Friday, November 3, 2017

Gouged Eyes and Chawed Ears: 
The Rough and Tumble World of Breckenridge Elkins 

This is a paper read by Jeffrey Shanks at the 2011 Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Conference.

New post at Davy Crockett's Almanak of Mystery, Adventure, and the Wild West.
http://davycrockettsalmanack.blogspot.com/2017/11/gouged-eyes-and-chawed-ears-rough-and.html



Sunday, October 29, 2017

New at Howard Works

Wydawnictwo PiK (Polish)
Conan ryzykant
Featuring:
"The People of the Black Circle"
"The Slithering Shadow"
"Drums of Tombalku"
"The Pool of the Black One"
http://howardworks.com/Conan_ryzykant-Wydawnictwo_PiK.html


Wydawnictwo PiK (Polish)
Conan uzurpator
Featuring:
"The Treasure of Tranicos" 
"Wolves Beyond the Border"
"The Phoenix on the Sword"
"The Scarlet Citadel" 
http://howardworks.com/Conan_uzurpator-Wydawnictwo_PiK.html



Thanks to Patrice Louinet for the info on the letters.
Editions ActuSF (French)
Lovecraft : Au cœur du cauchemar
Featuring:
To Weird Tales, ca. April 1928,
"Mr. Lovecraft’s latest story . . ."
To H.P. Lovecraft, ca. July 1, 1930,
"I am indeed highly honored to have received . . ."
To Tevis Clyde Smith, late July or early August 1930,
"Well, Fear Finn: / I haven’t heard from our story, . . ."
To H. P. Lovecraft, ca. December 1932,
"Having read your latest letter . . ."
To H. P. Lovecraft, ca. July 1934,
"I started writing this months ago . . ."
To H. P. Lovecraft, May 13, 1936,
"I am indeed sorry to hear . . ."
http://howardworks.com/Lovecraft-Au_coer_du_cauchemar-Actusf_Editions.html



Added the hardcover multimedia & audio editions
Pulp-Lit Press & Audible Audio
Robert E. Howard's Conan the Cimmerian Barbarian: 
The Complete Weird Tales Omnibus 
Featuring:
"The Shadow Kingdom"
"Red Shadows"
"Rattle of Bones"
"The Hyborian Age"
"The Phoenix on the Sword"
"The Scarlet Citadel"
"The Tower of the Elephant"
"Black Colossus"
"The Slithering Shadow"
"The Pool of the Black One"
"Rogues in the House"
"Gods of the North"
"Shadows in the Moonlight"
"Queen of the Black Coast"
"The Devil in Iron"
"The People of the Black Circle"
"A Witch Shall Be Born"
"Jewels of Gwahlur"
"Beyond the Black River"
"Shadows in Zamboula"
"The Hour of the Dragon"
"Red Nails"
http://howardworks.com/RobertEHowardsConantheCimmerianBarbarian-TheCompleteWeirdTalesOmnibus-Pulp-LitProductions.html



Monday, October 23, 2017

The Work and Life of Robert E. Howard
by Joseph William Marek
Now available! 

This volume examines in detail the work and life of Robert E. Howard, paying special attention to the characters of Kull, Conan, Bran Mak Morn, Cormac Mac Art and Turlogh O’Brien. The book also makes the case for a coherent collection of Howard’s Fantasy and Horror stories that are set in the American South and Southwest.

Paperback: 236 pages
Language: English
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.5 x 9 inches
$19.13

Available from Amazon.com


Sunday, October 22, 2017

New at Howard Works

Wydawnictwo PiK (Polish)
Conan obiezyswiat
Featuring:
"Shadows in Zamboula"
"The Devil in Iron"
"The Flame Knife"
http://howardworks.com/Conan_obiezyswiat-Wydawnictwo_PiK.html


Wydawnictwo PiK  (Polish)
Conan pirat
Featuring:
"Hawks Over Shem"
"Black Colossus"
"Shadows in the Moonlight"
"The Road of the Eagles"
"A Witch Shall Be Born"
http://howardworks.com/Conan_pirat-Wydawnictwo_PiK.html


Dark Horse Books
Gary Gianni's Monstermen and Other Scary Stories TPB & eBook
Featuring:  "Old Garfield's Heart"   
http://howardworks.com/monstermenandotherscarystories.html


Dark Horse Books
The Dark Horse Book of Horror
Featuring:  "Old Garfield's Heart"
http://howardworks.com/DarkHorseBookofHorror-DarkHorse.html






Queen by Fire and Steel and Slaughter: Bêlit’s Hymn 
By Karen Joan Kohoutek

New post at the On An Underwood No. 5 blog.
https://onanunderwood5.blogspot.com/2017/10/queen-by-fire-and-steel-and-slaughter.html?spref=fb