Textual identity is not textual authority. “Catalogue primary/default” selects the default catalogue representation; it does not mean that this wording is automatically Howard’s most authoritative text.
Catalogue facts
Published dateFebruary 1937
Characters in this exact text
AhrimanAhriman — fiend worshipped by the Black Brothers; Lord of FireMentioned2 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard — Dig Me No Grave, supplied PDF pp. 104–110John ConradJohn Conrad — neighbor assisting the investigationOn Page1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard — Dig Me No Grave, supplied PDF pp. 104–110John GrimlanJohn Grimlan — occultist whose death and bargain drive Dig Me No GraveOn Page12 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard — Dig Me No Grave, supplied PDF pp. 104–110KathulosKathulos of Egypt — the Master / Skull-Face / ScorpionOn Page1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard — Dig Me No Grave, supplied PDF pp. 104–110KirowanKirowan — first-person narrator; source gives surname onlyOn Page4 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard — Dig Me No Grave, supplied PDF pp. 104–110Malik TousSatan — supernatural figure invoked by comparison in The Last Man.Mentioned4 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard — Dig Me No Grave, supplied PDF pp. 104–110Yog-SothothYog-Sothoth — deity named as the focus of a real Mongolian devil-worshipping priesthoodMentioned1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard — Dig Me No Grave, supplied PDF pp. 104–110
Textual witnesses & editorial mediation
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The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard (Del Rey, 2008)Restored reading editionAuthority basis: Restoration toward authorial text · Treatment: Restored toward authorial wording
The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard, supplied Del Rey 2008 PDF, pp. 104–110; Notes on the Original Howard Texts, pp. 340–351.
