Category Archives: Robert E. Howard

Solomon Kane: The Serpent Ring, by Patrick Zercher

Posted on October 19, 2025 by skullsinthestars

Book 28 for my 2025 goal of 30 books for the year! As is now default for me, my link to the book is through my bookshop dot org affiliate account. Not long ago, Titan comics sent me a review copy of a recent … Continue reading →

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Appendix N: The Eldritch Roots of Dungeons & Dragons, edited by Peter Bebergal

Posted on August 29, 2025 by skullsinthestars

Book 25 for my 2025 goal of 30 books for the year! As is now default for me, my link to the book is through my bookshop dot org affiliate account. As folks are probably aware from this blog, I am a big … Continue reading →

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Conan the Barbarian: Twisting Loyalties, by Jim Zub

Posted on August 17, 2025 by skullsinthestars

Book 23 for my 2025 goal of 30 books for the year! As is now default for me, my link to the book is through my bookshop dot org affiliate account. I haven’t read many comics in recent years, even though I was … Continue reading →

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Hiero’s Journey, by Sterling E. Lanier

Posted on December 25, 2024 by skullsinthestars

Book 20 of 26 books for 2024! I should be able to reach 22, because I can read a book every 2 days, roughly… This one caught my eye a while back while I was browsing my favorite vintage gaming store … Continue reading →

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The Shadow of the Beast, by Robert E. Howard

Posted on November 15, 2021 by skullsinthestars

Another post about an invisibility story, from my researching into my book on invisibility physics. Sometimes a little bit of bad luck can turn into some good luck. To fill out my bibliography on invisibility fiction, I wanted to include … Continue reading →

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Larry Blamire’s Tales of the Callamo Mountains

Posted on February 16, 2014 by skullsinthestars

One of the things I love about using Twitter is the opportunity to connect with people whose work I admire, from writers to scientists to artists to actors to musicians.  Those connections can then lead you to new “discoveries” that … Continue reading →

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What did Robert E. Howard think of women?

Posted on March 28, 2011 by skullsinthestars

In reading classic weird fiction of the 1930s an earlier, one must always keep in mind that the authors were a product of their time.  Racism and sexism are sadly common in reading older stories, and the depiction of negative … Continue reading →

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A. Merritt’s The Ship of Ishtar

Posted on July 11, 2010 by skullsinthestars

(I’ve been working on a particularly difficult science post for a week now, and the end is still a ways off.  In the meantime, I thought I’d catch up a little on my weird fiction posts.) Author A. Merritt (1884-1943) … Continue reading →

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Robert E. Howard’s El Borak

Posted on April 8, 2010 by skullsinthestars

Finally, I’ve gotten to read some new Robert E. Howard!  Well, not new — Robert E. Howard committed suicide in 1936 — but new to me, anyway! For those who are unfamiliar, Robert E. Howard (1906-1936) was a Texas author … Continue reading →

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“The Wicker Tree?” (Updated)

Posted on February 23, 2010 by skullsinthestars

This one was an immediate WTF moment for me: Robin Hardy, the writer/director of the original version of the film The Wicker Man (1973), is “reimagining” his film as The Wicker Tree, slated for release sometime this year: For those … Continue reading →

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