Robert E Howard Short Story The Fearsome Touch of Death Short Science Fiction Story From the 1930s
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- Robert E Howard Author of Conan the Barbarian Science Fiction Short Story From the 1930s The Fearsome Touch of Death
As long as midnight cloaks the earth with shadows grim and dark, God save us from the Judas kiss of a dead man in the dark. The Fearsome Touch of Death by Robert E. Howard, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.
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Today marks the debut on the podcast of a man who made his mark on the world in a short 30 years. Robert E. Howard was born in Peaster, Texas in 1906. Over the next 11 years young Robert would live in 10 Texas towns. He started writing stories at the age of 9. Sold his first story for $16 to Weird Tales magazine when he was 19.
Howard would most likely be forgotten except for diehard sci-fi fans if not for three characters he created that live on to this day. Arnold Schwarzenegger's breakthrough film was the sword and sorcery epic Conan the Barbarian in 1982. The movie was based on the character Robert E. Howard created in a series of short stories half a century earlier.
Before Conan, Howard created Kull the Conqueror, which also appeared on the big screen starring Kevin Sorbo in 1997. And his creative universe also included Solomon Kane, you guessed it, it too got the Hollywood treatment in 2009 starring James Purefoy.
He wrote more than 70 short stories with most of them published in Weird Tales magazine. Today’s horrifying tale can be found in the February 1930 issue of Weird Tales on page 269, The Fearsome Touch of Death by Robert E. Howard…
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I just adore the history you give on the author prior to the story!! gives us such insight into the impact their writing had on pop culture, even if we don’t recognize their name. Happy Father’s Day, Scott!🤎
@k.e.m. thank you. I was once a TV news reporter, and at one time did a talk show on the radio. I love discovering interesting things about people. So when I started this podcast my goal was to uncover interesting things about the authors because I find it fascinating. I didn't know if our listeners would find it interesting but I hoped they would. Thanks for letting me know that you enjoy it too!! Thanks for your comment and thanks for listening!!
Thank you Scott.
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Thank you Scott- one of my favorite REH shorts! Happy Father’s Day! 19:11
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A weird tale :-)
@charlessmyth yes it is a weird one, but I enjoyed narrating it. Thanks for your comment and thanks for listening!!
I love 2 gun Bobs horror and mystery stories ,especially the ones read by Robertson Dean. I never liked the Conan and Sword and sorcery, l find all the homo-eroticism tiresome, not my cup of tea you see.
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