Introduction
THE HOUSE OF PERIL. REH wrote three stories featuring Mike Dorgan and Bill McGlory. “The House of Peril” was the first of the three stories. It was submitted to Fiction House on April 20th, 1931, and accepted. However, Mike Dorgan was changed to Steve Costigan, his ship China Moon became The Sea Girl and a line was added referencing Costigan’s bulldog Mike. The story was published in Action Stories under the alternate title. Howard got $75 for this story.
Alternate title: BLOW THE CHINKS DOWN!
Published in:
- THE COLLECTED BOXING FICTION OF ROBERT E. HOWARD: FISTS OF IRON, ROUND 4, The REH Foundation Press, April 2015 (from the original REH typescript)
- ROBERT E. HOWARD’S SAILOR STEVE COSTIGAN, Pulp-Lit Press, July 2019
- ROBERT E. HOWARD’S SAILOR STEVE COSTIGAN, Audible Audio, July 2019