“The Fear-Master” is a story about Steve, a young American who arrives at his uncle’s trading post on the West Coast of Africa. The narrative delves into his encounters with the local environment, the native population, and his attempts to manage the trading post alongside his cousin Geraldine, amid rising tensions and mysterious threats.
“Akram the Mysterious” is an unfinished story by Robert E. Howard, which tells the tale of Hengibar, a physically formidable and fiercely independent character from an ancient and primitive time. The story is narrated by James Allison, who possesses the unique ability to remember his past lives, including that of Hengibar.
First published in The Tattler, the Brownwood High School paper, March 1, 1923. Inspired by Gus Mager’s Hawkshaw the Detective.
Sailor Steve Costigan is a fictional character created by American writer Robert E. Howard. He is a merchant sailor on the Sea Girl and is also its champion boxer. His only true companion is a bulldog named Mike (after his brother and fellow boxer, “Iron” Mike Costigan).
Sleep No More is an anthology of fantasy and horror stories edited by August Derleth and illustrated by Lee Brown Coye, the first of three similar books in the 1940s. It was first published by Rinehart & Company in 1944. Featuring short stories by H. P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard, Clark Ashton Smith and other noted authors of the macabre genre, many of the stories made their initial appearance in Weird Tales magazine. The anthology is considered to be a classic of the genre, and is the initial foray by Coye into the field of horror illustration.
Hester Jane Ervin Howard’s death certificate states she died of tuberculosis on June 12, 1936. A puzzling diagnosis and difficult to understand when TB is never referred to in any of the letters written by either her son, Robert E. Howard or her husband, Dr. Isaac M. Howard. Article by Barbara Barrett
Zane Grey Western Magazine June 1970, Volume 2, Number 3. This is the first appearance of the story The Extermination of Yellow Donory. It was heavily edited and cut down in size.
Contains the short story ‘Vulture’s Sanctuary’. It was first published in Argosy, November 28, 1936.
