tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265307513666706251.post1484828053981112915..comments2024-02-20T11:29:02.535-05:00Comments on The Dark Time: FFB: Wolfshead by Robert E. Howard Elgin Bleeckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08417587392887691664noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265307513666706251.post-29627042362171829382017-11-24T09:04:49.769-05:002017-11-24T09:04:49.769-05:00I think I have read a few of his weird tales but d...I think I have read a few of his weird tales but definitely not this which seems quite interesting. Thanks Elgin.neerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01986509319841061021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265307513666706251.post-74402913140742779132017-10-29T20:46:36.087-04:002017-10-29T20:46:36.087-04:00Thanks very much for the recommendations, Taylor. ...Thanks very much for the recommendations, Taylor. I have a lot of good reading ahead of me. <br />Elgin Bleeckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08417587392887691664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265307513666706251.post-48918044973531633122017-10-29T20:40:20.837-04:002017-10-29T20:40:20.837-04:00It is not my usual reading, either, Sergio. But Ho...It is not my usual reading, either, Sergio. But Howard’s writing is worth it. Elgin Bleeckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08417587392887691664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265307513666706251.post-87209466771348178212017-10-29T20:37:34.912-04:002017-10-29T20:37:34.912-04:00Thanks, Todd.Thanks, Todd.Elgin Bleeckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08417587392887691664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265307513666706251.post-67011529351777975162017-10-28T09:58:13.294-04:002017-10-28T09:58:13.294-04:00"IN THE FOREST OF VILLEFERE" can be foun..."IN THE FOREST OF VILLEFERE" can be found in the collection "THE DARK MAN & OTHERS." Taylor401306https://www.blogger.com/profile/13698330543360984204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265307513666706251.post-40696206150870112192017-10-28T09:43:08.472-04:002017-10-28T09:43:08.472-04:00Robert E.Howard was born on January 22, 1906 (died... Robert E.Howard was born on January 22, 1906 (died: June 11, 1936). <br /><br />It's sad to remember that Howard's writing career only lasted 12 years & yet, he produced such great stories ! "A Witch Shall Be Born" would have to rank among the best Of Howard.The Conan crucifixion scene is very memorable." The Tower Of the Elephant" is one of Howard's most important contributions to Heroic Fantasy& the only Howard story I known of to be included in a textbook, "The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction And Fantasy" It's right up there with "Beyond The Black River". Fritz Lieber once wrote " The best Conan stories are Howard's best. "The People of the Black Circle"can be<br />compared without straining to the melodramas of Marlowe. It has<br />stirring language,strong motives,awesome sorcerers,brilliant magical<br />devices,sympathetic hero-villains, & a Conan subdued enough to make the outcome interesting. Same goes for "Beyond the Black River" & to a lesser degree, "The Phoenix on the<br />Sword",&"Conan the Conquerer". Other of the better Conan stories are<br /><br />"Rogues in the House","Queen of the Black Coast " combining piratical &<br />jungle adventure,'Shadows of Zamboula'' which has a memorable cobra<br />dance, "Shadows in the Moonlight' about a wooded island of iron<br />statues that come to life when the moon shines,the memorable "The<br />Scarlet Citadel"with battles, rival sorcerers, & a descent into Hell:<br />the powerful "Black Colossus" with its wizard raised from the<br />dead,seeking to revive a vanished empire & also has one of the<br />strongest openings of any of the Conan stories:the thief Shevetas,<br />surmounting many perils, heroically penetrates a desert treasure crypt<br />only to loose upon the Hyborian world a buried horror." To his list I<br />must also add "The God In The Bowl", a "lesser " Conan story that gave<br />me one of the worst nightmares of my life , about a snake with a human<br />head! And those are just the Conan stories! I won't get into his<br />Solomon Kane or Bran Mak Morn stories that are nearly as good. Howard<br />was not just a "Sword & Sorcery" writer. He also wrote great horror<br />stories. I would personally recommend his "Pigeons From Hell". Behind<br />that innocent title lurks what Stephen King has called "The greatest<br />horror story of the 20th Century".( which was adapted into an episode<br />of the old Boris Karloff "Thriller"series). Warning- Don't read it<br />before bedtime ! I did. I thought " What could be scary about<br />pigeons?" Big mistake. It didn't give me any nightmares. I was too<br />scared to close my eyes all night !! I wouldn't call " Challenge of the<br />Unknown" a "sword & sorcery" story. It's a Round- Robin story with each<br />writer writing a chapter ending in a cliff-hanger that the next writer<br />must solve. If you do get into "Sword & Sorcery", I must recommend A.<br />Merritt's "Ship of Ishtar", the grand-daddy of "Sword & Sorcery", a<br />novel, I'm sure, that must have influenced Howard. I've always been a<br />fan of "Sword & Sorcery" movies- "Thief Of Bagdad", the Harryhausen<br />Sinbad films & the Hercules movies so, for me, discovering Howard was<br />as good as any of these films. If my recommendations have helped<br />someone discover Howard, I consider it time well spent. Taylor401306https://www.blogger.com/profile/13698330543360984204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265307513666706251.post-56978850911919334462017-10-27T17:47:39.641-04:002017-10-27T17:47:39.641-04:00Can't tell you why, but probably because fanta...Can't tell you why, but probably because fantasy is not my thing as compared with SF, but apart from the odd story here and there, I have read next to no Howard and yet I feel I really should try harder! Maybe in the next life ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265307513666706251.post-84605795969737095842017-10-27T16:32:36.678-04:002017-10-27T16:32:36.678-04:00The Lancer version:
7 • Introduction (Wolfshead) ...The Lancer version: <br />7 • Introduction (Wolfshead) • essay by Robert E. Howard<br />11 • The Black Stone • [Cthulhu Mythos Tales] • (1931) • short story by Robert E. Howard<br />32 • The Valley of the Worm • [James Allison] • (1934) • novelette by Robert E. Howard<br />58 • Wolfshead • [De Montour] • (1926) • novelette by Robert E. Howard<br />86 • The Fire of Asshurbanipal • [Cthulhu Mythos Tales] • (1936) • novelette by Robert E. Howard<br />115 • The House of Arabu • (1952) • novelette by Robert E. Howard (variant of The Witch from Hell's Kitchen)<br />144 • The Horror from the Mound • (1932) • short story by Robert E. Howard<br />166 • The Cairn on the Headland • (1933) • short story by Robert E. Howard<br /><br />and the Bantam version I have:<br />1 • Introduction (Wolfshead) • (1979) • essay by Robert Bloch<br />5 • The Black Stone • [Cthulhu Mythos Tales] • (1931) • short story by Robert E. Howard<br />25 • The Valley of the Worm • [James Allison] • (1934) • novelette by Robert E. Howard<br />49 • Wolfshead • [De Montour] • (1926) • novelette by Robert E. Howard<br />75 • The Fire of Asshurbanipal • [Cthulhu Mythos Tales] • (1936) • novelette by Robert E. Howard<br />102 • The House of Arabu • (1952) • novelette by Robert E. Howard (variant of The Witch from Hell's Kitchen)<br />128 • The Horror from the Mound • (1932) • short story by Robert E. Howard<br /><br />http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?38387 for covers and more...Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265307513666706251.post-39634642547038562562017-10-27T10:38:13.745-04:002017-10-27T10:38:13.745-04:00George – Does that collection include Howard’s oth...George – Does that collection include Howard’s other werewolf story, IN THE FOREST OF VILLEFERE?Elgin Bleeckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08417587392887691664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265307513666706251.post-42329587112454191292017-10-27T08:43:33.293-04:002017-10-27T08:43:33.293-04:00I've read a lot of Robert E. Howard's work...I've read a lot of Robert E. Howard's work. I still have the Lancer paperback edition of WOLFSHEAD with the Frazetta cover!Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.com