Tag Archives: Robert E. Howard

John Bullard on the Texas Frontier and REH’s Beyond The Black River at Adventures Fantastic

Posted on April 10, 2020 by H.P.

I commented when I first read Robert E. Howard’s Conan stories two and a half years ago (has it been so long?) that Beyond the Black River was one of my favorite of his stories.  I also commented that it … Continue reading →

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Throwback SF: The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane by Robert E. Howard

Posted on May 23, 2019 by H.P.

The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane is my fifth of Del Rey’s eleven collected volumes of Robert E. Howard’s work.  I introduced myself to Howard with the three volumes of Conan stories and then read the collection of his horror … Continue reading →

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Throwback SF Thursday: Comparing Howard’s The Moon of Skulls and Haggard’s She

Posted on November 29, 2018 by H.P.

I continue to slowly work my way through the Del Rey collection of Howard’s Solomon Kane stories.  One recent story, “The Moon of Skulls,” put me off a bit and led me to pull out one of its inspirations: She … Continue reading →

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Throwback SF Thursday: The Right Hand of Doom, Red Shadows, Rattle of Bones (Solomon Kane)

Posted on October 4, 2018 by H.P.

I finally settled on a Hallowread for this October.  I will be rereading and posting on Dracula.  I will probably also do a post on the 1931 movie.  But I don’t plan on doing as many posts as I did … Continue reading →

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Pre-Tolkien Fantasy Challenge: Howard, Moore, and Dunsany

Posted on September 6, 2018 by H.P.

The Pre-Tolkien Fantasy Challenge was made by Alexandru Constantin over at the Barbarian Book Club.  The rules are simple: Identify 3 Fantasy stories written before Lord of the Rings was published. 3 stories written before 1954. Review all three on … Continue reading →

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Throwback SF Thursday: EDSBT Longlisted for the REH Foundation Awards

Posted on March 22, 2018 by H.P.

The Robert E. Howard Foundation has announced the preliminary ballot for the 2018 REH Foundation Awards and I have been nominated for The Cimmerian—Outstanding Achievement, Essay (Online).  Specifically, the foundation nominated my three posts on the Del Rey collection of … Continue reading →

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Guest Blog: Conan was dumb, and 4 other common misconceptions by David Thomas

Posted on November 15, 2017 by H.P.

Originally posted on mightythorjrs – The Black Blog of Nameless Cults:
? ? ? As part of my guest blog series I am proud to present another guest blog spot. David Thomas the blogger behind Conan the Cimmerian Blog (The Rambling Conan Blog) has been…

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Throwback SF Thursday: The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard, Part 3

Posted on November 2, 2017 by H.P.

My blood ran fire when the deed was done; Now it runs colder than the moon that shone On shattered fields where dead men lay in heaps Who could not hear a ravished daughter’s moan. With All Hallows’ Eve right … Continue reading →

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Throwback SF Thursday: The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard, part 2

Posted on October 19, 2017 by H.P.

The mighty poets write in blood and tears And agony that, flame-like, bites and sears. They reach their mad blind hands into the night, To plumb abysses dead to human sight. Tuesday was World Mental Health Day.  When Damon Knight … Continue reading →

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Throwback SF Thursday: The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard, part 1

Posted on October 5, 2017 by H.P.

Up, John Kane, the grey night’s falling; The sun’s sunk in blood and the fog comes crawling; From hillside to hill the grey wolves are calling; Will ye come, will ye come, John Kane? Tor’s Conan pastiches is no way … Continue reading →

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