Whether you’re a long-time fan of Robert E. Howard or a newcomer, you’ll enjoy this series on Howard’s stories at Black Gate. I love the premise of this project:
Welcome to a brand new, Monday morning series here at Black Gate. Join us as a star-studded cast of contributors examine every original Conan story written by Robert E. Howard: and tell you why THAT is the best of the bunch. Read on!
Think Conan stories are for kids, or are little more than escapist fiction? Think again. Here’s a piece I wrote for the Abbeville Institute on the depth of meaning lurking in the shadows of Howard’s Conan tales. And the thought-provoking worldview Howard infused into these highly entertaining pieces are supercharged with forceful, visual writing reminiscent of Jack London, Ambrose Bierce, and Ernest Hemingway. As Stephen King put it, “Howard’s writing seems so highly charged with energy that it nearly gives off sparks.” Author James Scott Bell once said of Howard, “His writing was big and wild and full of action.” Enjoy!
M.C. Tuggle, Writer 
A really good writer if you want to learn how to handle a good fight scene.
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williamrablan,
Ha! For sure.
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Read your Abbeville post and very much enjoyed it, M.C. I’d known almost nothing about the creator of Conan till now. Loved the Flannery O’Conner quote, too.
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mitchteemley,
Thank you, Mitch. Have you read O’Connor’s A Good Man Is Hard To Find? It’s unsettling and thought-provoking.
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Great post
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Please read my first post
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There’s a particular Conan story I like, but I’ll have to look up the title. I haven’t appreciated the genre to the extent you do, but I thought one story in particular was especially virtuous. I am no scholar, author, nor genre expert however.
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