Howard wrote one of the first «Weird Western» stories ever created, «The Horror from the Mound.» This genre acted as a bridge between his early «weird» stories (a contemporary term for horror and fantasy) and his later straight western tales. Contents: The Horror From The Mound The Man On The Ground Old Garfield's Heart Black Canaan The Dead Remember Pigeons From Hell Robert Ervin Howard (1906-1936) was an American author who wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. He is well known for his character Conan the Barbarian and is regarded as the father of the sword and sorcery subgenre.
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Robert E. Howard. Robert E. Howard's Uncanny Western Tales Collection
Robert E. Howard's Uncanny Western Tales Collection
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The Horror From The Mound
The Man On The Ground
Old Garfield's Heart
Black Canaan
1. CALL FROM CANAAN
2. THE STRANGER ON TULAROOSA
3. SHADOWS OVER CANAAN
4. THE DWELLERS IN THE SWAMP
The Dead Remember
STATEMENT OF JOHN ELSTON, NOVEMBER 4, 1877
STATEMENT OF MIKE O'DONNELL
STATEMENT OF DEPUTY GRIMES
STATEMENT OF TOM ALLISON
CORONER'S REPORT
Pigeons From Hell
1. THE WHISTLER IN THE DARK
2. THE SNAKE'S BROTHER
3. THE CALL OF ZUVEMBIE
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Robert E. Howard
The Horror From The Mound
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It wouldn't do to go poking about blindly into holes. And for the past few minutes, he realized, he had been aware of a faint foul odor exuding from interstices about the blocking stone—though he admitted that the smell suggested reptiles no more than it did any other menacing scent. It had a charnel-house reek about it—gases formed in the chamber of death, no doubt, and dangerous to the living.
Steve laid down his pick and returned to the house, impatient of the necessary delay. Entering the dark building, he struck a. match and located his kerosene lantern hanging on its nail on the wall. Shaking it, he satisfied himself that it was nearly full of coal oil, and lighted it. Then he fared forth again, for his eagerness would not allow him to pause long enough for a bite of food. The mere opening of the mound intrigued him, as it must always intrigue a man of imagination, and the discovery of the Spanish spur had whetted his curiosity.
