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This collection contains all of Robert E. Howard's Conan the Cimmerian stories published during his lifetime, contextualized with biographical details of their author.

Between the years when the oceans drank Atlantis and the gleaming cities...there was an Age undreamed of, when shining kingdoms lay spread across the world like blue mantles beneath the stars.... Hither came Conan, the Cimmerian, black-haired, sullen-eyed, sword in hand...to tread the jeweled thrones of the earth under his sandalled feet.

This collection comprises 40 stories by and inspired by the originators of weird fiction. From Blackwood's The Empty House, through to Philip K. Dick's The Hanging Stranger, Lovecraft's Out of The Aeons, and beyond.

This collection features Howard at his finest and Conan at his most savage. Truly heroic fantasy at its best, this volume contains "The Servants of Bit-Yakin", "Beyond the Black River", "The Black Stranger", "The Man-Eaters of Zamboula", and "Red Nails", which is perhaps Conan's most famous adventure.

In a meteoric career that spanned a mere 12 years, Robert E. Howard single-handedly invented the genre that came to be called sword and sorcery. From his fertile imagination sprang some of fiction's most enduring heroes. Yet while Conan the Cimmerian is indisputably Howard's greatest creation, it was in his earlier sequence of tales featuring Kull, a fearless warrior with the brooding intellect of a philosopher, that Howard began to develop the distinctive themes and the richly evocative blend of history and mythology .

Robert E. Howard, renowned creator of Conan the Barbarian, was also a master at conjuring tales of hair-raising horror. In a career spanning only 12 years, Howard wrote more than 100 stories, with his most celebrated work appearing in Weird Tales, the preeminent pulp magazine of the era.

In his hugely influential and tempestuous career, Robert E. Howard created the genre that came to be known as sword and sorcery - and brought to life one of fantasy's boldest and most enduring figures: Conan the Cimmerian, reaver, slayer, barbarian, king. This volume gathers together three of Howard's longest and most famous Conan stories.

With Conan the Cimmerian, Robert E. Howard created more than the greatest action hero of the twentieth century---he also launched a genre that came to be known as sword and sorcery. But Conan was not the first archetypal adventurer to spring from Howard's fertile imagination.

Als ein namenloser Forscher in einem okkulten Buch von einem mysteriösen Artefakt liest – dem Schwarzen Stein nahe dem unheimlichen Dorf Stregoicavar in Ungarn – beginnt eine Reise ins Herz des Grauens. Vor Ort entdeckt er Spuren einer ausgestorbenen Rasse, die einst vor Jahrhunderten abscheuliche Kulte feierte. In der Mittsommernacht beobachtet er – gefangen zwischen Traum und Realität – eine grausame Opferzeremonie … und das Erwachen eines Wesens jenseits menschlicher Vorstellungskraft.

Tauche ein in die düstersten Geschichten klassischer Horrorautoren! Erlebe den kosmischen Horror von Dagon, die unheimlichen Geisterhäuser in Das leere Haus und Nummer 13, die geheimnisvolle Geisterinsel, den schwarzen Hund des Todes und viele weitere schaurige Erzählungen. Jeder Klassiker ist sorgfältig gelesen von Alexander Wohnhaas und entführt dich in eine Welt voller Albträume, übernatürlicher Schrecken und unvergesslicher Grusel-Momente.

In Robert E. Howards Das Ding auf dem Dach begibt sich Tussmann auf die Jagd nach verbotenen Schätzen in einem vergessenen Tempel in Zentralamerika. Doch hinter den Mauern lauert mehr als Gold – etwas Unfassbares entfesselt Schrecken und Wahnsinn. Zurück in England steigert sich die Paranoia, bis ein schauriger Vorfall auf dem Dach das Grauen endgültig offenbart.

Poussant un juron de panique, Conan fit jaillir son épée. "Crom ! Elle est vivante !" À ses mots, les longs cils noirs se soulevèrent et les yeux foncés s'ouvrirent pour le regarder... impénétrables, brillants, mystiques. Il resta ainsi à l'observer, muet de stupéfaction. L'oracle se redressa alors d'un geste souple sans quitter des yeux l'homme qui la regardait, comme ensorcelé. Conan est l'un des personnages de fiction les plus connus au monde. Robert E. Howard l'a créé en 1932 et avec lui, l'heroic fantasy.

The Scarlet Citadel is one of the original short stories starring the fictional sword and sorcery hero Conan the Cimmerian, written by American author Robert E. Howard and first published in the January 1933 issue of Weird Tales magazine.

Red Nails is Conan the Barbarian at his finest—battling a monstrous dragon, navigating an ancient, warring city, and facing dark sorcery alongside the fierce pirate Valeria. As betrayals mount and blood is spilled, Conan must fight his way to survival in Howard’s final, action-packed Conan story.

Jewels of Gwahlur by Robert E. Howard is a Conan the Barbarian adventure steeped in sword and sorcery. Set in the kingdom of Keshan, Conan embarks on a perilous quest to claim the legendary treasure known as the Teeth of Gwahlur. Facing treacherous priests, false oracles, and ancient supernatural forces, Conan must navigate deadly intrigues and uncover the secrets of the haunted city of Alkmeenon. Brimming with action, dark magic, and Howard’s vivid world-building, this classic tale captures the clash between barbarism and civilization in a suspenseful saga of treasure, betrayal, and survival.

This collection of audiobooks contains nine Conan stories by Robert E Howard that appeared in Weird Tales magazine, narrated by Mike Vendetti.

Conan has become King of Aquilonia by slaying its previous king, Numedides. However, Numedides’ heir, Valerius, seeks to depose Conan and assume the throne using the dark powers of Xaltotun, an ancient sorcerer resurrected by Valerius. Follow Conan’s adventures through the lands of Hyboria to retrieve the magic Heart of Ahriman in order to defeat Xaltotun and regain his kingdom!

Conan and Valeria discover a lost city that is walled in and roofed over, allowing none to enter or leave. Within its walls are riches beyond compare and a seething war between the tribes of degenerates who live there. FNH audio presents an unabridged reading of Red Nails. Red Nails was the last Conan story penned by Robert E. Howard and is often represented by Howard scholars as one of the best.

This Anthology of Cthulhu Mythos brings together 25 stories from two of the most influential authors in the horror genre, H. P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard. This anthology is a must-read for fans of horror and speculative fiction, offering a deep dive into the nightmarish worlds that have influenced generations of readers and writers. The combination of Lovecraft's cosmic horror and Howard's vivid imagination creates a compelling and terrifying journey into the unknown.

This collection comprises another 40 stories by and inspired by the originators of weird fiction. From White's seminal body-shocker, Lukundoo, through to Howard's dastardly Pigeons from Hell, and Benson's nightmarish The Room in The Tower. Time immemorial; worlds unimaginable.