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The 85 Weirdest, Day 24: Robert E. Howard
The March/April 85th anniversary issue of Weird Tales features our big list of “The 85 Weirdest Storytellers of the Past 85 Years.” We’re breaking it down online, too: one honoree per day, in no particular order, for 85 days!
For a guy who never traveled far from his home in Cross Plains, Texas, ROBERT E. HOWARD (1906-1936) had an uncanny ability to conjure believably authentic realms of the unearthly — as if he was tapped into Jung’s archetypal consciousness, or drawing on his own past lives, or race memory. A world-builder of the highest order as well as the prince of adventure, Howard gave us stories and characters — from Conan the Barbarian to Solomon Kane — that tasted of truly weird flavors.
What’s new: The long-awaited Age of Conan MMORPG goes live next month. Dark Horse Comics announces new Solomon Kane series. A special deal on the original Solomon Kane stories in hardcover.
July 7th, 2008 at 1:22 am
Robert E. Howard is one of the most influential writers of all time. He’s inspired me to pursue my degree in literature. Hopefully I will be able to convince those professors and English teachers in high school that the dark side of literature is just as important–if not more important–as something written about the mundane lifestyle.
Howard was a true American writer, who had a deep respect for all cultures in this small world.
“I drink to his shade”