Pigeons from Hell

“Pigeons from Hell” is a horror short story written in late 1934 and published posthumously by Weird Tales in 1938. It was received by Howard’s agent, Kline, on December 10, 1934.

• WEIRD TALES VOLUME 31 NUMBER 5, Popular Fiction Publishing Company, May 1938
• WEIRD TALES VOLUME 44 NUMBER 1, Weird Tales, New York, November 1951
• WEIRD TALES U.K. NUMBER 14, Thorp and Porter Ltd., February 1952
• THRILLER, television series, Episode 36, June 6, 1961
• THE DARK MAN AND OTHERS, Arkham House, 1963
• WEIRD TALES, Pyramid, May 1964
• NARRACIONES TERRORÍFICAS, Editorial Acervo, 1965 (Spanish)  
• HET MONSTER IN DE LIFT EN ANDERE GRIEZELVERHALEN, Zwarte Beertjes, 1966 (Dutch)
• NOUVELLES HISTOIRES D’OUTRE-MONDE, Casterman, 1967 (French) 
• ULLSTEIN KRIMINAL MAGAZIN 10, Ullstein Verlag GmbH, 1968 (German)
• 怪奇幻想の文学２ 暗黒の祭祀 (KAIKI GENSŌ NO BUNGAKU II: ANKOKU NO SAIKI) (LITERATURE OF MYSTERY AND FANTASY 2: DARK CEREMONIES), Shinjibutsu Ōraisha, December 1969 (Japanese)
• THE DARK MAN AND OTHERS, Lancer, 1972 (n.d.)
• L’HOMME NOIR, Libraries des Champ-Elysees, 1st Quarter 1976 (French) 
• THE BOOK OF ROBERT E. HOWARD, Zebra, 1st, February 1976
• THE BOOK OF ROBERT E. HOWARD, Zebra, 2nd, April 1976
• PIGEONS FROM HELL, Zebra, June 1976
• FEH 30: KLEINE GRIEZELOMNIBUS 1,  A. W. Bruna & Zoon, 1976 (Dutch)   
• DAS HAUS DES GRAUENS, Erich Pabel Verlag KG, September 1977 (German)  
• SKULL-FACE, Editrice Nord, October 1978 (Italian)  
• THE DARK MAN OMNIBUS, Volume 1, Panther, 1978
• PIGEONS FROM HELL, Ace, 1979
• THE BOOK OF ROBERT E. HOWARD, Berkley, February 1980
• L’HOMME NOIR, NeO, April 1982 (French)  
• L’HOMME NOIR, NeO, February 1984 (French, 2nd printing)  
• IL RICHIAMO DI CTHULHU, Fanucci Editore, January 1987 (Italian)  
• CTHULHU THE MYTHOS AND KINDRED HORRORS, Baen, May 1987
• L’HOMME NOIR, NeO, February 1988 (French, 3rd printing)  
• PIGEONS FROM HELL, Eclipse Books, TPB, November 1988 (Graphic Novel)
• PIGEONS FROM HELL, Eclipse Books, HB, November 1988 (Graphic Novel)
• CTHULHU THE MYTHOS AND KINDRED HORRORS, Baen, 2nd, 1989
• OUTOJA TARINOITA 1, Jalava, 1990 (Finnish)  
• SVATYNĔ ODPORNOSTI A JINÉ POVÍDKY, Laser Books, 1990 (Czech)  
• THE HORROR HALL OF FAME, Carroll & Graf, November 1991
• 黒の碑(いしぶみ) (KURO NO ISHIBUMI), Sōgen Suiri Bunko, December 1991 (1st edition)(Japanese)  
• L’HOMME NOIR, Fleuve Noir, December 1991 (French)  
• THE HORROR HALL OF FAME, Science Fiction Book Club,  January 1992
• THE HORROR HALL OF FAME, Robert Hale, Ltd., September 1992 (UK)
• THE HORROR HALL OF FAME, Carroll & Graf, December 1992
• ЧЕРНЯТ КОЛОС (ČERNJAT KOLOS), Beva Press, 1992 (Bulgarian)
• CTHULHU THE MYTHOS AND KINDRED HORRORS, Baen, 3rd, 1992
• SKULL FACE, Editrice Nord, March 1993 (Italian)  
• CONAN. KRWAWY MONOLIT, Wydawnictwo Andor, 1993 (Polish)  
• YOUNG BLOOD, Zebra, March 1994
• WILCZA GŁOWA, Wydawnictwo PiK, 1994 (Polish)
• MARDUS, Kuma, January 1995 (Estonian, Part 1 of 2)  
• MARDUS, Kuma, February 1995 (Estonian, Part 2 of 2)  
• TUTTI I CICLI FANTASTICI – I CICLI DI SOLOMON KANE E DI KIRBY BUCHNER, Newton Compton Editori, April 1995 (Italian)  
• HLAS KRVE, Najáda, 1996 (Czech)  
• AZ ÉJSZAKA GYERMEKEI, Cherubion Könyvkiadó, 1997 (Hungarian)
• THE BLACK STONE, North-West, 1997 (Russian) 
• HISTORIAS DE FANTASMAS, Editorial Acervo, 1999 (Spanish)
• SVATYNĔ ODPORNOSTI, Laser Books, 1999 (Czech)
• 黒の碑(いしぶみ) (KURO NO ISHIBUMI), Sōgen Suiri Bunko, August 2000 (2nd printing)(Japanese) 
• KARANLIKTA 33 YAZAR 2, İthaki Yayınları, 2001 (Turkish)  
• KARANLIKTA 33 YAZAR, İthaki Yayınları, December 2004 (Turkish) 
• SAVAGE ADVENTURES, Wild Cat Books, 2004
• SPOOKHOUSE BOOK 2, IDW Publishing, January 2005 (Graphic Novel)
• THE BLACK STRANGER AND OTHER AMERICAN TALES, Bison Books, April 2005  
• THE WEIRD WRITINGS OF ROBERT E. HOWARD Volume 2, Girasol Collectables, March 2006
• THE HAUNTER OF THE RING & OTHER TALES, Wordsworth Editions, September 2007
• THE BEST OF ROBERT E. HOWARD VOLUME 2: GRIM LANDS, Del Rey, November 2007
• PIGEONS FROM HELL, Dodo Press, February 2008
• PIGEONS FROM HELL #1, Dark Horse Comics, April 2008 (Part 1 of 4, graphic adaptation)
• PIGEONS FROM HELL #2, Dark Horse Comics, May 2008 (Part 2 of 4, graphic adaptation)
• PIGEONS FROM HELL #3, Dark Horse Comics, June 2008 (Part 3 of 4, graphic adaptation)  
• PIGEONS FROM HELL #4, Dark Horse Comics, July 2008 (Part 4 of 4, graphic adaptation)  
• THE HAUNTER OF THE RING & OTHER TALES, Wordsworth Editions, 2008 
• THE HORROR STORIES OF ROBERT E. HOWARD, Del Rey, October 2008 
• THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF ZOMBIE COMICS, Robinson, October 2008 (Graphic adaptation)
• THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF ZOMBIE COMICS, Running Press, October 2008 (Graphic adaptation)
• PIGEONS FROM HELL, Dark Horse Comics, January 2009  (Graphic adaptation)
• LE ALI DELL’INFERNO, Edizione BD, March 2009 (graphic reimagining)
• THE DAY THEY HANGED MY BEST FRIEND JIMMY . . ., Tangled Vines Press, July 2009
• HEROES IN THE WIND: FROM KULL TO CONAN, Penguin Books, September 2009 
• THE HORROR STORIES OF ROBERT E. HOWARD, Tantor Media, Inc., March 2010 (audio)
• A THUNDER OF TRUMPETS: THE WEIRD WORKS OF ROBERT E. HOWARD VOLUME 10, Wildside Press, July 2010   
• THRILLER: THE COMPLETE SERIES, Image Entertainment, August 2010 (Video adaptation on DVD)  
• THE HORROR STORIES OF ROBERT E. HOWARD, Subterranean Press, March 2011 
• GRUSELKABINETT – FOLGE 52: TAUBEN AUS DER HÖLLE, Lübbe Audio, April 2011 (German, audio)
• ZOMBIES! ZOMBIES! ZOMBIES!, Vintage Books, October 2011  
• POMBOS DO INFERNO, Clube de Autores, 2011 (Portuguese)
• ZPÁTKY DO TEMNOTY,  Albatros Media, 2011 (Czech)
• THE CENTURY’S BEST HORROR FICTION VOLUME 1, Cemetery Dance Publications, January 2012  
• ZOMBIES – A COMPENDIUM OF THE LIVING DEAD, Corvus Books, January 2012  
• THRILLER: FAN FAVORITES, Image Entertainment, September 2012 (Video adaptation on DVD)  
• LES OMBRES DE CANAAN, Bragelonne, February 2013 (French) 
• DER SCHWARZE HUND DES TODES, Festa Verlag, June 2013 (German) 
• LES OMBRES DE CANAAN. LES PIGEONS DE L’ENFER, Bragelonne, February 2014 (French) 
• ZOMBIES FROM THE PULPS!, Skelos Press, February 2014  
• BLESSINGS FROM THE CONDEMNED: A HORROR LEGACY, Darkness & Despair, Inc., May 2014
• THE FEARSOME TOUCH OF DEATH, Ulwencreutz Media, July 2014 
• I FIGLI DELLA NOTTE. RACCONTI DELL’ORRORE VOLUME 2, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, December 2015 (Italian)    
• MURDER MAYHEM SHORT STORIES, Flame Tree Publishing, July 2016  
• БЕЗЫМЯННЫЕ КУЛЬТЫ: МИФЫ КТУЛХУ И ДРУГИЕ ИСТОРИИ УЖАСА (NAMELESS CULTS: CTHULHU MYTHOS AND OTHER HORROR STORIES), AST, August 2016 (Russian)    
• PIGEONS FROM HELL, Speculative!, October 2016 (audio)  
• LUNA DE ZAMBEBWEI Y OTROS CUENTOS DE VUDÚ Y MAGIA AFRICANA, Costas de Carcosa, April 2018 (Spanish)    
• IL GRANDE LIBRO DEGLI ZOMBIE, Fanucci Editore, November 2019 (eBook, Italian)
• IL GRANDE LIBRO DEGLI ZOMBIE, Fanucci Editore, November 2019  (hardcover, Italian)
• DECA NOĆI I DRUGE PRIČE, Filip Višnjić, December 2019 (Serbian)  
• STORIES OF SHAPE-SHIFTING, Hjem House, February 2020  
• LE ROYAUME DES CHIMÈRES, Le Livre de Poche, April 2020 (French)   
• WEST STREGATO, Salirandra, October 2021 (Italian)    
• ROBERT E. HOWARD AND WEIRD TALES, Dennis McHaney, November 2021 (excerpt only)  

Episode aired Jun 6, 1961

Two stranded motorists and a local sheriff battle evil forces that inhabit a run-down, abandoned mansion in the middle of a swamp in the middle of nowhere.

• Director
  John Newland
• Writers
  John Kneubuhl(teleplay) – Robert E. Howard(short story)
• Stars: Boris Karloff, Brandon De Wilde, Crahan Denton

Teaser art by Greg Staples – Pen and ink.