![]() I own collections of Conan, Solomon Kane, and Bran Mak Morn.so some of the stories here aren't new to me. But, I believe that the fright out weighs the "slight". ![]() Unfortunately all the stories in this volume don't quite make it to that level. Howard can spin terror to a hair fine thread that like the "monomolecular" wire in some Science fiction stories can cut straight through. I vacillated constantly between 3 and 4 stars for this book. Just be aware, he can be racially offensive.Īnd for those of you who uphold his views on white supremacy, you’ll probably love this book, too/s So for those of you who are fans of the mythos and love horror, you may want to check out his work. He happily used terms like “darky,” “primitive people,” and the N-word was used about a thousand times.īut he was a true horror writer, despite his bigotry, his stories are very scary. Many times l felt as though I was reading a story written by Lovecraft, himself.Īnd, like Lovecraft, Howard was a virulent racial bigot, who believed in white supremacy. ![]() Howard, with many of the different tropes of the famous Gods and Goddesses of the mythology. ![]() Inside this book is a collection of short stories from Robert E. Well, guess what? It was he who helped create the very same mythos that Lovecraft is known for. ![]() Lovecraft is considered the father of the mythos, but have you ever heard of Robert E. ![]()
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