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Introduction
Witch from Hell’s Kitchen was the title used when The House of Arabu was first published in Avon Fantasy Reader #18 in 1952.
Characters in this exact text
AmytisAmytis — woman in Pyrrhas’s householdOn Page4 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard — The House of Arabu, pp. 232–244AnuAnu — deity whose priest and temple are discussed in Conan’s backstoryMentioned8 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard — The House of Arabu, pp. 232–244ApsuApsu — Mesopotamian primordial deity invoked in The House of ArabuMentioned3 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard — The House of Arabu, pp. 232–244Ardat LiliArdat Lili — supernatural mate of LilituOn Page6 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard — The House of Arabu, pp. 232–244BelibnaBelibna — woman at Naram-ninub’s feast afflicted by supernatural influenceOn Page2 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard — The House of Arabu, pp. 232–244EnlilEnlil — Mesopotamian deity invoked in The House of ArabuMentioned13 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard — The House of Arabu, pp. 232–244Gimil-ishbiGimil-ishbi — banished priest/diabolist who aids PyrrhasOn Page17 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard — The House of Arabu, pp. 232–244Ibi-EngurIbi-Engur — Nippur prince/conspirator in The House of ArabuOn Page4 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard — The House of Arabu, pp. 232–244IshtarIshtar — Hyborian/Shemite goddess invoked in the Conan textsMentioned2 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard — The House of Arabu, pp. 232–244LilituLilitu — night-spirit who haunts PyrrhasOn Page21 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard — The House of Arabu, pp. 232–244Naram-ninubNaram-ninub — wealthy Nippur nobleman in The House of ArabuOn Page21 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard — The House of Arabu, pp. 232–244PyrrhasPyrrhas — Argive warrior and protagonist of The House of ArabuOn Page70 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard — The House of Arabu, pp. 232–244TiamatTiamat — Mesopotamian deity/entity invoked in The House of ArabuMentioned8 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard — The House of Arabu, pp. 232–244YmirYmir — Norse frost-giant deity in the Swords of the North textsMentioned5 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard — The House of Arabu, pp. 232–244
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. 232–244; Notes on the Original Howard Texts, pp. 340–351.