works of Robert E. Howard

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The works of Robert E. Howard are a collection of early 20th-century pulp fantasy, horror, and adventure stories—most famously the Conan the Barbarian tales—that helped define the sword and sorcery genre.

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instanceOf fictional works collection
literary corpus
containsCharacter Bran Mak Morn NERFINISHED
Conan the Cimmerian NERFINISHED
Dark Agnes de Chastillon NERFINISHED
El Borak NERFINISHED
Kull NERFINISHED
Red Sonya of Rogatino NERFINISHED
Sailor Steve Costigan NERFINISHED
Solomon Kane NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Robert E. Howard NERFINISHED
genre adventure fiction
fantasy fiction
horror fiction
sword and sorcery
influenced later fantasy literature
influencedGenre sword and sorcery
language English
literaryMovement pulp fiction
notableWork Bran Mak Morn stories NERFINISHED
Conan the Barbarian stories NERFINISHED
Dark Agnes stories NERFINISHED
El Borak stories NERFINISHED
Kull of Atlantis stories NERFINISHED
Pigeons from Hell NERFINISHED
Queen of the Black Coast NERFINISHED
Red Nails NERFINISHED
Red Sonya of Rogatino story NERFINISHED
Sailor Steve Costigan stories NERFINISHED
Solomon Kane stories NERFINISHED
The Black Stone NERFINISHED
The Frost-Giant’s Daughter NERFINISHED
The People of the Black Circle NERFINISHED
The Phoenix on the Sword NERFINISHED
The Shadow Kingdom NERFINISHED
The Tower of the Elephant NERFINISHED
Worms of the Earth NERFINISHED
originalMedium pulp magazines
period early 20th century
publicationVenue Action Stories NERFINISHED
Fight Stories NERFINISHED
Oriental Stories NERFINISHED
Strange Tales NERFINISHED
Weird Tales NERFINISHED
settingIncludes Hyborian Age NERFINISHED
Thurian Age NERFINISHED
theme barbarism versus civilization
cosmic horror
heroic adventure

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Conan the Barbarian basedOn works of Robert E. Howard
subject surface form: Conan the Barbarian (1982 film)