Sunday, March 31, 2019

Robert E. Howard’s Cow by Bobby Derie

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Yes, there was a cow. I saw the critter. Her name was Delhi, and hump shouldered to suggest Indian blood—Asian-Indian, I mean.—E. Hoffmann ...
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Sunday, March 10, 2019

“Perhaps it is my wish to be devoured”: Altha of Almuric by Karen Joan Kohoutek

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WT May 1936 The strong swordswoman characters created by Robert E. Howard (like Bêlit, Valeria, Dark Agnes, and Red Sonya of Rogatino) g...
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Sunday, March 3, 2019

Conan and Jirel: Robert E. Howard and C. L. Moore Part Three by Bobby Derie

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WT March 1936 Kuttner had just broken into Weird Tales in the March 1936 issue with “The Graveyard Rats,” but Lovecraft quickly adopted...
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Sunday, February 24, 2019

Conan and Jirel: Robert E. Howard and C. L. Moore Part Two by Bobby Derie

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Dec. '34 WT Jirel’s first adventure was quickly followed up by a second; “Black God’s Shadow” appeared in the Dec 1934 Weird Tales. ...
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Sunday, February 17, 2019

Conan and Jirel: Robert E. Howard and C. L. Moore Part One by Bobby Derie

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The peak was reached in 1933, when he handed me something by one C. L. Moore.  “Read this!” he commanded, the moment I stepped into the n...
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Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Happy 113th, Robert E. Howard

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Today, January 22nd, is Robert E. Howard's 113th birthday.  On this day (January 22nd) back in 1906, Hester Ervin Howard gave...
Sunday, January 13, 2019

Conan and the Little People: Robert E. Howard and Lovecraft’s Theory by Bobby Derie

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This theory is not generally agreed to, but I scarcely think that it has ever been disproved, and it was upon this that my story “The Lost ...
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