First published in From Beyond the Dark Gateway volume 1 #3, April 1974. Howard’s original title for this story was “Black John’s Vengeance.”
Tales of Weird Menace
Stories
Black Hound of Death
First published in Weird Tales, November 1936.
Black Talons
Originally published in Strange Detective Stories, December 1933. Published as “Talons in the Dark” in Tales of Weird Menace (REH Foundation Press, 2011); this was probably Howard’s original title for the story.
Black Wind Blowing
Originally published in Thrilling Mystery, June 1936.
The Brazen Peacock
First published in REH Lone Star Fictioneer #3, Fall 1975.
The Devils of Dark Lake
First published in WT 50 – A Tribute to Weird Tales (Robert Weinberg, 1974).
The Grisly Horror
Originally published in Weird Tales, February 1935. Alternate title: “Moon of Zambebwei.”
Guests of the Hoodoo Room
First published in Shudder Stories #1 (Cryptic Publications, June 1984).
The Hand of the Black Goddess
First published in Bran Mak Morn: A Play and Others (Cryptic Publications, 1983). An extensively rewritten version was published in Weird Tales #1 (Zebra, December 1980) under the title “Scarlet Tears.”
The Noseless Horror
First published in Magazine of Horror #31, February 1970.
Skull-Face
Originally published in Weird Tales, October, November and December, 1929 (3 part serial).
The narrator of this story is named Stephen Costigan, but not meant to be the same character as Sailor Steve Costigan from Howard’s boxing stories.
Sons of Hate
First published in Two-Fisted Detective Stories (Cryptic Publications, May 1984).
Spectres in the Dark
First published Cromlech #1, Marc A. Cerasini, Spring 1985.
The Spell of Damballah
First published in Revelations of Yuggoth #1 (Cryptic Publications, November 1987).
Miscellanea
The House of Om (synopsis)
First published in Shudder Stories #2 (Cryptic Publications, December 1984).
The Ivory Camel (unfinished)
First published in The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval (Paradox Press, 2007).
The Jade God (unfinished)
First published in Unaussprechlichen Kulten #2 (Editions Samarcande, July 1992).
Partial synopsis (Sons of Hate)
First published in Tales of Weird Menace (REH Foundation Press, 2011).
The Red Stone (unfinished)
First published in The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval (Paradox Press, 2007).
The Return of the Sorcerer
First published in Bicentennial Tribute to Robert E. Howard (George Hamilton, 1976).
The Story Thus Far…
The recaps that appeared before the second and third installments of “Skull-Face” when it originally appeared in Weird Tales. First published separately in Tales of Weird Menace (REH Foundation Press, 2011).
Taverel Manor (fragment)
Completed by Richard A. Lupoff and first published as “The Return of Skull-Face” in The Return of Skull-Face, FAX Collector’s Editions, 1977.
Original fragment first published in The Howard Reader #8, Marek, 2003.
Untitled story (“The night was damp…”)
First published in Fantasy Crossroads #7, February 1976.
Untitled synopsis (“James Norris…”)
First published in The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval (Paradox Press, 2007).
Untitled synopsis (The Devils of Dark Lake)
First published in The Robert E. Howard Foundation Newsletter Volume 3 Number 1, Spring 2009.
Yellow Laughter (incomplete story)
First published in The Robert E. Howard Foundation Newsletter, Volume 2 Number 4, Winter 2008.