Greg Staples
Many, many thanks to Rob Roehm for his efforts in getting all the texts together for this book, and to Patrice Louinet and Paul Herman for their help and counsel. Thanks, once more, to Stuart, for his customary patience with my deadline-pushing ways, and to Jim and Ruth for all their hard work in bringing this thing together. To the gang at Del Rey for their patience and expertise. To Marcelo—this first experience of doing a book without you just made me realize all the more how much you did, and what a genius you are. To Glenn Lord, for all the years of friendship and help. To Steve Trout, who long ago opened my eyes to Howard’s horror stories. And as always to Shelly, all my love, for patiently putting up with me when I get absorbed in these projects.
Rusty Burke
We’d like to thank Marcelo Anciano–the catalyst for this series. Thanks also to Rusty, Stuart, Jay, and Greg. Very special thanks goes to Ed Waterman and Patricia Keegan.
Jim & Ruth Keegan
For this, my ninth book in this series, I’d like to thank Marcelo Anciano, who started the ball rolling over ten years ago, for involving me in a dream project; Rusty Burke for his dedication to all things Howardian; and Jim and Ruth Keegan for keeping the job on track. I’ve enjoyed working on the prevous books, but I’ve been waiting for this one from the start—Howard’s horror stories—in my opinion, the cream of the crop. I can’t wait to read it!
Stuart Williams
THE FULLY ILLUSTRATED ROBERT E. HOWARD LIBRARY
from Del Rey Books
The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian
The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane
The Bloody Crown of Conan
The Conquering Sword of Conan
Kull: Exile of Atlantis
The Best of Robert E. Howard
Volume 1: Crimson Shadows
The Best of Robert E. Howard
Volume 2: Grim Lands
The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard
The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard is a work of fiction. Names, places, and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA
Howard, Robert Ervin, 1906–1936.
The horror stories of Robert E. Howard / illustrated by Greg Staples.
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Includes bibliographical references.
eISBN: 978-0-345-50974-1
PS3515.O842A6 2007
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