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Title: Pigeons from Hell Title Record # 61899
Author: Robert E. Howard
Date: 1938-05-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Current Tags: fantasy (1), horror (1) Add Tags

Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1938 The Whistler in the Dark
1951 Pigeons from Hell (reprint)
Year Language Title
1966ⓘTranslated by C. A. G. van den Broek (= Kees van den Broek)
 Dutch Duiven uit de hel [as by Robert Ervin Howard]
1967ⓘTranslated by Jacques Papy for his anthology <i>Nouvelles histoires d'outre-monde</i>, 1967.
 French Morte-vie
1968ⓘTranslated by Udo Schwager
 German Teufelssaat
1976ⓘTranslated by C. A. G. van den Broek and/or J. J. van Olffen
 Dutch Duiven uit de hel
1976ⓘTranslated by François Truchaud.
 French Les pigeons de l'enfer
1977ⓘTranslated by Eduard Lukschandl.
 German Das Haus des Grauens
1987ⓘTranslated by Daniela Galdo and Gianni Pilo
 Italian La cosa che fischiava nel buio
1992ⓘTranslated by Иван Златарски (Ivan Zlatarski) and/or Лидия Переклийска (Lidiya Perekliyska).
 Bulgarian
Гълъби от ада?Galabi ot ada
[as by
Робърт Хауърд?Robart Hauard
]
2013ⓘTranslated by Patrice Louinet
 French Les pigeons de l'enfer
2013ⓘTranslated by Michael Weh.
 German Die Höllentauben

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
2 2014 Retro Hugo Best Novelette

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Weird Tales, May 1938 1938-05-00 ed. Farnsworth Wright Popular Fiction Publishing Co.  
$0.25?$: US dollar
 132
pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75
 mag M. Brundage Checkmark
Weird Tales, November 1951 1951-11-00 ed. D. McIlwraith Weird Tales  
$0.25?$: US dollar
 100
pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75
 mag Frank Kelly Freas Checkmark
The Dark Man and Others 1963-00-00 Robert E. Howard Arkham House  
$5.00?$: US dollar
 viii+
284
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Frank Utpatel Checkmark
Weird Tales 1964-05-00 ed. Leo Margulies Pyramid Books R-1029
$0.50?$: US dollar
 155
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Virgil Finlay Checkmark
The Dark Man and Others 1971-00-00 Robert E. Howard Lancer Books 447-75265-095
$0.95?$: US dollar
 254
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Victor Valla Checkmark
The Book of Robert E. Howard 1976-02-00 Robert E. Howard Zebra Books / Kensington Publishing Corp. 0-89083-163-7
$1.95?$: US dollar
 345
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Jeff Jones Checkmark
Pigeons from Hell 1976-06-00 Robert E. Howard Zebra Books / Kensington Publishing Corp. 0-89083-189-0
$1.95?$: US dollar
 315
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Jeff Jones Checkmark
The Dark Man and Others 1978-11-00 Robert E. Howard Panther / Granada 0-586-04293-8
£0.85?£: UK pound
 148
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Peter Jones Checkmark
Weird Tales 1979-01-00 ed. Leo Margulies Jove / HBJ 0-515-04877-1
$1.50?$: US dollar
 155
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Margaret Brundage  
Pigeons from Hell 1979-07-00 Robert E. Howard Ace Books 0-441-66320-6
$1.95?$: US dollar
 315
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Esteban Maroto Checkmark
The Book of Robert E. Howard 1980-02-00 Robert E. Howard Berkley Books 0-425-04449-1
$1.95?$: US dollar
 xi+
240
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Ken Kelly Checkmark
Cthulhu: The Mythos and Kindred Horrors 1987-05-00 Robert E. Howard Baen Books 0-671-65641-4
$2.95?$: US dollar
 247
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Steve Hickman Checkmark
Cthulhu: The Mythos and Kindred Horrors 1987-05-00 Robert E. Howard Baen Science Fiction Books 0-671-65641-4
C$3.95?C$: Canadian dollar
 247
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Steve Hickman Checkmark
Cthulhu: The Mythos and Kindred Horrors 1989-09-00 Robert E. Howard Baen Books 0-671-65641-4
$2.95?$: US dollar
 247
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Steve Hickman  
The Horror Hall of Fame 1991-07-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg Carroll & Graf 0-88184-692-9
$21.95?$: US dollar
 416
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
The Horror Hall of Fame 1992-01-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg Carroll & Graf / SFBC 18773
$9.98?$: US dollar
 416
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Cthulhu: The Mythos and Kindred Horrors 1992-03-00 Robert E. Howard Baen 0-671-65641-4
$4.99?$: US dollar
 247
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Steve Hickman Checkmark
The Horror Hall of Fame 1992-09-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg Robert Hale 0-7090-4902-1
£14.95?£: UK pound
 416
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Helen Hale  
The Horror Hall of Fame 1992-12-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg Carroll & Graf 0-88184-880-8
$12.95?$: US dollar
 416
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth  
Young Blood 1994-03-00 ed. Mike Baker Zebra Books / Kensington Publishing Corp. 0-8217-4498-4
$4.50?$: US dollar
 349
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth  
The Black Stranger And Other American Tales 2005-04-00 Robert E. Howard Bison Books (The Works of Robert E. Howard (Bison) #2) 0-8032-7353-3
$17.95?$: US dollar
 xxii+
351
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Mike Mignola Checkmark
The Black Stranger and Other American Tales 2005-04-00 Robert E. Howard Bison Books (The Works of Robert E. Howard (Bison) #2) 0-8032-2421-4
$35.00?$: US dollar
 xxii+
351
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Mike Mignola Checkmark
The Robert E. Howard Omnibus 2006-00-00 Robert E. Howard Renaissance E Books 11-58873-942-2
$4.99?$: US dollar
 520
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Checkmark
The Weird Writings of Robert E. Howard, Volume 2: August 1934-September 1954 2006-03-00 Robert E. Howard Girasol Collectables  
$100.00?$: US dollar
 vi+
631
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Neal Adams Checkmark
The Weird Writings of Robert E. Howard, Volume 2: August 1934-September 1954 2006-03-00 Robert E. Howard Girasol Collectables  
$112.50?$: US dollar
 vi+
631
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Neal Adams Checkmark
The Haunter of the Ring & Other Tales 2007-09-10 Robert E. Howard Wordsworth Editions (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural) 978-1-84022-085-8
$6.99?$: US dollar
 xiii+
397
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Ann Brain Checkmark
The Best of Robert E. Howard, Volume 2: Grim Lands 2007-12-00 Robert E. Howard Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-49019-3
$16.95?$: US dollar
 xxiii+
510+
[7]
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Jim Keegan , Ruth Keegan Checkmark
Pigeons from Hell 2008-02-08 Robert E. Howard Dodo Press 978-1-4065-7248-3   48
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 chap  
The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard 2008-07-29 Robert E. Howard Del Rey / Ballantine 978-0-345-49020-9
$0.00?$: US dollar
 xviii +
518
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Checkmark
The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard 2008-10-00 Robert E. Howard Del Rey / Ballantine 978-0-345-49020-9
$18.00?$: US dollar
 xxv +
523
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Greg Staples Checkmark
The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard 2008-10-28 Robert E. Howard Del Rey / Ballantine 978-0-345-50974-1
$13.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Greg Staples  
The Day They Hanged My Best Friend Jimmy... And 21 Other Weird Tales to Get You Through the Coldest Nights 2009-06-09 ed. Barry J. Gillis Tangled Vines Press 978-0-9685937-7-6
$15.95?$: US dollar
 366
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth Dieric Bouts Checkmark
Heroes in the Wind: From Kull to Conan: The Best of Robert E. Howard 2009-09-00 Robert E. Howard Penguin Books (Penguin Modern Classics) 978-0-14-118943-7
£10.99?£: UK pound
 xviii+
541
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Jupiter Images Checkmark
A Thunder of Trumpets 2010-00-00 Robert E. Howard Wildside Press 978-0-8095-7170-3
$35.00?$: US dollar
 206
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Stephen Fabian Checkmark
The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard 2010-09-30 Robert E. Howard Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-332-7
$150.00?$: US dollar
 xxv+
523
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Greg Staples Checkmark
The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard 2010-09-30 Robert E. Howard Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-332-7
$400.00?$: US dollar
 xxv+
523
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Greg Staples Checkmark
The Haunter of the Ring & Other Tales 2011-04-08 Robert E. Howard Read Books 978-1-4474-0768-3
$29.00?$: US dollar
 397
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Ann Brain Checkmark
A Thunder of Trumpets 2011-07-27 Robert E. Howard Wildside Press 978-1-4344-3785-3
$2.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Stephen Fabian  
Zombies! Zombies! Zombies! 2011-09-20 ed. Otto Penzler Vintage Crime / Black Lizard / Vintage Books 978-0-307-74089-2
$25.00?$: US dollar
 xii+
810
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth Virgil Finlay Checkmark
Weird Tales 2012-00-00 ed. uncredited Pulp Classics on DVD      
other?The publication format is non-standard. The details are usually provided publication notes.
 anth Hannes Bok Checkmark
The Century's Best Horror Fiction 1901-1950 2012-01-31 ed. John Pelan Cemetery Dance Publications 978-1-58767-080-0
$75.00?$: US dollar
 706
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Alan M. Clark Checkmark
The Fearsome Touch of Death and Other Short Stories of Horror and Fantasy 2014-00-00 Robert E. Howard Ulwencreutz Media 978-1-304-99916-0
$40.00?$: US dollar
 416
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
Blessings from the Condemned: A Horror Legacy 2014-05-15 ed. Robert Friedrich Darkness & Despair 978-1-4996-0926-4
$13.99?$: US dollar
 251
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth Robert Friedrich Checkmark
Pigeons from Hell 2014-11-07 Robert E. Howard Project Gutenberg Canada 1214
C$0.00?C$: Canadian dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 chap Checkmark
A Thunder of Trumpets 2015-07-27 Robert E. Howard Wildside Press 978-1-4794-0663-0    
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Stephen Fabian  
A Thunder of Trumpets 2015-08-03 Robert E. Howard Wildside Press 978-1-4794-0666-1
$2.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Stephen Fabian  
Murder Mayhem Short Stories 2016-07-15 ed. Laura Bulbeck Flame Tree Publishing 978-1-78361-987-0
£20.00?£: UK pound
 479
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Gabor Ruszkai , Slava Gerj Checkmark
Murder Mayhem Short Stories 2016-11-12 ed. Laura Bulbeck Flame Tree Publishing 978-1-78664-512-8
$18.00?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Gabor Ruszkai , Slava Gerj  
Weird Tales (disc 4, part 2) 2019-00-00 ed. uncredited        
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
 anth  
The Haunter of the Ring & Other Tales date unknown Robert E. Howard Wordsworth Editions (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural) 978-1-84022-085-8
$4.99?$: US dollar
 xiii+
397
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Des Knock Checkmark
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