) • short story by Robert E. Howard 89 · story
47. "The Dead Slaver’s Tale" (poem)
48. The Shadow of the Beast • non-genre • (1977) • short story by Robert E. Howard 95 · story
49. "Dermod’s Bane"
50. The Dead Slaver's Tale • (1974) • poem by Robert E. Howard 104 · poem
51. "The Hills of the Dead"
52. Dermod's Bane • (1967) • short story by Robert E. Howard 105 · story
53. "Dig Me No Grave"
54. The Hills of the Dead • [Solomon Kane] • (1930) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 110 · novelette
55. "The Song of a Mad Minstrel" (poem)
56. Dig Me No Grave • [Cthulhu Mythos Tales] • (1937) • short story by Robert E. Howard 131 · story
57. "The Children of the Night"
58. The Song of a Mad Minstrel • (1931) • poem by Robert E. Howard 142 · poem
59. "Musings" (1, poem)
60. The Children of the Night • [Cthulhu Mythos Tales] • (1931) • short story by Robert E. Howard 143 · story
61. "The Black Stone"
62. Musings ("The little poets sing of little things ...") • (1968) • poem by Robert E. Howard 158 · poem
63. "The Thing on the Roof"
64. The Black Stone • [Cthulhu Mythos Tales] • (1931) • short story by Robert E. Howard 159 · story
65. "The Dweller in Dark Valley" (poem)
66. The Thing on the Roof • [Cthulhu Mythos Tales] • (1932) • short story by Robert E. Howard 176 · story
67. "The Horror from the Mound"
68. The Dweller in Dark Valley • (1965) • poem by Robert E. Howard 184 · poem
69. "A Dull Sound as of Knocking" (poem)
70. The Horror from the Mound • (1932) • short story by Robert E. Howard 185 · story
71. "People of the Dark"
72. A Dull Sound as of Knocking • (2002) • poem by Robert E. Howard 200 · poem
73. "Delenda Est"
74. People of the Dark • (1932) • short story by Robert E. Howard 201 · story
75. "The Cairn on the Headland"
76. Delenda Est • (1968) • short story by Robert E. Howard 217 · story
77. "Worms of the Earth"
78. The Cairn on the Headland • (1933) • short story by Robert E. Howard 223 · story
79. "The Symbol" (poem)
80. Worms of the Earth • [Bran Mak Morn] • (1932) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 240 · novelette
81. "The Valley of the Lost" (2)
82. The Symbol • (1976) • poem by Robert E. Howard 268 · poem
83. "The Hoofed Thing"
84. The Valley of the Lost • (1975) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 269 · novelette
85. "The Noseless Horror"
86. The Hoofed Thing • [Cthulhu Mythos Tales] • (1970) • novelette by Robert E. Howard (variant of Usurp the Night) 289 · novelette
87. "The Dwellers Under the Tomb"
88. The Noseless Horror • (1970) • short story by Robert E. Howard 305 · story
89. "An Open Window" (poem)
90. The Dwellers Under the Tomb • (1976) • short story by Robert E. Howard (variant of The Dwellers Under the Tombs) 318 · story
91. "The House of Arabu"
92. An Open Window • (1932) • poem by Robert E. Howard 337 · poem
93. "The Man on the Ground"
94. The House of Arabu • (1952) • novelette by Robert E. Howard (variant of The Witch from Hell's Kitchen) 338 · novelette
95. "Old Garfield’s Heart"
96. The Man on the Ground • (1933) • short story by Robert E. Howard 360 · story
97. "Kelly the Conjure Man"
98. Old Garfield's Heart • (1933) • short story by Robert E. Howard 365 · story
99. "Black Canaan"
100. Kelly the Conjure-Man • (1964) • essay by Robert E. Howard 376 · essay
101. "To A Woman" (2, poem)
102. Black Canaan • (1936) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 379 · novelette
103. "One Who Comes at Eventide" (poem)
104. To a Woman ("Though fathoms deep you sink me in the mold...") • (1933) • poem by Robert E. Howard 409 · poem
105. "The Haunter of the Ring"
106. One Who Comes at Eventide • (1933) • poem by Robert E. Howard 409 · poem
107. "Pigeons From Hell"
108. The Haunter of the Ring • (1934) • short story by Robert E. Howard 410 · story
109. "The Dead Remember"
110. Pigeons from Hell • (1938) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 424 · novelette
111. "The Fire of Asshurbanipal" (1, Supernatural ending)
112. The Dead Remember • (1936) • short story by Robert E. Howard 449 · story
113. "Fragment" (poem)
114. The Fire of Asshurbanipal • [Cthulhu Mythos Tales] • (1936) • novelette by Robert E. Howard 456 · novelette
115. "Which Will Scarcely Be Understood" (poem)
116. Untitled fragment ("A grey sky arched over...") • [Bran Mak Morn] • (1969) • short story by Robert E. Howard 478 · story
117. Miscellanea
118. Which Will Scarcely Be Understood • (1937) • poem by Robert E. Howard 479 · poem
119. "Golnar the Ape"
120. Golnor the Ape • (1985) • short story by Robert E. Howard 483 · story
121. "Spectres in the Dark"
122. Spectres in the Dark • (1985) • short story by Robert E. Howard 487 · story
123. "The House"
124. The House • (2003) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 498 · story
125. Untitled fragment ["Beneath the glare of the sun …"]
126. Untitled Fragment ("Beneath the glare of the sun...") • (1967) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard 505 · story
127. Appendix
128. Notes on the Original Howard Texts (The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard) • essay by uncredited 509 · essay
129. "Notes on the Original Howard Texts"

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