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From Robert E. Howard's fertile imagination sprang some of fiction's greatest heroes, including Conan the Cimmerian, King Kull, and Solomon Kane. But of all Howard's characters, none embodied his creator's brooding temperament more than Bran Mak Morn, the last king of a doomed race.

An enthralling collection of creepy and mysterious stories. From classic detective stories to spine-tingling horror and scary ghost stories, these tales will make your flesh crawl.... 1. 'A Ghost Story' by Mark Twain. 2. 'The Silver Mask' by Hugh Walpole. 3. 'The Cactus' by O. Henry. 4. 'Dead of Night' by W. F. Harvey. 5. 'The Terrible Old Man' by H. P. Lovecraft. 6. 'Rattle of Bones' by Robert E. Howard. 7. 'The Last Leaf' by O. Henry. 8. 'The Magnet' by Barry Pain. 9. 'Pickman’s Model' by H. P. Lovecraft.

An unplanned murder during a bank robbery has another sheriff on the trail of those on the lam.

When Dennis Dorgan is unexpectedly declared the loser in a boxing match against Kid Leary that he quite obviously won, he realizes something has gone amiss. The situation grows worse when his manager comes in and reveals that he has lost all his money and his ship because of the loss. When the crooked referee comes to Dorgan and tells him that the fight was fixed for a reason, Dorgan agrees to help him shake up the bad guy and straighten out the situation.

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.

“Dig Me No Grave” is a spine-chilling tale by Robert E. Howard. As gripping as a whirlpool, it delves into the mysterious funeral rites performed over the body of old John Grimlan. Could there be something more than mere dust in that grave?

Robert E. Howard is best known today for his "sword-and-sorcery" stories. But in the early 1930s, he was a legend in boxing circles for his humorously over-the-top adventure stories starring the sailor Steve Costigan, champ of the sea girl - the toughest trading vessel on the seven seas. Steve Costigan is a mariner and amateur boxer, with a heart of gold and a head of solid wood.

Dans le dos des deux fugitifs, la tête gigantesque fendit les branches et creva la cime des arbres et, l'espace d'un instant effroyable, Conan et Valeria virent la tête de cauchemar s'encadrer au milieu des feuilles vertes, les yeux flamboyants et les mâchoires béantes. Puis les crocs géants claquèrent et se refermèrent sur le vide, et la tête se renfonça, disparaissant de leur vue comme si elle venait de s'enfoncer sous l'eau.

“The Garden of Fear” explores reincarnation, anthropology, theology, and evolution, through the quest of James Allison as Hunwulf, living a life that was once his own. It’s a riveting tale of primordial love and cosmic memory, set in a landscape both surreal and dangerous. The story begins with James Allison, who possesses a unique ability to recall his past lives. As he lies on his deathbed, he vividly remembers being Hunwulf, a member of the Æsir tribe.

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.

This classic tale of sword and sorcery chronicles the adventures of Robert E. Howard's most famous character Conan of Cimmeria.  

FNH audio presents an unabridged reading of Robert E. Howard's Conan in 'Queen of the Black Coast'. In this sword and sorcery tale, Conan finds himself in league with a pirate queen and set against an ancient evil deep in the dark jungles of a cursed land.

Before writing the Conan stories, Robert E. Howard wrote an alternate history of the world that included the origins of the various races and countries that formed the background of his most famous heroic character. This history shows where the Cimmerians originated and the tribes they fought to establish their kingdom. How did the backward skin-wearing Picts overrun an empire? The answers are here. Fans of the Conan stories will enjoy this grand view of the history of the Hyborian Age.

In der sengenden Hitze der südlichen Dschungel lauert ein uraltes Grauen. Conan, der legendäre Krieger aus Cimmerien, und die furchtlose Valeria von den Roten Brüdern wagen sich in die Ruinen von Xuchotl, einer Stadt, die von Rache, Blutdurst und dunkler Magie gezeichnet ist. Dort tobt ein erbitterter Krieg zwischen zwei rivalisierenden Stämmen, während eine noch finsterere Macht aus den Schatten zuschlägt. Conan - Rote Nägel führt uns tief in die dunkle Welt von Robert E. Howard, wo jeder Schritt das letzte sein könnte und Mut die einzige Währung ist.

In this adventure Conan is the leader of the beautiful Queen’s army, but is quickly thrown down from his lofty position by witchcraft. His quest for revenge starts with his crucifixion.

"Red Nails" is the last of the stories about Conan the Cimmerian written by American author Robert E. Howard. A novella, it was originally serialized in "Weird Tales" magazine from July to October 1936. It is set in the pseudo historical Hyborian Age and concerns Conan encountering a lost city in which the degenerate inhabitants are proactively resigned to their own destruction. Due to its grim themes of decay and death, the story is considered a classic of Conan lore and is often cited by Howard scholars as one of his best tales.

Tauchen Sie ein in die epische Welt des legendären Barbaren Conan! In "Schatten in Zamboula" erwartet Sie ein spannungsgeladenes Fantasy-Abenteuer voller Intrigen, Gewalt und mystischer Kräfte. Als Conan in der exotischen Stadt Zamboula Zuflucht sucht, gerät er unfreiwillig in ein Netz aus Verrat und Mord. Sklavenhändler, Kulte des Bösen und eine geheimnisvolle Frau bedrohen sein Leben. Nur mit Witz, Stärke und Entschlossenheit kann Conan sich aus dieser tödlichen Falle befreien.

John O'Brian travels to Dagon's Cave to murder Richard Brent for the love of Eleanor Bland. Eleanor is a beautiful blonde who won't commit to Brent or O'Brian so John has decided to settle it for her. The cave is a really creepy place with lots of local myths surrounding it including mysterious Little People, the prehistoric beings of British legend. Celts and Saxons battled in the area for decades. O'Brian wanders into the cave and manages to fall headlong down a flight of stairs knocking himself unconscious. To say he wasn't himself when he came to is an understatement.

Another collection of great classic novellas by superb storytellers, including Robert E. Howard, E. T. A. Hoffman, Edith Wharton, Bessie Kyffin-Taylor, F. Marion Crawford and more....

A spectacular collection of classic ghost stories from some of the masters of spooky fiction. 'On the Brighton Road' by Richard Middleton; 'A Ghost Story' by Mark Twain; 'The Everlasting Club' by Arthur Gray; 'The Snow' by Hugh Walpole; 'Rose Rose' by Barry Pain; 'The Ghost Ship' by Richard Middleton; 'The Bus Conductor' by E. F. Benson; 'The Tarn' by Hugh Walpole; 'The Diary of Mr. Poynter' by M. R. James.