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Tales of Weird Menace

By Robert E Howard & Paul Herman
Tales of Weird Menace by Robert E Howard & Paul Herman digital book - Fable

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When science and terror collide-unravel the mysteries of Weird Menace!

Step into a world of danger, deception, and shocking mysteries with Tales of Weird Menace: The Ultimate Edition, a collection of Robert E. Howard's most pulse-pounding thrillers. Unlike supernatural horror, Weird Menace stories present eerie, seemingly unexplainable events that ultimately have rational-though often terrifying-explanations rooted in super-science, crime, or deception.

This definitive volume, restored from original typescripts and rare publications, showcases Howard's mastery of the genre, blending eerie suspense with relentless action. Featuring classics like Skull-Face, The Noseless Horror, and Black Hound of Death, alongside rare fragments, unfinished tales, and newly discovered synopses, this book is a must-have for pulp fiction and adventure fans.

With over 500 pages of relentless thrills and expertly crafted tension, Tales of Weird Menace is a treasure trove for anyone who loves classic pulp fiction, detective noir, and the eerie atmosphere of vintage horror-adventure storytelling.

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“I’m a lifelong Robert E Howard fan, and after collecting the Ace paperback Conan series, spent the next 20 years looking for any Howard books I could find. I had grown to want the Howard-only writings, not the edited down, “posthumous pastiches,” and Frankenstein versions of stories that were part of the L Sprague de Camp legacy, but pure, unadulterated Howard. Even the Howard when he wasn’t at his best. In the 2000s my wish began to be granted with the Del Rey versions of Conan, Kull, Bran Mak Morn, Solomon Kane, El Borak and others. Then a couple of decades later I discovered Robert E Howard Foundation Press. Alas, by then the first editions of several of their volumes were out of print. I bought up what I could. Which was still several volumes, including “Ultimate Editions,” revised and updated versions of earlier first editions. This volume is one such. I will say this one started out slow for me. “Skull Face” was a nice read, but I just didn’t connect. But as the stories progressed, I felt they became better, tighter, more well-written. Be warned: there are racial stereotypes and language that were in the culture of his day, particularly the “menacing Asian” and “dark Africa” cultures. And most of the damsels are in distress and needing rescue. Nonetheless, this is pulp fiction of the weird action story at its overall best. Four stars as I don’t think all the stories land. But four hundred pages of fun, with another hundred of unfinished and draft stories, plus synopses of finished tales.”

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