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The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard

By: Robert E. Howard
Narrated by: Robertson Dean
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Robert E. Howard, renowned creator of Conan the Barbarian, was also a master at conjuring tales of hair-raising horror. In a career spanning only 12 years, Howard wrote more than 100 stories, with his most celebrated work appearing in Weird Tales, the preeminent pulp magazine of the era.

In this collection of Howard's greatest horror tales, some of the author's best-known characters - Solomon Kane, Bran Mak Morn, and sailor Steve Costigan among them - roam the forbidding locales of Howard's fevered imagination, from the swamps and bayous of the Deep South to the fiend-haunted woods outside Paris, to remote jungles in Africa.

Included in this collection is Howard's masterpiece "Pigeons from Hell", a tale of two travelers who stumble upon the ruins of a Southern plantation - and into the maw of its fatal secret. In "Black Canaan", even the best warrior has little chance of taking down the evil voodoo man with unholy powers - and none at all against his wily mistress, the diabolical High Priestess of Damballah. Also included is the classic revenge nightmare "Worms of the Earth" as well as "The Cairn on the Headland".

©2008 Robert E. Howard Properties, Inc. (P)2010 Tantor Anthologies & Short Stories Scary Short Stories Horror Anthologies Fiction Classics

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“For stark, living fear...what other writer is even in the running?” (H. P. Lovecraft)
“[Behind Howard’s stories] lurks a dark poetry and the timeless truth of dreams.” (Robert Bloch)
“Howard’s writing seems so highly charged with energy that it nearly gives off sparks.” (Stephen King)
Comprehensive Anthology • Atmospheric Horror • Excellent Narration • Lovecraftian Elements • Unique Storytelling

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So you're thinking of choosing this audiobook as your monthly pick thinking, (at 23 hours), you'll get more bang for the buck? Maybe, but maybe not. If you're a real connoisseur of the genre, you may consider these stories classics. However, if your interest is in contemporary horror, you may find 23 hours a bit much. I guess for my own tastes, a little of this somewhat dated style of horror is best taken in small doses.

Reminiscent of Dime Novel Fiction

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some truly awesome and eerie stories! it also guves a peak at his unfinished works and his poetry. wonderful!

a master of horror

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Howard created an entire subgenre of fantasy writing and certainly is still enjoyable even almost a hundred years after his death. If you enjoy Lovecraft or King you will probably enjoy this collection of short stories.

ONE OF THE GREATS

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If you're a fan of Robert Howard, HP Lovecraft, and that generation of writers you'll love these stories. I had forgotten how much mythos lore moves back and forth between the writers of this era.

The stories are a product if their time and there is one story where the N-word got dropped so frequently that I ended up skipping it.

Generally though it's just good, clean, creepy fun.

Trip back into the macabre

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Pretty much everything is here. The "John Kirowan" and "Faring Town" sets, the weird west stories, the Lovecraftian stories, and "a whole lot more". A few mediocre stories are forgivable given such a robust (to say the least) collection. Be sure to check out the Robert E. Howard bibliography page on Wikipedia. It's a great reference to help find the types of stories here that you like.

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