Robert E. Howard bibliography

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A list of prose works by Robert E. Howard. The works are sorted by genre, by series and then alphabetically. Untitled works and fragments (incomplete and unfinished works) are listed separately by their opening line.

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Additional information is included where available, covering publication date and place, the amount Howard earned for the sale of the piece, any alternative titles and whether the work is in the public domain. Links to the freely available source texts, on wikisource or Project Gutenberg of Australia, are included in a separate column. These are marked with the appropriate icons.

Fantasy stories

Conan the Barbarian

Howard's most famous creation, the Cimmerian barbarian, thief, pirate and King of Aquilonia during the pre-Ice Age Hyborian Age.

Many of the Conan stories not published during Howard's lifetime were edited by other authors before publication. The Fragment stories have all been completed by others since. Where either has occurred before the publication of the original material, this date is noted after the original material's publication date.

TitleFirst publishedCoverSource textNotes
Beyond the Black River Weird Tales 1935, May–June
serial, two parts
Weird Tales May 1935.jpg "Beyond the Black River"
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Novella; Public Domain
Black Colossus Weird Tales 1933, June"Black Colossus"
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Sold for $130
The Black Stranger Echoes of Valor 1987, FebruaryRe-written by Howard as the Black Vulmea story Swords of the Red Brotherhood which was itself rewritten by L. Sprague de Camp into the Conan story The Treasure of Tranicos, first published in Fantasy Fiction Magazine, March 1953
Cimmeria The Howard Collector #7 1965, WinterPoem; Written in February 1932
The Devil in Iron Weird Tales 1934, August Weird Tales 1934-08 - The Devil in Iron.jpg "The Devil in Iron"
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Sold for $115; Public Domain
Drums of Tombalku The Pool of the Black One 1986Fragment; Completed version by L. Sprague de Camp first published in Conan the Adventurer, 1966
The Frost Giant's Daughter Fantasy Fan 1934, March
as Gods of the North
"Gods of the North"
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Alternate titles: Gods of the North, The Frost King's Daughter. Gods of the North is in the Public Domain
The God in the Bowl The Tower of the Elephant 1975Edited version by L. Sprague de Camp first published in Space Science Fiction , September 1952
The Hall of the Dead Fantasy Crossroads #1 1974, NovemberSynopsis; Completed version by L. Sprague de Camp first published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction , February 1967
The Hand of Nergal The Last Celt 1976Fragment; Completed version by Lin Carter first published in Conan, 1968
The Hour of the Dragon Weird Tales 1935, December Weird Tales December 1935.jpg "The Hour of the Dragon"
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Novel; published in book form as Conan the Conqueror. Sold for approximately $500
Iron Shadows in the Moon Weird Tales 1934, April Weird Tales April 1934.jpg "Shadows in the Moonlight"
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Alternate title: Shadows in the Moonlight. Sold for $120; Public Domain
Jewels of Gwahlur Weird Tales 1935, March Weird Tales March 1935.jpg "Jewels of Gwahlur"
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Alternate titles: Teeth of Gwahlur, The Servants of Bit-Yakin. Sold for $155; Public Domain
The People of the Black Circle Weird Tales 1934, September–November
serial, three parts
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Novella; Sold for $250; Public Domain
The Phoenix on the Sword Weird Tales 1932, December"The Phoenix on the Sword"
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Sold for $85
The Pool of the Black One Weird Tales 1933, October"The Pool of the Black One"
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Sold for $110
Queen of the Black Coast Weird Tales 1934, May Weird Tales May 1934.jpg "Queen of the Black Coast"
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Sold for $115; Public Domain
Red Nails Weird Tales 1936, July—October
serial, three parts
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Novella; Sold for $115; Public Domain
Rogues in the House Weird Tales 1934, January"Rogues in the House"
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Sold for $100
The Scarlet Citadel Weird Tales 1933, January"The Scarlet Citadel"
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Sold for $140
Shadows in Zamboula Weird Tales 1935, November Weird Tales November 1935.jpg "Shadows in Zamboula"
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Alternate title: The Man-Eaters of Zamboula. Sold for $120; Public Domain
The Snout in the Dark Jewels of Gwahlur 1979Fragment & Synopsis; Completed version by L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter first published in Conan of Cimmeria, 1969
The Tower of the Elephant Weird Tales 1933, March"The Tower of the Elephant"
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Sold for $95
The Vale of Lost Women Magazine of Horror #15 1967, Spring"The Vale of Lost Women"
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Disputed/unknown copyright status
A Witch Shall be Born Weird Tales 1934, December Weird Tales December 1934.jpg "A Witch Shall be Born"
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Sold for $155; Public Domain
Wolves Beyond the Border The Conan Chronicles, Volume 2 2001Fragment & Synopsis; Completed version by L. Sprague de Camp first published in Conan the Usurper, 1967
Xuthal of the Dusk Weird Tales 1933, September"The Slithering Shadow"
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Alternate title: The Slithering Shadow. Sold for $120

Kull

An Atlantean barbarian and King of Valusia in the ancient Thurian Age (predating Conan's Hyborian Age). He appears in the Bran Mak Morn story "Kings of the Night."

TitleFirst publishedAlternative title(s)Source TextNotes
The Altar and the Scorpion King Kull , 1967
The Black City King Kull , 1967The Black Abyss
By This Axe, I Rule King Kull , 1967Re-written by Howard into the Conan story The Phoenix on the Sword
The Curse of the Golden Skull The Howard Collector #9, Spring 1967
Delcardes' Cat King Kull , 1967The Cat and the Skull
Exile of Atlantis King Kull , 1967Originally untitled, title created by Glenn Lord
The King and the Oak Weird Tales , February 1939Poem
The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune Weird Tales , September 1929"The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune"
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Sold for $20; Public Domain
The Shadow Kingdom Weird Tales , August 1929"The Shadow Kingdom"
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Sold for $100; Public Domain
The Skull of Silence King Kull , 1967The Screaming Skull of Silence
The Striking of the Gong The Second Book of Robert E. Howard, 1976Edited version by Lin Carter first published in King Kull , 1967
Swords of the Purple Kingdom King Kull , 1967
"Wizard and Warrior Kull , 1978
"Riders Beyond the Sunrise" Kull , 1978

Solomon Kane

A Tudor-period Puritan adventurer, wandering across Europe and Africa.

TitleFirst publishedAlternative title(s)Source textNotes
Blades of the Brotherhood Red Shadows , 1968The Blue Flame of Vengeance, The Blue Flame of DeathEdited version by John Pocsik first published in Over the Edge, 1964; The "Malachi Grim" version is in the Public Domain)
The Castle of the Devil Red Shadows , 1968Fragment; Also features John Silent. Completed by Ramsey Campbell.
The Children of Asshur Red Shadows , 1968Fragment. Completed by Ramsey Campbell.
Death's Black Riders The Howard Collector #10, Spring 1968Fragment
The Footfalls Within Weird Tales , September 1931"The Footfalls Within"
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Sold for $56
Hawk of Basti Red Shadows , 1968Fragment. Completed by Ramsey Campbell.
The Hills of the Dead Weird Tales , August 1930"The Hills of the Dead"
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Sold for $70
The Moon of Skulls Weird Tales , June–July 1930"The Moon of Skulls"
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Novella; Sold for $200
The One Black Stain Poem
Rattle of Bones Weird Tales , June 1929"Rattle of Bones"
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Sold for $20; Public Domain
Red Shadows Weird Tales , August 1928Solomon Kane"Red Shadows"
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Sold for $20; Public Domain
The Return of Sir Richard Grenville Poem
The Right Hand of Doom Red Shadows , 1968
Skulls in the Stars Weird Tales , January 1929"Skulls in the Stars"
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Sold for $30; Public Domain
Solomon Kane's Homecoming Poem
Wings in the Night Weird Tales , July 1932"Wings in the Night"
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Sold for $134

Bran Mak Morn

The King of the Picts during the Roman invasion of Britain, eventually becoming the subject of a Cthulhu Mythos cult as the "Dark Man". He is referenced in the Kirowan story "The Children of the Night" and features in the Turlough O'Brien story "The Dark Man".

TitleFirst publishedAlternative title(s)Source textNotes
Bran Mak Morn Cromlech #3, 1988Synopsis; Originally untitled
Bran Mak Morn: A Play Bran Mak Morn: A Play & Others, 1983Play; Fragment
The Drums of Pictdom Poem; Related to, but does not feature, Bran
Kings of the Night Weird Tales , November 1930"Kings of the Night"
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Sold for $120; Also features Kull
The Little People Coven 13, vol. 1 #3, January 1970Related to, but does not feature, Bran
The Lost Race Weird Tales , January 1927"The Lost Race"
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Related to, but does not feature, Bran; Sold for $30
Men of the Shadows Bran Mak Morn, 1969Poem
A Song of the Race Poem
Worms of the Earth Weird Tales , November 1932"Worms of the Earth"
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Sold for $120; Public Domain
Untitled:
"A gray sky arched..."Bran Mak Morn, 1969

Turlogh Dubh O'Brien

An 11th-century Irish outcast.

TitleFirst publishedAlternative title(s)Source textNotes
The Dark Man Weird Tales , December 1931"The Dark Man"
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Sold for $85; Features Bran Mak Morn
The Gods of Bal-Sagoth Weird Tales , October 1931The Blond Goddess of Bal-Sagoth"The Gods of Bal-Sagoth"
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Sold for $140
The Shadow of the Hun Shadow of the Hun, 1975"The Shadow of the Hun"
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Spears of Clontarf Spears of Clontarf, 1978Rewritten by Howard, with added fantasy, as The Grey God Passes and, as a modern horror story, as The Cairn on the Headland
The Twilight of the Grey Gods Eons of the Night, 1996The Grey God PassesBased on Howard's own Spears of Clontarf
Untitled:
"The Dane came in with a rush, hurtling his huge body forward..."Shadow of the Hun, 1975

James Allison

A 1930s Texan who recalls his past lives as ancient heroes. Not to be confused with Kid Allison.

TitleFirst publishedAlternative title(s)Source textNotes
Black Eons The Howard Collector #9, Spring 1967Fragment; Originally untitled, title created by Robert M. Price
Brachan the Kelt The New Howard Reader #1, June 1998Fragment; Completed version first published in The Barbarian Swordsmen , 1981
The Garden of Fear Marvel Tales , July–August 1934"The Garden of Fear"
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Public Domain
Genseric's Fifth-Born Son Fantasy Crossroads #10/11, March 1977Ghor, Kin-SlayerFragment; Completed version of 16 chapters further chapters, each by a different author, first published in full in Ghor, Kin-Slayer, 1997
The Guardian of the Idol The Howard Reader #8, 2003Fragment & Synopsis; Completed version by Gerald W. Page first published in Weird Tales #3, Fall 1981
Marchers of Valhalla Marchers of Valhalla , 1972Copyright 1972 by Glenn Lord.
Plot: A mysterious woman helps John recall a past life... The men of Aesir and Vanir marched in olden times to the Gulf of Mexico. They found the ancient city of Khemnu, and defended it against raiders from the South, and were betrayed by treachery, so the city was in turn leveled by the scorned goddess Ishtar.
The Tower of Time The New Howard Reader #2, August 1998Akram the MysteriousFragment; Completed version by Lin Carter first published in Fantastic Stories, June 1975
The Valley of the Worm Weird Tales , February 1934"The Valley of the Worm"
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Public Domain

Other fantasy

TitleFirst publishedAlternative title(s)Source textNotes
Almuric Weird Tales , May–August 1939"Almuric"
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Novel
People of the Dark Strange Tales , June 1932"People of the Dark"
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Sold for $134; Public Domain
Black Canaan Weird Tales , June 1936"Black Canaan"
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Sold for $108–120; Public Domain
Delenda Est Worlds of Fantasy #1, 1968
Golnor the Ape Crypt of Cthulhu #38, February 1985
The Isle of the Eons The Gods of Bal-Sagoth, April 1979
Nekht Semerkeht Swords Against Darkness, February 1977Fragment; Completed by Andrew J. Offutt; Possibly Howard's last work
Spear and Fang Weird Tales , July 1925"Spear and Fang"
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Howard's first published work; Sold for $16
The Tomb of the Dragon The Shadow of the Beast, 1977
Two Against Tyre The Howard Collector #12, Spring 1970
Under the Baobab Tree Cross Plains #5, 1974
Valley of the Lost Magazine of Horror #13, Summer 1966King of the Forgotten PeopleDisputed/unknown copyright status
The Voice of El-Lil Oriental Stories , November 1930Temptress of the Tower of Torture and Sin"The Voice of El-Lil"
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Sold for $90; Public Domain
Witch from Hell's Kitchen Avon Fantasy Reader , 1952The House of Arabu"Witch from Hell's Kitchen"
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Public Domain

Boxing stories

Sailor Steve Costigan

A 1930s sailor and boxer, travelling between ports aboard the tramp steamer Sea Girl.

TitleFirst publishedAlternative title(s)Source textNotes
Alleys of Peril Fight Stories , January 1931Leather Lightning"Alleys of Peril"
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Sold for $80; Public Domain
The Battling Sailor
The Pit of the Serpent Fight Stories , July 1929Manila Manslaughter"The Pit of the Serpent"
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Sold for $90; Public Domain
Blow the Chinks Down! Action Stories , October 1931The House of Peril"Blow the Chinks Down!"
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Edited into a Costigan story; Sold for $75
Blue River Blues
Breed of Battle Action Stories , November 1931The Fighten'est Pair, Sampson Had a Soft Spot"Breed of Battle"
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Sold for $80; Public Domain
The Bull Dog Breed Fight Stories , February 1930You Got to Kill a Bulldog"The Bull Dog Breed"
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Sold for $90; Public Domain
By the Law of the Shark REH Fight Magazine #4, October 1996
Champ of the Forecastle Fight Stories , November 1930Champ of the Seven Seas, The Champion of the Forecastle"Champ of the Forecastle"
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Sold for $65; Public Domain
Circus Fists Fight Stories , December 1931Slugger Bait"Circus Fists"
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Sold for $70; Public Domain
Dark Shanghai Action Stories , January 1932One Shanghai Night"Dark Shanghai"
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Sold for $75; Public Domain
Fist and Fang Fight Stories , May 1930Cannibal Fists"Fist and Fang"
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Sold for $100; Public Domain
Flying Knuckles REH Fight Magazine #4, October 1996
General Ironfist Jack Dempsey's Fight Magazine , June 1934"General Ironfist"
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Sold for $35; Public Domain
Hard-Fisted Sentiment REH Fight Magazine #4, October 1996
The Honor of the Ship REH Fight Magazine #4, October 1996
Night of Battle Fight Stories , March 1932Shore Leave for a Slugger"Night of Battle"
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Sold for $60; Public Domain
Sailor Costigan and the Swami The Howard Review #7, April 1977
Sailor's Grudge Fight Stories , March 1930Costigan vs. Kid Camera"Sailor's Grudge"
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Sold for $75; Public Domain
The Sign of the Snake Action Stories , June 1931"The Sign of the Snake"
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Edited to be a Costigan story, written as "McClarney"; Sold for $75; Public Domain
The Slugger's Game Jack Dempsey's Fight Magazine , May 1934"The Slugger's Game"
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Sold for $35; Public Domain
Sluggers on the Beach Jack Dempsey's Fight Magazine , August 1934"Sluggers on the Beach"
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Sold for $35; Public Domain
Texas Fists Fight Stories , May 1931Shanghied Mitts"Texas Fists"
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Sold for $75; Public Domain
The TNT Punch Action Stories , January 1931The Waterfront Law, The Waterfront Wallop"The TNT Punch"
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Sold for $75; Public Domain
Vikings of the Gloves Fight Stories , February 1932Including the Scandinavian"Vikings of the Gloves"
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Sold for $65; Public Domain
Waterfront Fists Fight Stories , September 1930Stand Up and Slug"Waterfront Fists"
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Sold for $90; Public Domain
Winner Take All Fight Stories , July 1930Sucker!"Winner Take All"
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Sold for $80; Public Domain
Untitled:
"I had just hung by sparring partner, Battling O'Toole..."The Howard Review #2, March 1975Fragment
"It was the end of the fourth round..."The Howard Review #2, March 1975Fragment
"The night Sailor Steve Costigan fought Battling O'Rourke..."The Howard Review #2, March 1975Fragment

Sailor Dennis Dorgan

A renamed version of Sailor Steve Costigan sailing in the Python, published under the pseudonym Patrick Ervin.

TitleFirst publishedAlternative title(s)Source textNotes
Alleys of Darkness Magic Carpet Magazine , January 1934Alleys of Singapore"Alleys of Darkness"
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Sold for $45–54; Public Domain
Alleys of Treachery The Howard Collector #8, Summer 1966The Mandarin Ruby
The Destiny Gorilla The Incredible Adventures of Dennis Dorgan, 1974Sailor Costigan and the Destiny Gorilla, Sailor Dorgan and the Destiny Gorilla
In High Society The Incredible Adventures of Dennis Dorgan, 1974Cultured Cauliflowers
A Knight of the Round Table The Incredible Adventures of Dennis Dorgan, 1974Iron-Clad Fists
Playing Journalist The Incredible Adventures of Dennis Dorgan, 1974A New Game for Costigan, A New Game for Dorgan
Playing Santa Claus The Incredible Adventures of Dennis Dorgan, 1974A Two-Fisted Santa Claus
Sailor Dorgan and the Jade Monkey The Howard Collector #14, Spring 1971Sailor Costigan and the Jade Monkey, The Jade Monkey
The Turkish Menace The Incredible Adventures of Dennis Dorgan, 1974Sailor Dorgan and the Turkish Menace, Sailor Costigan and the Turkish MenaceSold for $67 to Magic Carpet Magazine in May 1933 but the magazine was suspended before publication
The Yellow Cobra The Incredible Adventures of Dennis Dorgan, 1974Sailor Dorgan and the Yellow Cobra, A Korean Night, A Night Ashore

Kid Allison

Not to be confused with James Allison.

TitleFirst publishedAlternative title(s)Source textNotes
College Socks Sport Story Magazine , September 1931A Student of SockologySold for $100; Disputed/unknown copyright status
The Drawing Card
Fighting Nerves Public Domain
Fistic Psychology Public Domain
The Good Knight Sport Story Magazine , December 1931Kid GalahadSold for $90; Disputed/unknown copyright status
The Jinx Public Domain
Man with the Mystery Mitts Sport Story Magazine , October 1931Sold for $100; Disputed/unknown copyright status
The Texas Wildcat Public Domain
A Tough Nut to CrackPublic Domain
Untitled:
"Huh?" I was so dumbfounded I was clean off..."Never publishedFragment

Ace Jessel

A black, happy-go-lucky boxer.

TitleFirst publishedAlternative title(s)Source textNotes
The Apparition in the Prize Ring Ghost Stories , April 1929The Spirit of Tom Molyneaux"Apparition in the Prize Ring"
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Sold for $95; Public Domain
Double Cross Bran Mak Morn: A Play & Others, 1983

Other Boxing stories

TitleFirst publishedAlternative title(s)Source textNotes
Crowd Horror Argosy All-Story Weekly , July 1929Sold for $100
The Ferocious Ape
The Fighting FuryPublic Domain
Fists of the Revolution Fantasy Crossroads Special Edition #1, January 1976
Iron-jaw Dime Sports Magazine , April 1936 .Fists of the Desert
The Iron Man Fight Stories , June 1930Iron Men""
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Sold for $200
A Man of Peace
The Mark of the Bloody Hand Writer of the Dark, 1986
Misto' Demsey Misto' DempseySeveral small stories; Public Domain
Night Encounter Never publishedFragment; Public Domain
Right Hook
Shackled Mitts
They Always Come Back The Iron Man & Other Tales of the Ring , 1976
Trail of the Snake Fragment; Public Domain
The Voice of DoomCrypt of Cthulhu #39, April 1986
Weeping Willow

Western stories

Breckinridge Elkins

Humorous stories of a kind, strong but not very smart cowboy. All stories with the note "(A Gent from Bear Creek)" were later edited together to become part of the 1937 novel A Gent from Bear Creek .

TitleFirst publishedAlternative title(s)Source textNotes
The Apache Mountain War Action Stories , December 1935 The Apache Mountain War
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Public Domain
The Conquerin' Hero of the Humbolts Action Stories , October 1936Politics at Blue Lizard, Politics at Lonesome Lizard The Conquerin' Hero of the Humbolts
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Public Domain
No Cowherders Wanted Action Stories , September 1936Gents in Buckskin No Cowherders Wanted
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Public Domain
Cupid from Bear Creek Action Stories , August 1935The Peaceful Pilgrim Cupid From Bear Creek
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(A Gent from Bear Creek); Public Domain
The Curly Wolf of Sawtooth Star Western , September 1936A Elston to the Rescue, A Elkins Never SurrendersSold for $60
Evil Deeds at Red Cougar Action Stories , June 1936 Evil Deeds at Red Cougar
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Public Domain
The Feud Buster Action Stories , June 1935 The Feud Buster
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(A Gent from Bear Creek); Public Domain
A Gent from Bear Creek Action Stories , October 1934 A Gent from Bear Creek
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Sold for $46–55; Public Domain
A Gent from Bear Creek A Gent from Bear Creek , 1937Novel created by combining several short stories and editing them to fit; Public Domain
Guns of the Mountain Action Stories , May–June 1934 Guns of the Mountain
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(A Gent from Bear Creek); Sold for $42–50; Public Domain
The Haunted Mountain Action Stories , February 1935 The Haunted Mountain
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(A Gent from Bear Creek); Public Domain
High Horse Rampage Action Stories , August 1936Gents on the Rampage High Horse Rampage
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Public Domain
Mayhem and Taxes The Summit County Journal, September 1967
Meet Cap'n Kidd The Summit County Journal, July–October 1968(A Gent from Bear Creek)
Mountain Man Action Stories , March–April 1934 Mountain Man
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(A Gent from Bear Creek); Sold for $46–55; Public Domain
Pilgrims to the Pecos Action Stories , February 1936Weary Pilgrims on the Road Pilgrims to the Pecos
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Sold for $60; Public Domain
Pistol Politics Action Stories , April 1936 Pistol Politics
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Public Domain
The Riot at Cougar Paw Action Stories , October 1935 The Riot at Cougar Paw
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Public Domain
The Road to Bear Creek Action Stories , December 1934 The Road to Bear Creek
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(A Gent from Bear Creek); Sold for $42–50; Public Domain
The Scalp Hunter Action Stories , August 1934A Stranger in Grizzly Claw The Scalp Hunter
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(A Gent from Bear Creek); Sold for $51–60; Public Domain
Sharp's Gun Serenade Action Stories , January 1937Educate or Bust Sharp's Gun Serenade
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(A Gent from Bear Creek); Public Domain
Striped Shirts and Busted Hearts The Summit County Journal, June 1967(A Gent from Bear Creek)
War on Bear Creek Action Stories , April 1935 War on Bear Creek
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(A Gent from Bear Creek); Sold for $54–60; Public Domain
When Bear Creek Came to Chawed Ear The Summit County Journal, March–September 1971(A Gent from Bear Creek)

Pike Bearfield

TitleFirst publishedAlternative title(s)Source textNotes
The Diablos Trail Bran Mak Morn: A Play & Others, 1983
A Gent from the Pecos Argosy , 3 October 1936Shave That Hawg!Sold for $40
Gents on the Lynch Argosy , 17 October 1936Sold for $42.50
The Riot at Bucksnort Argosy , 31 October 1936
While Smoke Rolled Double Action Western , December 1956While the Smoke Rolled While Smoke Rolled
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Printed as a Breckenridge Elkins story; Public Domain

Grizzly Elkins

TitleFirst publishedAlternative title(s)Source textNotes
Gunman's Debt The Last Ride, 1978
Law-Shooters of Cowtown Cross Plains #4, Summer 1974Law Guns of Cowtown

Buckner Jeopardy Grimes

TitleFirst publishedAlternative title(s)Source textNotes
Knife River Prodigal Cowboy Stories , July 1937A Texas Prodigal
A Man-Eating Jeopard Cowboy Stories , June 1936Sold for $49–55; Disputed/unknown copyright status
Texas John Alden Masked Rider Western , May 1944Ring-Tailed Tornado, A Ringtailed Tornado Texas John Alden
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Printed as a Breckinridge Elkins story; Public Domain

The Sonora Kid

AKA Steve Allison. He also appears in some of the El Borak stories.

TitleFirst publishedAlternative title(s)Source textNotes
Brotherly Advice The Sonora Kid, 1988
Desert Rendezvous The Sonora Kid, 1988
The Devil's Joker Cross Plains #6, 1975The Devil's Jest, Outlaw Trails
Knife, Bullet and Noose The Howard Collector #6, Spring 1965Knife, Gun and Noose
Red Curls and Bobbed Hair The Sonora Kid, 1988
The Sonora Kid-Cowhand The Sonora Kid, 1988
The Sonora Kid's Winning Hand The Sonora Kid, 1988
The West Tower The Sonora Kid, 1988Fragment
Untitled:
"A blazing sun in a blazing sky, reflected from..."The Sonora Kid, 1988Fragment
"The Hades Saloon and gambling hall, Buffalotown..."The Sonora Kid, 1988Fragment
"The Hot Arizona sun had not risen high enough to heat..."The Sonora Kid, 1988Fragment
"Madge Meraldson set her traveling-bag on the station..."The Sonora Kid, 1988Fragment
"Steve Allison settled himself down comfortably in..."The Sonora Kid, 1988Fragment
"The way it came about that Steve Allison, Timoleon..."The Sonora Kid, 1988Fragment

Other Westerns

TitleFirst publishedAlternative title(s)Source textNotes
Bill Smalley and the Power of the Human Eye The Dark Man #1, 1991The Power of the Human Eye
Boot-Hill Payoff Western Aces , October 1935The Last Ride Boot-Hill Payoff
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Novella; Finished work started by Robert Enders Allen; Sold for $78–110; Public Domain
Drums of the Sunset The Cross Plains Review, November 1928 - January 1929Riders of the SunsetSold for $20; Public Domain
The Extermination of Yellow Donory Zane Grey Western Magazine, June 1970The Killing of Yellow Donory
Golden Hope Christmas The Tattler, the Brownwood High School paper, December 1922""Golden Hope" Christmas"
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Showdown at Hell's Canyon The Vultures, 1973The Judgement of the Desert
Six-Gun Interview Never publishedFragment; Public Domain
Vulture's Sanctuary Argosy , November 1936
The Vultures of Whapeton Smashing Novels Magazine , December 1936The Vultures, The Vultures of Teton Gulch, The Vultures of Wahpeton The Vultures of Whapeton
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Novella; Sold for 135–150; This story has two endings

Historical stories

See also Solomon Kane, Bran Mak Morn and Turlough Dubh O'Brien for historical stories with fantasy elements.

El Borak

A Texan gunman in early 20th Century Afghanistan. Several of the El Borak stories also feature The Sonora Kid.

TitleFirst publishedAlternative title(s)Source textNotes
Blood of the Gods Top-Notch , July 1935"Blood of the Gods"
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Novella; Disputed/unknown copyright status
The Coming of El Borak The Coming of El Borak, September 1987
The Country of the Knife Complete Stories , August 1936Sons of the Hawk"The Country of the Knife"
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Novella; Sold for $120; Disputed/unknown copyright status
The Daughter of Erlik Khan Top-Notch , December 1934"The Daughter of Erlik Khan"
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Novella; Sold for $195–230; Disputed/unknown copyright status
El Borak 1: The Coming of El Borak, September 1987
2: North of the Khyber, December 1987
Two stories were printed under this title, the second features the Sonora Kid. The synopsis of one version is in the Public Domain
Hawk of the Hills Top-Notch , June 1935"Hawk of the Hills"
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Novella; Disputed/unknown copyright status
Intrigue in Kurdistan Pulse Pounding Adventure Stories #1, December 1986
The Iron Terror The Coming of El Borak, September 1987
Khoda Khan's Tale The Coming of El Borak, September 1987
The Land of Mystery North of the Khyber, December 1987Features the Sonora Kid
The Lost Valley of Iskander The Lost Valley of Iskander, 1974Swords of the Hills"The Lost Valley of Iskander"
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North of Khyber North of the Khyber, December 1987Features the Sonora Kid
A Power Among the Islands North of the Khyber, December 1987Features the Sonora Kid
The Shunned Castle North of the Khyber, December 1987Features the Sonora Kid
Son of the White Wolf Thrilling Adventures , December 1936"Son of the White Wolf"
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Sold for $50; Disputed/unknown copyright status
Three-Bladed Doom REH Lone Star Fictioneer #4, Spring 1976 (short)
and Three-Bladed Doom, 1977 (long)
Novella; Printed in both a long and shortened version; Edited by L. Sprague de Camp into a Conan story called The Flame Knife
The White Jade Ring "The Early Adventures of El Borak", 2010Fragment; Features the Sonora Kid
Untitled:
"Gordon, the American whom the Arabs call El Borak..."The Coming of El Borak, September 1987
"When Yar Ali Khan crept into the camp of Zumal Khan...""The Early Adventures of El Borak", 2010Fragment

Dark Agnes de Chastillon

A red-haired swordswoman in 16th Century France.

TitleFirst publishedAlternative title(s)Source textNotes
Blades for France Blades for France, 1975
Sword Woman REH:Lone Star Finctioneer #2, Summer 1975
Mistress of Death Witchcraft & Sorcery Volume 1 Number 5, January–February 1971Fragment; Completed by Gerald W. Page

Cormac Fitzgeoffrey

A Norman/Gael knight fighting in the Crusades.

TitleFirst publishedAlternative title(s)Source textNotes
The Blood of Belshazzar Oriental Stories , Fall 1931"The Blood of Belshazzar"
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Sold for $115; Public Domain
The Slave-Princess Hawks of Outremer, 1979Fragment
Hawks of Outremer Oriental Stories , April–May–June 1931"Hawks of Outremer"
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Sold for $120; Public Domain

Kirby O'Donnell

An American posing as a Kurdish mercenary in Central Asia.

TitleFirst publishedAlternative title(s)Source textNotes
The Curse of the Crimson God Swords of Shahrazar, 1978The Trail of the Blood-Stained GodEdited by L. Sprague de Camp into the Conan story The Blood-Stained God, which was first published in Tales of Conan, 1955
Swords of Shahrazar Top-Notch , October 1934The Treasure of Shaibar KhanSold for $124–147; Disputed/unknown copyright status
The Treasure of Tartary Thrilling Adventures , January 1935Gold From Tartary"The Treasure of Tartary"
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Sold for $42–50; Public Domain
Plot: As Shahrazar is overrun by raiders, O'Donnnell stumbles on a treasure heaped to the roof and a murderous plot to subjugate India.

Cormac Mac Art

An Irish pirate during the Dark Ages.

TitleFirst publishedAlternative title(s)Source textNotes
The Night of the Wolf Bran Mak Morn, 1969
Swords of the Northern Sea Tigers of the Sea , 1974
The Temple of Abomination Tigers of the Sea , 1974Fragment; Completed by Richard L. Tierney
Tigers of the Sea Tigers of the Sea , 1974Fragment & Synopsis; Completed by Richard L. Tierney

Lal Singh

TitleFirst publishedAlternative title(s)Source textNotes
The Further Adventures of Lal Singh The Adventures of Lal Singh, 1985
Lal Singh, Oriental Gentleman The Adventures of Lal Singh, 1985
The Tale of the Rajah's Ring The Adventures of Lal Singh, 1985

Black Vulmea

An Irish pirate sailing the Caribbean.

TitleFirst publishedAlternative title(s)Source textNotes
Black Vulmea's Vengeance Golden Fleece , November 1938"Black Vulmea's Vengeance"
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Swords of the Red Brotherhood Black Vulmea's Vengeance , 1976"Swords of the Red Brotherhood"
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Novella; Howard based this on a rewritten Conan story The Black Stranger; It was itself edited into another Conan story, The Treasure of Tranicos, by L. Sprague de Camp, which was first published in Fantasy Fiction Magazine, March 1953; Public Domain

Helen Tavrel

Howard's female pirate of the Caribbean.

TitleFirst publishedAlternative title(s)Source textNotes
Isle of Pirate's Doom Isle of Pirate's Doom, 1975"Isle of Pirate's Doom"
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Although included in the Black Vulmea collection, Vulmea does not appear in this story.

Other Historical stories

TitleFirst publishedAlternative title(s)Source textNotes
Gates of Empire Golden Fleece , January 1939The Road of the Mountain Lion"Gates of Empire"
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Hawks Over Egypt The Road of Azrael , 1979Edited by L. Sprague de Camp into the Conan story Hawks Over Shem , first published in Fantastic Universe, October 1955; The short version is in the Public Domain
The King's Service The King's Service, 1975"The King's Service"
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The Lion of Tiberias Magic Carpet Magazine , July 1933"The Lion of Tiberias"
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Sold for $110
Lord of Samarcand Oriental Stories , Spring 1932The Lame Man"Lord of Samarcand"
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Sold for $140; Public Domain
The Sowers of the Thunder Oriental Stories , Winter 1932"The Sowers of Thunder"
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Sold for $160; References Cormac Fitzgeoffrey; Public Domain
Spears of the East The Golden Caliph, 1923
The Track of Bohemund The Road of Azrael , 1979
Under the Great Tiger The All-Around Magazine, May–July 1923Collaboration with Tevis Clyde Smith; The All-Around Magazine was Howard & Smith's own amateur magazine
Red Blades of Black Cathay Oriental Stories , February–March 1931"Red Blades of Black Cathay"
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Based on research by Tevis Clyde Smith; Sold for $118; Public Domain
The Road of Azrael Chacal #1, Winter 1976
The Shadow of the Vulture Magic Carpet Magazine , January 1934"The Shadow of the Vulture"
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Sold for $140; This is the only Howard story to feature Red Sonya; Public Domain
The Road of the Eagles The Road of Azrael , 1979The Way of the SwordsEdited by L. Sprague de Camp into the Conan story Conan, Man of Destiny first published in Fantastic Universe, December 1955, then published as The Road of the Eagles in Tales of Conan, 1955
Untitled:
"The wind from the Mediterranean wafted..."Amra, November 1959Fragment

Horror stories

John Kirowan

These stories are part of the Cthulhu Mythos

TitleFirst publishedAlternative title(s)Source textNotes
The Black Stone Weird Tales , November 1931 The Black Stone
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Sold for $56; It does not mention the narrator's name, but appears to be a Kirowan story
The Children of the Night Weird Tales , April–May 1931 The Children of the Night
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Sold for $60; References Bran Mak Morn & Conan the Barbarian
Dagon Manor Shudder Stories #4, March 1986Fragment; Originally untitled; Completed by C. J. Henderson
Dig Me No Grave Weird Tales , February 1937John Grimlan's DebtSold for $100
The Dwellers Under the Tombs Lost Fantasies #4, 1976His Brother's Shoes
The Haunter of the Ring Weird Tales , June 1934 The Haunter of the Ring
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Sold for $60; References Conan the Barbarian
The Thing on the Roof Weird Tales , February 1932 The Thing on the Roof
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Sold for $40; It does not mention the narrator's name, but appears to be a Kirowan story

The Faring Town Saga

TitleFirst publishedAlternative title(s)Source textNotes
A Legend of Faring Town Verses in Ebony, 1975Poem
Restless Waters Spaceway Science Fiction, September–October 1969The Horror at the Window
Sea Curse Weird Tales , May 1928"Sea Curse"
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Sold for $17-20. Copyright 1928 by Popular Fiction Publishing Company.
Plot: A boy relates how John Kulrek defiled a simple girl, and her aunt, Moll Farrell, the sea witch, laid on him a curse that brought him back from sea in a hell-ship rowed by skeletons.
Out of the Deep Magazine of Horror #18, November 1967Disputed/unknown copyright status
Plot: Adam Falcon sailed at dawn, and washed ashore at dusk. But the thing was not Adam, and wreaks terror through the night. Only the village idiot, hearing a whisper from the sea, dares confront the creature.

De Montour

A Norman werewolf.

TitleFirst publishedAlternative title(s)Source textNotes
In the Forest of Villefère Weird Tales , August 1925 In the Forest of Villefère
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Sold for $8
Wolfshead Weird Tales , April 1926 Wolfshead
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Sold for $50
Wolfsdung Cromlech #3, 1988

Weird West

Weird West stories are hybrids, a combination of a Western with another genre, usually horror, occult, or fantasy. [1]

TitleFirst publishedAlternative title(s)Source textNotes
The Dead Remember Argosy , August 1936Sold for $17.50
For the Love of Barbara Allen The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction , August 1966Copyright 1966 by Mercury Press, Inc.
Plot: A snatch of song and a blow to the head send a man back into his ancestor's body for a Civil War battle - and a chance to relieve an old maid's heart as her lover briefly returns.
The Haunted Hut Weirdbook Two, 1969
The Horror from the Mound Weird Tales , May 1932The Monster from the Mound The Horror from the Mound
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Sold for $65
A Horror in the Night Cross Plains #3, March 1974
The Man on the Ground Weird Tales , July 1933Sold for $20
Old Garfield's Heart Weird Tales , December 1933Old Garrod's HeartSold for $35
Pigeons From Hell Weird Tales , May 1938"Pigeons from Hell
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Secret of Lost Valley Startling Mystery Stories #4, Spring 1967The Valley of the LostIncluded in Marchers of Valhalla Copyright 1967 by Health Knowledge, Inc.
Plot: The Reynolds-McCrill feud ends in Lost Valley when dead men walk and a refugee stumbles into the caverns of a lost race of lizard-men.
The Shadow of the Beast The Shadow of the Beast, 1977
The Shadow of Doom The Howard Collector #8, Summer 1966
The Thunder-Rider Marchers of Valhalla , 1977Plot: A city Indian, John Garfield, dreams of past lives... One was the Comanche Iron Heart, the Thunder-Rider, who wandered into an ensorcelled plain and rescued Conchita the woman-warrior from Aztecs and giants.

Other Weird Menace

TitleFirst publishedAlternative title(s)Source textNotes
Black Hound of Death Weird Tales , November 1936Sold for $90–100; Public Domain
Black Talons Strange Detective Stories , December 1933Talons in the Dark Black Talons
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Sold for $55–65; Public Domain
Black Wind Blowing Thrilling Mystery , June 1936 Black Wind Blowing
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Sold for $40; Disputed/unknown copyright status
The Brazen Peacock REH: Lone Star Fictioneer #3, Fall 1975
Devils of Dark Lake WT 50: A Tribute to Weird Tales, 1974
The Grisly Horror Weird Tales , February 1935Moon of Zambebwei Moon of Zambebwei
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Sold for $99–110; Public Domain
Guests of the Hoodoo Room Shudder Stories #1, June 1984
The Hand of Obeah Crypt of Cthulhu #16, September 1983
The House of Om Shudder Stories #2, December 1984Synopsis
The Return of Skull-Face The Return of Skullface, 1977Taveral ManorFragment; Completed by Richard A. Lupoff
Skull-Face Weird Tales , October–December 1929 Skull-Face
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Novella; Sold for $300; Public Domain
The Spell of Damballah Revelations of Yuggoth #1, November 1987

Other Cthulhu Mythos stories

TitleFirst publishedAlternative title(s)Source textNotes
Arkham Weird Tales , August 1932Sold for $1
The Black Bear Bites From Beyond the Dark Gateway #3, 1974
Black Eons The Howard Collector #9, Spring 1967Fragment; Originally untitled; Completed & titled version by Robert M. Price first published in Fantasy Book, June 1985
Candles Poem
The Challenge from Beyond Fantasy Magazine, September 1935 The Challenge from Beyond
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"Round Robin" story with C.L. Moore, A. Merritt, H. P. Lovecraft & Frank Belknap Long; Public Domain
The Door to the Garden Fantasy Crosswinds #2, January 1977The Door to the WorldFragment
The Fire of Asshurbanipal Weird Tales , December 1936 The Fire of Asshurbanipal
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Sold for $100; Edited from an earlier complete draft, with no horror element, by Howard. Non-horror version first published in The Howard Collector #16, Spring 1972; The horror version is in the Public Domain
The House in the Oaks The Howard Reader #8, 2003The HouseFragment; Version completed by August Derleth first published in Dark Things , 1971
Usurp the Night Weirdbook Three, 1970The Hoofed Thing

Other horror stories

TitleFirst publishedAlternative title(s)Source textNotes
Black Country Weirdbook Six, 1973Public Domain
The Cairn on the Headland Strange Tales , January 1933 The Cairn on the Headland
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Sold for $144; Public Domain
Casonetto's Last Song Etchings and Odysseys #1, 1973
The Cobra in the Dream Weirdbook One, 1968
Dermod's Bane Magazine of Horror #17, Fall 1967Disputed/unknown copyright status
The Devil's Woodchopper The Grim Land and Others, 1976Fragment; Completed by Tevis Clyde Smith
The Dream Snake Weird Tales , February 1928"The Dream Snake"
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Sold for $20
The Fear-Master Crypt of Cthulhu #22, April 1984
The Fearsome Touch of Death Weird Tales , February 1930The Touch of Death The Fearsome Touch of Death
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Sold for $18
The Hyena Weird Tales , March 1928"The Hyena"
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Sold for $25; Public Domain
The Noseless Horror Magazine of Horror #31, February 1970Disputed/unknown copyright status
The Return of the SorcererBicentennial Tribute to REH, 1976
Serpent Vines Witchcraft and Sorcery #10, 1974
Spectres in the Dark WT 50: A Tribute to Weird Tales, 1974
The Supreme Moment Crypt of Cthulhu #25, September 1984
A Thunder of Trumpets Weird Tales , September 1938With Frank Thurston Torbett. Copyright 1938 by Popular Fiction Publishing Company.
Plot: In India, an English girl is saved from a tiger by Ranjit Bhatarka. Infatuated, she seeks his company. But the locals warn he's a Hindoo, an ancient holy man to be feared.
Untitled"The night was damp, misty, the air possessing a certain..."Fantasy Crossroads #7, February 1976Fragment

Detective stories

Steve Harrison

A police detective, often coming across weird cases on his River Street patrol in Chinatown.

TitleFirst publishedAlternative title(s)Source textNotes
The Black MoonBran Mak Morn: A Play & Others, 1983
Fangs of Gold Strange Detective Stories , February 1934People of the Serpent"Fangs of Gold
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Sold for $85-100; Public Domain
Graveyard Rats Thrilling Mystery , February 1936"Graveyard Rat
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Disputed/unknown copyright status
The House of Suspicion The Second Book of Robert E. Howard, 1976House of Fear
Lord of the Dead Skull-Face, 1978Dead Man's Doom
The Mystery of Tannernoe Lodge Lord of the Dead, 1981Fragment; Completed by Fred Blosser
Names in the Black Book Super Detective Stories , May 1934"Names in the Black Book
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Sold for $85-100; Public Domain
The Silver Heel Two-Fisted Detective Stories, May 1984
The Tomb's Secret Strange Detective Stories , February 1934Teeth of Doom"The Tomb's Secret
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Main character changed to "Brock Rollins" for its first publication: Sold for $72–85; Public Domain
The Voice of Death Two-Fisted Detective Stories, May 1984
Untitled:
"Steve Harrison received a wire from Joan Wiltshaw..."Two-Fisted Detective Stories, May 1984Synopsis only

Butch Gorman & Brent Kirby

Private detectives.

TitleFirst publishedAlternative title(s)Source textNotes
Hand of the Black Goddess Bran Mak Morn: A Play & Others, 1983Scarlet Tears
Sons of Hate Two-Fisted Detective Stories, May 1984

Steve Bender, Weary McGraw and the Whale

TitleFirst publishedAlternative title(s)Source textNotes
The Ghost with the Silk Hat Writer of the Dark, 1986
Westward Ho! Never publishedFragment; Public Domain
The Wild Man Never publishedFragment
Untitled:
"William Aloysius McGraw's father was red-headed and..."Never publishedFragment

Comedy stories

TitleFirst publishedAlternative title(s)Source textNotes
After the Game Yellow Jacket , October 1926"After the Game"
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Cupid vs. Pollux Yellow Jacket , October 1927"Cupid vs. Pollux"
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Eighttoes Makes a Play Red Blades of Black Cathay , 1971This story has two endings
Halt! Who Goes There? Yellow Jacket , September 1924"Halt! Who Goes There?"
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The Reformation: A Dream Yellow Jacket , April 1927The Reformation of a Dream"The Reformation: A Dream"
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The Sheik The Tattler, the Brownwood High School paper, March 1923"The Sheik"
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Sleeping Beauty Yellow Jacket , October 1926"Sleeping Beauty"
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The Thessalians Yellow Jacket , January 1927"The Thessalians"
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Weekly Short Story Yellow Jacket , November 1926"Weekly Short Story"
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West Is West The Tattler, the Brownwood High School paper, December 1922"West Is West"
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Ye College Days Yellow Jacket , January 1927"Ye College Days"
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Spicy stories

The "Spicy" pulp magazines printed stories that were considered scandalous at the time (elements of nudity and implied sex).

Wild Bill Clanton

TitleFirst publishedAlternative title(s)Source textNotes
Desert Blood Spicy Adventure Stories , June 1936Revenge by ProxyPublic Domain
The Dragon of Kao Tsu Spicy Adventure Stories , September 1936Sold for $26.50; Public Domain
Murderer's Grog Spicy Adventure Stories , January 1937Outlaw WorkingSold for $27; Public Domain
The Purple Heart of Erlik Spicy Adventure Stories , November 1936Nothing to Lose"The Purple Heart of Erlik
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Sold for $26; Public Domain
She Devil Spicy Adventure Stories , April 1936The Girl on the Hell Ship"She Devil
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Sold for $48–54; Public Domain
Ship in Mutiny The She Devil, 1983

Other Spicy stories

TitleFirst publishedAlternative title(s)Source textNotes
Bastards All! Lewd Tales, 1987Play
Daughters of the Feud Fantasy Crossroads #8, May 1976
Guns of Khartum REH Lone Star Fictioneer #3 Fall 1975
Miss High-Hat Risque Stories #4, October 1986
She-Cats of Samarcand The New Howard Reader #4, January 1999
Songs of Bastards Lewd Tales, 1987Play

"True Adventure" stories

TitleFirst publishedAlternative title(s)Source textNotes
The Block Pay Day, 1986
The Curse of Greed Fantasy Crosswinds #1, January 1977
The Devil in his Brain Lurid Confessions #1, June 1986
Diogenes of Today Red Blades of Black Cathay , 1971Written with Tevis Clyde Smith
Le Gentil Homme le Diable The Toreador, June 1925
The Heathen The Howard Collector #13, Fall 1970
The Ideal Girl The Tattler, the Brownwood High School paper, January 1925"The Ideal Girl"
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The LoserREH: Lone Star Fictioneer #1, Spring 1975
A Matter of Age Lurid Confessions #1, June 1986
Midnight The Junto , September 1929
Musings of a Moron The Howard Collector #10, Spring 1968
Nerve Pay Day, 1986
The Nut's Shell Pay Day, 1986
Pay Day Pay Day, 1986
Post Oaks & Sand Roughs Post Oaks & Sand Roughs , 1990Semi-autobiographical
The Sophisticate Pay Day, 1986
The Stones of Destiny Pulp Magazine #1, March 1989
Sunday in a Small Town The Howard Collector #11, Spring 1969
A Touch of Color Pay Day, 1986
The Voice of the Mob Lurid Confessions #1, June 1986
Wild WaterThe Vultures of Whapeton, 1975
TitleFirst publishedAlternative title(s)Source textNotes
The Abbey Fantasy Crossroads #4-5, 1975Fragment
Aha! or The Mystery of the Queen's Necklace The Tattler, the Brownwood High School paper, March 1923"Aha! or The Mystery of the Queen's Necklace"
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Ambition by Moonlight The Junto , January 1929Ambition in the Moonlight
A DreamThe Howard Collector #14, Spring 1971Originally untitled
Etched in Ebony The Junto , September 1929
Etchings in Ivory Etchings in Ivory, 1968
The Ghost in the Doorway The Howard Collector #11, Spring 1969
The Gondarian Man Fantasy Crossroads #6, November 1975
The Hashish Land Fantome #1, 1978
The Last Laugh Fantasy Crossroads #9, August 1976
The Last White ManThe Howard Collector #5, Summer 1964Fragment
Unhand Me, Villain The Tattler, the Brownwood High School paper, February 1923"Unhand Me, Villain"
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Spanish Gold on Devil Horse The Howard Collector #17, Autumn 1972

Essays and articles

TitleFirst publishedAlternative title(s)Source textNotes
The Beast from the Abyss"The Beast from the Abyss
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The Galveston Affair The Junto , December 1928
The Ghost of Camp ColoradoThe Texaco StarSold for $28.26; Public Domain
The Hyborian Age The Phantagraph, February–November 1936"The Hyborian Age
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Public Domain
The Ideal GirlThe Tattler, the Brownwood High School paper, January 1925Public Domain
To a Man Whose Name I Never Knew The Junto , November 1928
Kid Dula Due To Be ChampionThe Brownwood Bulletin, July 1928Public Domain
Midnight The Junto , September 1928"Midnight"
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More Evidences of the Innate Divinity of Man The Junto , October 1928
Them The Junto , September 1928
With a Set of Rattlesnake RattlesLeaves #1, Summer 1937"With a Set of Rattlesnake Rattles
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Public Domain

Poetry

Other fragments

Other untitled stories

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Many writers have been drawn to the idea of the Picts and created fictional stories and mythology about them in the absence of much real data. This romanticised view tends to portray them as sometimes wearing the modern kilt or as noble savages, much as the view of Europeans on Native Americans in the 18th century.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bêlit</span> Fictional character created by Robert E. Howard

Bêlit is a character appearing in the fictional universe of Robert E. Howard's Conan the Barbarian. She is a pirate queen who has a romantic relationship with Conan. She appears in Howard's Conan short story "Queen of the Black Coast", first published in Weird Tales #23. She is the first substantial female character to appear in Howard's Conan stories. Partly thanks to her substantial appearance in the Marvel Comics' Conan series, the character is recognized as being Conan's "true love".

Richard Louis Tierney was an American writer, poet and scholar of H. P. Lovecraft, probably best known for his heroic fantasy, including his series co-authored of Red Sonja novels, featuring cover art by Boris Vallejo. He lived the latter part of his life in Mason City in the great Corn Steppes of Iowa. Some of his standalone novels utilize the mythology of Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos. He is also known for his Simon of Gitta series and his Robert E. Howard completions and utilisation of such Howard-invented characters as Cormac Mac Art, Bran Mak Morn and Cormac Fitzgeoffrey.

"The Children of the Night" is a 1931 short story by Robert E. Howard, belonging to the Cthulhu Mythos. It was first published in the pulp magazine Weird Tales in the April/May 1931 issue. Howard earned $60 for this publication.

"The Haunter of the Ring" is a 1934 short story by American writer Robert E. Howard, belonging to the Cthulhu Mythos. It was first published in the pulp magazine Weird Tales in the June 1934 issue. Howard earned $60 for this publication. This story is set in the modern age but includes a relic from the Hyborian Age of the Conan the Barbarian stories, the ring of Thoth-Amon.

Turlogh Dubh O'Brien or Black Turlogh, is a fictional 11th Century Irishman created by Robert E. Howard. Turlough is a warrior and an outlaw who has adventures in Ireland and elsewhere. The Turlough Dubh stories are historical adventure stories with fantasy elements; writer Jeffrey Shanks has described the Turlogh Dubh stories as "sword and sorcery".

Serpent Men are a fictional race created by Robert E. Howard for his King Kull tales. They first appeared in "The Shadow Kingdom", published in Weird Tales in August 1929.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Adaptations of works by Robert E. Howard</span>

The works of Robert E. Howard (1906–1936) have been adapted into multiple media, the most famous being the Conan films starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. In addition to the Conan films, other adaptations have included Kull the Conqueror (1997) and Solomon Kane (2009). In television, the anthology series Thriller (1961) led the adaptations with an episode based on the short story "Pigeons from Hell." The bulk of the adaptations have, however, been based on Conan with two animated and one live action series. Multiple audio dramas have been adapted, from professional audio books and plays to LibriVox recordings of works in the public domain. Computer games have focussed on Conan, beginning with Conan: Hall of Volta (1984) and continuing on to the MMO Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures (2008). The first table-top roleplaying game based on Howard's works was TSR's "Conan Unchained!" (1984) for their game Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. The first comic book adaptation was in the Mexican Cuentos de abuelito - La reina de la Costa Negra #8 (1952). Howard-related comic books continued to be published to the present day. Howard is an ongoing inspiration for and influence on heavy metal music. Several bands have adapted Howard's works to tracks or entire albums. The British metal band Bal-Sagoth is named after Howard's story "The Gods of Bal-Sagoth."

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  1. An essential taster of ...The Weird West, Metro, 2 June 2008