''Skull-Face and Others'' is a collection of

fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy literature and drama ...

and

horror Horror may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Genres *Horror fiction, a genre of fiction **Japanese horror, Japanese horror fiction ** Korean horror, Korean horror fiction *Horror film, a film genre *Horror comics, comic books focusing on ...

short stories A short story is a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood. The short story is one of the oldest ...

by American writer

Robert E. Howard Robert Ervin Howard (January 22, 1906June 11, 1936) was an American writer. He wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. He is well known for his character Conan the Barbarian and is regarded as the father of the sword and sorcery subge ...

. It was the author's third book and was published by

Arkham House Arkham House is an American publishing house specializing in weird fiction. It was founded in Sauk City, Wisconsin, in 1939 by August Derleth and Donald Wandrei to publish hardcover collections of H. P. Lovecraft's best works, which ha ...

in 1946 in an edition of 3,004 copies. Most of the stories had originally appeared in the magazine ''

Weird Tales ''Weird Tales'' is an American fantasy and horror fiction pulp magazine founded by J. C. Henneberger and J. M. Lansinger in late 1922. The first issue, dated March 1923, appeared on newsstands February 18. The first editor, Edwin Baird, prin ...

''.

''Skull-Face and Others'' contains the following tales: # "Foreword" by

August Derleth August William Derleth (February 24, 1909 – July 4, 1971) was an American writer and anthologist. Though best remembered as the first book publisher of the writings of H. P. Lovecraft, and for his own contributions to the Cthulhu Mythos and th ...

# "Which Shall Scarcely Be Understood" # "Robert Ervin Howard: A Memorium" by H. P. Lovecraft # "A Memory of R.E. Howard" by

E. Hoffmann Price Edgar Hoffmann Price (July 3, 1898 – June 18, 1988) was an American writer of popular fiction (he was a self-titled "fictioneer") for the pulp magazine marketplace."Price, E. Hoffmann" in Server Lee. ''Encyclopedia of Pulp Fiction Writers''. ...

# "Wolfshead" # "

The Black Stone "The Black Stone" is a horror short story by American writer Robert E. Howard, first published in the November 1931 issue of ''Weird Tales''. The story introduces the mad poet Justin Geoffrey and the fictitious ''Unaussprechlichen Kulten'' by F ...

" # "The Horror from the Mound" # "

The Cairn on the Headland ''The Cairn on the Headland'' is a short story by American writer Robert E. Howard, with elements of fantasy and horror. As often in Howard stories, there is a link to the Cthulhu Mythos, in this case mixed also with elements of both Norse Mythol ...

" # "Black Canaan" # "The Fire of Asshurbanipal" # "A Man-Eating Jeopard" # "

Skull Face The skull is a bone protective Cranial cavity, cavity for the brain. The skull is composed of four types of bone i.e., cranial bones, facial bones, ear ossicles and hyoid bone. However two parts are more prominent: the cranium and the mandible ...

" # "

The Hyborian Age "The Hyborian Age" is an essay by Robert E. Howard pertaining to the Hyborian Age, the fictional setting of his stories about Conan the Cimmerian. It was written in the 1930s but not published during Howard's lifetime. Its purpose was to maint ...

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Worms of the Earth "Worms of the Earth" is a short story by American fantasy fiction writer Robert E. Howard. It was originally published in the magazine ''Weird Tales'' in November 1932, then again in 1975 in a collection of Howard's short stories, '' Worms of th ...

" # "

The Valley of the Worm ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in E ...

" # "Skulls in the Stars" # "Rattle of Bones" # "The Hills of the Dead" # "Wings in the Night" # "The Shadow Kingdom" # "The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune" # "Kings of the Night" # "

The Phoenix on the Sword "The Phoenix on the Sword" is one of the original short stories about Conan the Cimmerian written by American author Robert E. Howard and first published in '' Weird Tales'' magazine in December 1932. The tale, in which Howard created the chara ...

" # " The Scarlet Citadel" # " The Tower of the Elephant" # "

Rogues in the House "Rogues in the House" is one of the original short stories starring the fictional sword and sorcery hero Conan the Cimmerian, written by American author Robert E. Howard and first published in ''Weird Tales'' magazine in January 1934. It is se ...

" # "

Shadows in Zamboula "Shadows in Zamboula" is one of the original stories by Robert E. Howard about Conan the Cimmerian, first published in ''Weird Tales'' in November 1935. Its original title was "The Man-Eaters of Zamboula". The story takes place over the course o ...

" # "Lines Written in the Realization That I Must Die"

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