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• xvi • Foreword (The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard) • (2008) • essay by Greg Staples
• xvii • Introduction (The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard) • (2008) • essay by Rusty Burke
• 1 • In the Forest of Villefère • [De Montour] • (1925) • short story by Robert E. Howard
• 1 •  In the Forest of VIllefère • (2008) • interior artwork by Greg Staples
• 5 • A Song of the Werewolf Folk • (1987) • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 6 • Wolfshead • [De Montour] • (1926) • novelette by Robert E. Howard
• 6 •  Wolfshead • (2008) • interior artwork by Greg Staples
• 17 •  Like a shadow it moved upon de Montour (A Song of the Werewolf Folk [2]) • (2008) • interior artwork by Greg Staples
• 27 • Up, John Kane! • (1977) • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 28 • Remembrance • (1928) • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 29 • The Dream Snake • (1928) • short story by Robert E. Howard
• 29 •  The Dream Snake • (2008) • interior artwork by Greg Staples
• 35 • Sea Curse • [Faring Town] • (1928) • short story by Robert E. Howard
• 35 •  Sea Curse • (2008) • interior artwork by Greg Staples
• 41 • The Moor Ghost • (1929) • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 42 • Moon Mockery • (1929) • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 43 • The Little People • (1970) • short story by Robert E. Howard
• 43 •  The Little People • (2008) • interior artwork by Greg Staples
• 49 • Dead Man's Hate • (1930) • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 50 • The Tavern • (1970) • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 51 • Rattle of Bones • [Solomon Kane] • (1929) • short story by Robert E. Howard
• 51 •  Rattle of Bones • (2008) • interior artwork by Greg Staples
• 57 • The Fear That Follows • (1970) • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 58 • The Spirit of Tom Molyneaux • (2008) • short story by Robert E. Howard
• 58 •  The Spirit of Tom Molyneaux • (2008) • interior artwork by Greg Staples
• 65 •  The Spirit of Tom Molyneaux [2] • (2008) • interior artwork by Greg Staples
• 71 • Casonetto's Last Song • (1973) • short story by Robert E. Howard
• 71 •  Casonetto's Last Song • (2008) • interior artwork by Greg Staples
• 75 • The Touch of Death • (1930) • short story by Robert E. Howard (variant of The Fearsome Touch of Death)
• 75 •  The Touch of Death • (2008) • interior artwork by Greg Staples
• 80 • Out of the Deep: A Tale of Faring Town • [Faring Town] • (1967) • short story by Robert E. Howard (variant of Out of the Deep)
• 80 •  Out of the Deep • (2008) • interior artwork by Greg Staples
• 85 •  "Sea Fiend," I said in an unsteady voice (Out of the Deep [2]) • (2008) • interior artwork by Greg Staples
• 88 • A Legend of Faring Town • [Faring Town] • (1975) • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 89 • Restless Waters • (1974) • short story by Robert E. Howard
• 89 •  Restless Waters • (2008) • interior artwork by Greg Staples
• 95 • The Shadow of the Beast • non-genre • (1977) • short story by Robert E. Howard
• 95 •  The Shadow of the Beast • (2008) • interior artwork by Greg Staples
• 104 • The Dead Slaver's Tale • (1974) • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 105 • Dermod's Bane • (1967) • short story by Robert E. Howard
• 105 •  Dermod's Bane • (2008) • interior artwork by Greg Staples
• 110 • The Hills of the Dead • [Solomon Kane] • (1930) • novelette by Robert E. Howard
• 110 •  The Hills of the Dead • (2008) • interior artwork by Greg Staples
• 113 •  The Hills of the Dead [2] • (2008) • interior artwork by Greg Staples
• 127 •  He Halted, Frozen (The Hills of the Dead [3]) • (2008) • interior artwork by Greg Staples
• 131 • Dig Me No Grave • [Cthulhu Mythos Tales] • (1937) • short story by Robert E. Howard
• 131 •  Dig Me No Grave • (2008) • interior artwork by Greg Staples
• 142 • The Song of a Mad Minstrel • (1931) • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 143 • The Children of the Night • [Cthulhu Mythos Tales] • (1931) • short story by Robert E. Howard
• 143 •  The Children of the Night • (2008) • interior artwork by Greg Staples
• 149 •  And about clustered the—Things (The Children of the Night [2]) • (2008) • interior artwork by Greg Staples
• 158 • Musings ("The little poets sing of little things ...") • (1968) • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 159 • The Black Stone • [Cthulhu Mythos Tales] • (1931) • short story by Robert E. Howard
• 159 •  The Black Stone • (2008) • interior artwork by Greg Staples
• 167 •  The Black Stone [2] • (2008) • interior artwork by Greg Staples
• 176 • The Thing on the Roof • [Cthulhu Mythos Tales] • (1932) • short story by Robert E. Howard
• 176 •  The Thing on the Roof • (2008) • interior artwork by Greg Staples
• 184 • The Dweller in Dark Valley • (1965) • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 185 • The Horror from the Mound • (1932) • short story by Robert E. Howard
• 185 •  The Horror from the Mound • (2008) • interior artwork by Greg Staples
• 200 • A Dull Sound as of Knocking • (2002) • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 201 • People of the Dark • (1932) • short story by Robert E. Howard
• 201 •  People of the Dark • (2008) • interior artwork by Greg Staples
• 217 • Delenda Est • (1968) • short story by Robert E. Howard
• 217 •  Delenda Est • (2008) • interior artwork by Greg Staples
• 223 • The Cairn on the Headland • (1933) • short story by Robert E. Howard
• 223 •  The Cairn on the Headland • (2008) • interior artwork by Greg Staples
• 240 • Worms of the Earth • [Bran Mak Morn] • (1932) • novelette by Robert E. Howard
• 240 •  Worms of the Earth • (2008) • interior artwork by Greg Staples
• 255 •  The sky was overcast with misty gray (Worms of the Earth [2]) • (2008) • interior artwork by Greg Staples
• 268 • The Symbol • (1976) • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 269 • The Valley of the Lost • (1975) • novelette by Robert E. Howard (variant of The Secret of Lost Valley 1967)
• 269 •  The Valley of the Lost • (2008) • interior artwork by Greg Staples
• 279 •  The Valley of the Lost [2] • (2008) • interior artwork by Greg Staples
• 289 • The Hoofed Thing • [Cthulhu Mythos Tales] • (1970) • novelette by Robert E. Howard (variant of Usurp the Night)
• 289 •  The Hoofed Thing • (1970) • interior artwork by Greg Staples
• 305 • The Noseless Horror • (1970) • short story by Robert E. Howard
• 305 •  The Noseless Horror • (2008) • interior artwork by Greg Staples
• 318 • The Dwellers Under the Tomb • (1976) • short story by Robert E. Howard (variant of The Dwellers Under the Tombs)
• 318 •  The Dwellers Under the Tomb • (2008) • interior artwork by Greg Staples
• 327 •  The Dwellers Under the Tomb [2] • (2008) • interior artwork by Greg Staples
• 337 • An Open Window • (1932) • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 338 • The House of Arabu • (1952) • novelette by Robert E. Howard (variant of The Witch from Hell's Kitchen)
• 338 •  The House of Arabu • (2008) • interior artwork by Greg Staples
• 355 •  He parried the bird-thing's stroke (The House of Arabu [2]) • (2008) • interior artwork by Greg Staples
• 360 • The Man on the Ground • (1933) • short story by Robert E. Howard
• 360 •  The Man on the Ground • (1933) • interior artwork by Greg Staples
• 365 • Old Garfield's Heart • (1933) • short story by Robert E. Howard
• 365 •  Old Garfield's Heart • (2008) • interior artwork by Greg Staples
• 367 •  Old Garfield's Heart [2] • (2008) • interior artwork by Greg Staples
• 376 • Kelly the Conjure-Man • (1964) • essay by Robert E. Howard
• 376 •  Kelly the Conjure-Man • (2008) • interior artwork by Greg Staples
• 379 • Black Canaan • (1936) • novelette by Robert E. Howard
• 379 •  Black Canaan • (2008) • interior artwork by Greg Staples
• 390 •  Black Canaan [2] • (2008) • interior artwork by Greg Staples
• 409 • To a Woman ("Though fathoms deep you sink me in the mold...") • (1933) • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 409 • One Who Comes at Eventide • (1933) • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 410 • The Haunter of the Ring • (1934) • short story by Robert E. Howard
• 410 •  The Haunter of the Ring • (2008) • interior artwork by Greg Staples
• 424 • Pigeons from Hell • (1938) • novelette by Robert E. Howard
• 424 •  Pigeons from Hell • (2008) • interior artwork by Greg Staples
• 449 • The Dead Remember • (1936) • short story by Robert E. Howard
• 449 •  The Dead Remember • (2008) • interior artwork by Greg Staples
• 456 • The Fire of Asshurbanipal • [Cthulhu Mythos Tales] • (1936) • novelette by Robert E. Howard
• 456 •  The Fire of Asshurbanipal • (2008) • interior artwork by Greg Staples
• 467 •  Yar Ali fired point-blank from the hip with deadly effect (The Fire of Asshurbanipal [2]) • (2008) • interior artwork by Greg Staples
• 478 • Fragment ("And so his boyhood wandered into youth...") • (1937) • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 479 • Which Will Scarcely Be Understood • (1937) • poem by Robert E. Howard
• 483 • Golnor the Ape • (1985) • short story by Robert E. Howard
• 487 • Spectres in the Dark • (1985) • short story by Robert E. Howard
• 498 • The House • (2003) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard
• 505 • Untitled Fragment ("Beneath the glare of the sun...") • (1967) • short fiction by Robert E. Howard
• 509 • Notes on the Original Howard Texts (The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard) • (2008) • essay by Rusty Burke and Rob Roehm