Short StoryPermanent catalogue Work
Pigeons from Hell
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Introduction
"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.
Textual states
Shown in a practical developmental order where possible: synopsis/outline, numbered drafts, submission states, then published or posthumous states. This display order does not itself assert exact chronology or textual authority.
Source and credits
Teaser art by Greg Staples - Pen and ink.
Characters in this Work
Counts are across exact Textual Versions currently represented. Additional textual research may add further appearances.
Bucknercounty sheriff investigating Blassenville Manor2 textual statesCelia BlassenvilleBlassenville sister transformed into the zuvembie haunting the manor2 textual statesElizabeth Blassenvilleyoungest Blassenville sister and final resident of the manor2 textual statesGriswelltraveler/protagonist in Pigeons from Hell2 textual statesJacobelderly local informant who explains the zuvembie tradition2 textual statesJoanBlassenville maid who takes revenge on Celia and then disappears; she is not the zuvembie2 textual statesJohn BrannerGriswell’s traveling companion and first victim2 textual states
Publication appearances
Weird Tales 1938 MayPopular Fiction Publishing CompanyMay 1938↗
Weird Tales 1951 NovemberWeird Tales, New YorkNovember 1951↗
Weird Tales U.K. Number 14Thorp and Porter Ltd.February 1952↗
The Dark Man and OthersArkham House1963↗
Weird TalesPyramid BooksMay 1964 (First printing) April 1977 (Second printing)↗
Narraciones terroríficasEditorial Acervo (Spain)1965↗
Het monster in de lift en andere griezelverhalen (The Monster in the Elevator and Other Horror Stories)Zwarte Beertjes1966↗
Nouvelles histoires d'outre monde (New Stories of the Outer World)Casterman1967↗
Ullstein Kriminal Magazin No. 10Ullstein Verlag GmbH1968↗
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 ŌraishaDecember 10, 1969↗
The Dark Man and OthersLancer1972↗
FeH 30: Kleine griezelomnibus 1 (Fantasy & Horror 30: Little Fantastic Omnibus 1)A. W. Bruna & Zoon1976↗
L'homme noir (The Dark Man)Libraries des Champ-Elysees1st Quarter 1976↗
The Book of Robert E. HowardZebraFebruary 1976 (First edition) February 1976 (Second edition)↗
Pigeons from HellZebraJune 1976↗
Das Haus des Grauens (The House of Horrors)Erich Pabel Verlag KGSeptember 1977↗
Skull-FaceEditrice NordOctober 1978↗
The Dark Man Omnibus Volume 1: The Dark ManPantherNovember 1978↗
Pigeons from HellAceJuly 1979↗
The Book of Robert E. HowardBerkleyFebruary 1980↗
L'homme noir (The Dark Man)NeOApril 1982 February 1984 (2nd printing) February 1988 (3rd printing)↗
Il richiamo di CthulhuFanucci EditoreJanuary 1987↗
Cthulhu: The Mythos and Kindred HorrorsBaen BooksMay 1987↗
Pigeons From HellEclipse BooksNovember 1988↗
Outoja tarinoita 1 (Strange Stories 1)Jalava1990↗
Svatyně odpornosti a jiné povídky (Shrine of Repugnance and other stories)Laser Books1990↗
The Horror Hall of FameCarroll & GrafJuly 1991 (Hardcover) December 1992 ( Trade paperback )↗
黒の碑(いしぶみ) (Kuro no ishibumi)Sōgen Suiri BunkoDecember 27, 1991 August 2000 (2nd printing)↗
L'homme noir (The Dark Man)Fleuve NoirDecember 1991↗The Horror Hall of FameScience Fiction Book ClubJanuary 1992↗
Черният колос (Černjat kolos) (Black Colossus)Бева Прес (Beva Press)1992↗
The Horror Hall of FameRobert Hale, Ltd. (UK)September 1992↗
Conan. Krwawy monolitWydawnictwo Andor1993↗
Skull FaceEditrice NordMarch 1993↗
Wilcza głowa (Wolfshead)Wydawnictwo PiK1994↗
Young BloodZebraMarch 1994↗
Mardus, January 1995KumaJanuary 1995↗
Mardus, February 1995KumaFebruary 1995↗
Tutti i cicli fantastici - I Cicli di Solomon Kane e di Kirby BuchnerNewton Compton EditoriApril 1995↗
Hlas krve (Voice of Blood)Najáda1996↗
Az éjszaka gyermekeiCherubion Könyvkiadó1997↗
Черный камень ( Chernyj kamen) (The Black Stone) P ublication information courtesy of the Russian website Laboratory of Fantasy .Северо-Запад (Severo-Zapad) (North-West)1997↗
Historias de fantasmasEditorial Acervo (Spain)1999↗
Svatyně odpornosti (Shrine of Repugnance)Laser Books1999↗
Karanlikta 33 Yazar 2 (33 Writers in the Dark 2)İthaki Yayınları (Ithaca Publications)2001↗
Savage AdventuresWild Cat Books2004↗
Karanlikta 33 Yazar (33 Writers in the Dark)İthaki Yayınları (Ithaca Publications)December 2004↗
Spookhouse - Book 2IDW PublishingJanuary 2005↗
The Black Stranger and Other American TalesUniversity of Nebraska Press - Bison BooksApril 2005↗
The Weird Writings of Robert E. Howard Volume 2Girasol CollectablesMarch 2006↗
Grim Lands: The Best of Robert E. Howard Volume 2Ballantine Books - Del Rey2007↗
The Haunter of the Ring & Other TalesWordsworth Editions LtdSeptember 2007 2008 (2nd printing)↗
The Robert E. Howard Foundation Newsletter v1 #4Robert E. Howard FoundationWinter 2007↗
Pigeons from HellDodo PressFebruary 2008↗
Pigeons from Hell #1 (of 4)Dark Horse ComicsApril 2008↗
Pigeons from Hell #2 (of 4)Dark Horse ComicsMay 2008↗
Pigeons from Hell #3 (of 4)Dark Horse ComicsJune 2008↗
Pigeons from Hell #4 (of 4)Dark Horse ComicsJuly 2008↗
The Horror Stories of Robert E. HowardBallantine Books - Del ReyOctober 2008↗
The Mammoth Book of Zombie ComicsRobinson (U.K.)October 2008↗The Mammoth Book of Zombie ComicsRunning PressOctober 2008↗
Pigeons from HellDark Horse ComicsJanuary 2009↗
Le ali dell'infernoEdizioni BDMarch 2009↗
The Day They Hanged My Best Friend Jimmy . . . And 21 Other Weird Tales to Get You Through the Coldest NightsTangled Vines PressJuly 2009↗
Heroes in the Wind: From Kull to ConanPenguin Books (UK)September 2009↗
The Horror Stories of Robert E. HowardSubterranean Press2010↗
The Horror Stories of Robert E. HowardTantor Media Inc.March 2010↗
A Thunder of Trumpets: The Weird Works of Robert E. Howard, Volume 10Wildside PressJuly 2010↗
Thriller: The Complete SeriesImage EntertainmentAugust 2010↗
Pombos do InfernoClube de Autores2011↗
Zpátky do temnoty (Back into Darkness)Albatros Media - Plus2011↗
Gruselkabinett - Folge 52: Tauben aus der Hölle Chamber of Horrors - Episode 52: Pigeons from HellLübbe AudioApril 2011↗
Zombies! Zombies! Zombies!Vintage BooksOctober 2011↗
The Century's Best Horror Fction Volume 1Cemetery Dance PublicationsJanuary 2012↗
Zombies - A Compendium of the Living DeadCorvus Books (U.K.)January 2012↗
Thriller: Fan FavoritesImage EntertainmentSeptember 2012↗
Les Ombres de Canaan (Shadows of Canaan)BragelonneFebruary 2013↗
Der schwarze Hund des TodesFesta VerlagJune 2013↗
Les Ombres de Canaan. Les Pigeons de l'enferBragelonneFebruary 2014↗
Zombies from the Pulps!Skelos PressFebruary 2014↗
Blessings from the Condemned: A Horror LegacyDarkness & Despair, Inc.May 2014↗
The Fearsome Touch of DeathUlwencreutz MediaJuly 2014↗
I Figli della Notte. Racconti dell'Orrore Volume 2Arnoldo Mondadori EditoreDecember 2015↗
Безымянные культы: Мифы Ктулху и другие истории ужаса (Bezymyannye kul'ty: Mify Ktulkhu i drugie istorii uzhasa) (Nameless Cults: Cthulhu Mythos and Other Horror Stories) Cover and p ublication information courtesy of the Russian website Laboratory of Fantasy. August 2016 May 2017ACT (AST)August 2016 (Hardcover) May 2017 (Trade paperback)↗
Murder Mayhem Short StoriesFlame Tree PublishingJuly 2016↗
Pigeons from HellSpeculative!October 2016↗
Luna de Zambebwei y otros cuentos de vudú y magia africanaCostas de Carcosa (Spain)April 2018↗
Il Grande Libro degli ZombieFanucci EditoreNovember 2019 (eBook) December 2019 (Hardcover)↗
Deca noći i druge pričeFilip VišnjićDecember 2019↗
Stories of Shape-ShiftingHjem HouseFebruary 2020↗
Le royaume des chimèresLe Livre de PocheApril 2020↗
West StregatoSalirandaOctober 2021↗
Robert E. Howard and Weird TalesOld Tiger PressNovember 2021↗