Pigeons from Hell

Pigeons from Hellby Robert Ervin HowardFor stark, living fear . . . what other writer is even in the running?" -H. P. Lovecraft"[Behind Howard's stories] lurks a dark poetry and the timeless truth of dreams." -Robert Bloch"Howard had a gritty, vibrant style-broadsword writing that cut its way to the heart, with heroes who are truly larger than life." -David Gemmell" Howard's writing seems so highly charged with energy that it nearly gives off sparks." -Stephen KingOriginally published posthumously by Weird Tales in 1938, and the basis of the Boris Karloff hosted TV episode in 1961 of "Thriller," "Pigeons From Hell" is the spellbinding short novel of two stranded motorists and a local sheriff who battle strange and malevolent forces that inhabit a run-down, abandoned mansion in the middle of a swamp in the middle of nowhere."Pigeons from Hell," remains one of Robert E. Howard's most celebrated horror stories and has seen several reprints including the Pyramid Weird Tales anthology published in 1964. Although Howard is best remembered as the creator of Conan the Barbarian, he was equally recognized in the 1930's pulps for his incredible horror stories.We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.