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Pigeons from Hell and Other Tales of Horror and Mystery (Fantasy and Horror Classics)
Pigeons from Hell and Other Tales of Horror and Mystery (Fantasy and Horror Classics) | Robert E. Howard
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Robert E. Howard ranks amongst the greatest pulp writers of all time, and is regarded as the father of the sword-and-sorcery genre. His wider body of work is often overshadowed by his most famous creation, Conan the Barbarian, but Howard wrote a great amount of timeless horror and mystery tales that had nothing to do with Conan. Collected here, covering the whole of his career, are Howard's greatest lesser-known pulp tales. Includes 'Pigeons from Hell' described by Stephen King as "one of the finest horror stories of our century."
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The title story is a very effective "old dark house" horror story in the Southern Gothic style - very creepy. ?? The other stories are a mix of historical adventures, Cthulhu Mythos, Western horrors and atavistic throwbacks. Howard uses the motif of a modern man haunted by the memories of an ancient ancestor several times, however, the stories themselves are sufficiently different that the reuse of this plot device can be forgiven.

Tiyas7 Good One👍 Thanks For Suggesting!! 7y
Bookwomble No problem 😊 If further recommendation were needed, Stephen King rates Pigeons from Hell as one of the finest horror stories of the 20th century. 'Nuff said. 7y
knittedgnome My teenager is a huge horror/Lovecraft fan. I bet he will love this! 7y
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Bookwomble @knittedgnome I bet he will, too 😊 Warning: I was disappointed to find that the Tyrannosuarus Rex vs Pterodactyl throwdown teased on the cover of my edition is all hype! No dinosaurs on the bill, alas 🚫🐊 7y
knittedgnome Lol! I can see how that would be a disappointment!! 7y
Aimeesue That is an awesome title, though! 😄 7y
Bookwomble @Aimeesue There's a line in The Pretenders song Back on the Chain Gang: Got in the house like a pigeon from Hell: which must reference this story, I think, as it's such a unusual combination. 7y
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