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He dreamed up Conan the Barbarian from his lonely town of Cross Plains, Texas. But where did Robert E. Howard find his inspiration for the sword-and- sorcery, weird tales that still resonate today? Howard dipped his pen in the inkwell of Texas history, tall tales and the boom and bust of the oil fields. How Conan is really a Texan.

A man plagued since childhood by a recurring dream of a monstrous serpent stalking him across the African grasslands fears that if it ever catches him—even in sleep—he will lose his mind forever.If you have a story you'd like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/You can support the show by becoming a paid subscriber on Substack: https://auditoryanthology.substack.comBy becoming a paid subscriber you can listen to every episode completely ad-free!Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconradNarrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/Other shows hosted by Darren:Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/paranormalitymagMicro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/microterrorsRetro Radio – Old Time Radio In The Dark: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/retroradioChurch of the Undead: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/churchoftheundead Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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In this episode, we discuss Conan the Barbarian. We discuss the character's evolution, growth and standout moments from 13 short stories collected in The Coming of Conan The Cimmerian. In the back half of the show, we interview local author Jake Rudquist from Northern Spector Publishing about his book, We're All Dead Here.  Episode guide: 9:03 - Why we chose Conan 11:08 - Preconceptions of Conan the Barbarian 18:05 - Conan's Place in the Fantasy Landscape 19:45 - Robert E. Howard's impact on the fantasy genre 26:52 - What stories stood out? 36:23 - Favorite supernatural moments 48:40 - Did the stories change our perspective on the character? 1:10:05 - Interview, Jake Rudquist author of We're All Dead Here Thank you for listening! Outside is Overrated is presented by Premier Health.  Please support OiO on Patreon for as little as $2 a month. Download and subscribe to OiO wherever you get your podcasts. Connect with us on Facebook or email the show. Music courtesy of: http://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music. 

Robert E Howard is the father of the fantasy literature sub-genre Sword & Sorcery. Conan The Barbarian was born from Howard's young and fertile Texan mind. It might not be high fantasy but it's engaging and perfectly written for an audience craving weird adventure.

Today's opening feature-length story is ‘The Blood Trails', an original work by Chili 1220, kindly shared directly with me for the express purpose of having me exclusively narrate it here for you all. https://www.reddit.com/user/Chili1220 Featured İn today's story are the fine vocal talents of Nature's Temper. Please visit his channel and subscribe!  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClVVgQbEUPxJZXCawn3Bexg Today's second tale of terror is ‘The Horror from the Mound', a classic work by Robert E. Howard, a story in the public domain but recorded here under the conditions of the CC-BY-SA license: http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks06/0601761h.html We continue proceedings with ‘Sharprock', an epic work by Nicholas Nichols, kindly shared directly with me via email and narrated here for you all with the author's express permission.  To round off we have ‘The Number of Darkness', a wonderful original story by Humboldt Lycanthrope, kindly shared with me via the Creepypasta Wiki and narrated here for you all under the conditions of the CC-BY-SA license: https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/The_Number_of_Darkness https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/User:HumboldtLycanthrope

In this story a man digs into an old Indian mound seeking treasure only to find ghastly horror. Read by Robert Crandall . All Rights Reserved. Thank You for listening.

Recuperamos nuestro programa de la primera temporada dedicado a Conan El Bárbaro, la película de 1982 de John Milius, para darle un repaso y mejorarlo. De esta forma tenéis dicho episodio remasterizado, con las voces mejoradas, una edición acorde a como hacemos las cosas por aquí desde hace ya algún tiempo y que sin duda, os meterá aún más en la narración de la película y su análisis. Además de hablar de el film que daba el espaldarazo a la carrera de Arnold Schwarzenegger, su producción, secretos, curiosidades y la trama, también comentamos de donde nace todo, es decir del lápiz de Robert E. Howard, así como de las otras adaptaciones que hubo, tanto la secuela con Arnold, la no secuela también con el austríaco que fue El guerrero rojo, el remake de Jason Momoa, la serie de televisión e incluso de los videojuegos. En esta reunión de ladrones se encontraron por los caminos de Aquilonia, Ale Oñate, Asier Senarriaga y Pepe Soto, que juntos a una mesa y atendidos por Salva Vargas, contaron las historias de Conan. Este programa cuenta con la producción ejecutiva de nuestr@s mecenas, l@s grandes, l@s únicos Kamy, Lobo Columbus, Enfermera en Mordor, Javier Ramírez, La Casa del Acantilado, Shinyoru, José Percius, Diana, Josemaria1975, Francisco Javier Chacón, Kal-el__80, David, Cohaggen, Elena Gómez, Álex El Cimerio, Iván Alonso, Javi y Belethparmaiel. ¿Quieres ayudarnos a seguir mejorando y creciendo? Pues tienes varias opciones para ello. Dándole Me gusta o Like a este programa. Por supuesto estando suscrito para no perderte ninguno de los próximos episodios, y ya para rematar la faena, compartiendo el podcast con tus amigos en redes sociales y hablando a todo el que te cruce en la calle de nosotros…. Y todo esto encima, GRATIS!!! Y si ya nos quieres mucho, mucho, mucho y te sobra la pasta…. Puedes hacerlo económicamente de varias formas: Apoyo en iVoox: En el botón APOYAR de nuestro canal de iVoox y desde 1,49€ al mes: https://acortar.link/emR6gd Invitándonos a una birra en Ko-Fi: por solo 2€ nos puedes apoyar en: https://ko-fi.com/criterioceropodcast Patreon: por sólo 3€ al mes en: https://patreon.com/CriterioCeroPodcast PayPal: mediante una donación a criterioceropodcast@gmail.com También nos podéis ayudar económicamente de forma indirecta si tenéis pensado suscribiros a las modalidades Premium o Plus de iVoox al hacerlo desde estos enlaces: Premium Anual: https://acortar.link/qhUhCz Premium Mensual: https://acortar.link/gbQ4mp iVoox Plus Mensual: https://acortar.link/y7SDmV Con cada rupia que nos llegue sufragamos los costes del programa al mes, invertiremos en mejorar los equipos y por supuesto, nos daremos algún que otro capricho . Las recompensas por apoyarnos se explican en nuestro blog: https://criterioceropodcast.blogspot.com/2023/08/quieres-ayudar-criterio-cero-mejorar.html También puedes hacerte con algo de merchandising de Criterio Cero. Camisetas, Sudaderas, tazas o mochilas en el siguiente enlace: https://www.latostadora.com/shop/criteriocero/?shop_trk Y también puedes seguirnos en nuestras diferentes redes sociales: En Telegram en nuestro grupo: https://t.me/criteriocerogrupo En Facebook en nuestro grupo: https://www.facebook.com/groups/630098904718786 Y en la página: https://www.facebook.com/criterioceropodcast ✖️ En X (el difunto Twitter) como @criteriocero En Instagram como criterioceropodcast En TikTok como criteriocero ✉️ Para ponerte en contacto con nosotros al correo criterioceropodcast@gmail.com De paso aprovechamos para recomendaros podcasts que no debéis perderos: Hudson´s Podcast, Puede ser una charla más, Luces en el horizonte, La Catedral Atroz, La guarida del Sith, Crónicas de Nantucket, Más que cine de los 80, Fílmico, Tiempos de Videoclub, Sector Gaming , El Dátil de ET, La Casa del Acantilado, Kiosko Chispas, Just Live it, Filmotecast, La Tetera

El horror del montículo (The Horror from the Mound), publicado en 1932, es un relato corto de terror del escritor estadounidense Robert E. Howard. La historia se desarrolla en el oeste de Texas, donde Steve Brill, un granjero, decide excavar un antiguo montículo indio en busca de un supuesto tesoro, desoyendo las advertencias de su vecino mexicano, Juan López. López, conoce una leyenda que se ha transmitido en su familia desde antiguas generaciones, y le advierte sobre que el montículo alberga algo maligno. Al abrir la tumba, Brill libera una entidad sobrenatural: un vampiro de origen español que desata el horror en la región. La narrativa combina elementos del western con el terror cósmico, típicos de Howard, y culmina en un enfrentamiento tenso entre Brill y la criatura. Un relato que brinda al lector un terror psicológico estremecedor en muy pocas páginas. Para los amantes de las historias contundentes, centradas y que van al grano del asunto es un relato perfecto. En este relato el escritor demuestra que no le queda a la zaga a su gran amigo Lovecraft. ¡Esperamos que lo disfrutéis!

We complete our 6th classic collection of horror and ghost stories from Libriviox. This week it's "Skulls in the Stars" by Robert E. Howard! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We complete our 6th classic collection of horror and ghost stories from Libriviox. This week it's "Skulls in the Stars" by Robert E. Howard! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DMR Books has carved a niche in the literary world by specializing in fantasy, horror, and adventure fiction that pays homage to the legendary authors of the pulp era, such as Robert E. Howard and Clark Ashton Smith. With a commitment to preserving the spirit of these classic writers, DMR Books seeks to transport readers to realms filled with thrilling escapades and spine-chilling tales. Each publication is a testament to the rich tradition of storytelling that has captivated audiences for generations, ensuring that the legacy of these iconic genres continues to thrive.In addition to showcasing contemporary cutting-edge action and adventure fantasy fiction, DMR Books prides itself on unearthing and reprinting obscure works that have long been forgotten. These hidden gems offer readers a chance to explore narratives that may have slipped through the cracks of mainstream publishing. By bringing these stories back to life, DMR Books not only honors the past but also enriches the present literary landscape with diverse voices and imaginative plots.Http://www.dmrbooks.comJo Gamel, Rock Goddess extraordinaire Jo Gamel is a multidisciplinary artist based in Philadelphia, whose creative journey is deeply rooted in the therapeutic aspects of art. Having studied Art-as-Therapy at the Master's level at Antioch University Seattle, she integrates this practice into her work, allowing her art to serve as a medium for healing and self-exploration. This approach not only informs her artistic process but also resonates with her personal experiences and interactions with various cultures.https://www.instagram.com/oracleofjupiter?igsh=Ynl0cTlpMjhjcXIxOfficial Links:Stay tuned in the show for some ads from all of our sponsors, links are listed below. The more you help them out, the more it helps Flamekeeper out! Please keep in mind that if you rate and review the show the algorithm seems to like that, and if you like the show, please share and recommend it to anyone else in your circle who likes metal. Much love and respect. MRJ.Stay tuned in the show for some ads from all of our sponsors, links are listed below. The more you help them out, the more it helps Flamekeeper™ out! Links to our Sponsors & Partners:Ageless Art Tattoo & Piercing - Clarksville/New Albany:http://www.agelessartclarksville.comhttp://www.agelessartna.comElectric Ladyland:http://Electricladyland420.comPizza DoNisi/MAG BAR:https://pizzadonisi.com/http://magbaroldlouisville.comShadebeast:http://shadebeast.comand use PROMO CODE: "SITH LORD" at check out for a 10% Discount!Creeping Death Designs:http://www.creepingdeathdesigns.comand use PROMO CODE: "METALFORGE10" at check out for a 10% Discount!Record Labels:Unchained Tapes:http://www.unchainedtapes.bigcartel.comand use PROMO CODE: "METALFORGE10" at check out for a 10% Discount!Mercenary Press:http://www.mercenarypress.bigcartel.comand use PROMO CODE: "METALFORGE" at check out for a 10% Discount!Coming soon: fkr™!Other shows you can listen to:Night Demon Heavy Metal Podcast:http://www.nightdemon.nethttps://open.spotify.com/show/2ozLCAGQ4LdqJwMmeBYJ7k?si=OvvfZsNYRPqywwb86SzrVAZines:Soulgrinder Zine:http://www.facebook.com/soulgrinder.zineOFFICAL LINKS OF THE METAL FORGE®/FLAMEKEEPERhttp://www.metalforgeradio.comhttps://www.flamekeeper.vip FB/IG/TW/TikTok/YouTube - @metalforgeradioAll Rights Reserved. Any unauthorized reproduction/duplication is expressly forbidden without prior written consent and is punishable by law. Metal Forge Intro I copyright 2020 The Metal Forge® Published by UNTIL I GET IT RIGHT MUSIC/ASCAP. Metal Forge Intro II copyright 2023 The Metal Forge® Published by UNTIL I GET IT RIGHT MUSIC/ASCAP. The Metal Forge®, please contact metalforgeradio@gmail.com for any and all other info. All other music is owned by writers/publishers respectively and is used with permission for means of promotion.©2019-2025 The Metal Forge®

Join Justin as he chats with musician, artist, and author Jo Gamel and writer and editor of DMR Books D.M. Ritzlin about the release of Swords of Steel IV, the depths of the Pongus Maw, songwriting, mythology, Vran the Chaos-Warped, and more!Jo Gamel bio:“Jo Gamel is a multidisciplinary artist living in Philadelphia. Her process is heavily influenced by the practice of Art-as-Therapy, which she studied at the Master's level at Antioch University Seattle. She has lived as an ESL instructor in Sweden and Turkey, and traveled to over 28 countries, including award-funded trips to Finland and Russia, all of which has informed her anthropological interests in goddesses, religious architecture, feminism and theology. Her family's mixed spiritualties include Judaism, Polish Catholicism, English and Irish Episcopalianism, Celtic Wiccan, and Japanese Jodo Shinshu Buddhism. Her work has been shown in galleries in Philadelphia, New York City, Seattle and New Jersey. Jo Gamel is the founder of Tutor of the Arts LLC, as well as an art education instructor, a private tutor, a curator, and an art gallery assistant. Now, she is writing a textbook on the chemistry and physics of oil paint with co-author Dr. Michael Mackay in order to expand the understanding of the creation of archival paintings. She also is debuting a Hard Rock album with her band, Jüpiter, along side her latest body of work, both of which explore the Power of Venus as employed by female Rock musicians.”D.M. Ritzlin bio:“D.M. Ritzlin founded DMR Books in 2015 with the aim of revitalizing sword-and-sorcery literature. DMR's publications include reprints of classic material by authors such as Robert E. Howard, Michael Moorcock, and Clark Ashton Smith, as well as brand-new collections and anthologies by some of the finest fantasy writers active today. Ritzlin's first collection of his own stories, Necromancy in Nilztiria, was released in October 2020. This was followed by a novel, Vran the Chaos-Warped (2023), and a second collection, Dark Dreams of Nilztiria (2024). His tales mix action, horror, wonder, and gallows humor in varying degrees. Lately the field of role-playing games has recaptured Ritzlin's attention. His first professionally published adventure module, The Lair of the Brain Eaters, was released through one of the best-known publishers of old school RPG material, Lamentations of the Flame Princess.Prior to his involvement in publishing, Ritzlin worked in the antique map trade, among other fields. He lives in Chicago, the city of his birth.”Intro and outro theme created by Wyrm. Support Wyrm by visiting the Serpents Sword Records bandcamp page (linked below):https://serpentsswordrecords.bandcamp.com/Monsters, Madness and Magic Official Website. Monsters, Madness and Magic on Linktree.Monsters, Madness and Magic on Instagram.Monsters, Madness and Magic on Facebook.Monsters, Madness and Magic on Twitter.Monsters, Madness and Magic on YouTube

We continue our 6th classic collection of horror and ghost stories from Libriviox. This week it's "Rattle of Bones" by Robert E. Howard! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We continue our 6th classic collection of horror and ghost stories from Libriviox. This week it's "Rattle of Bones" by Robert E. Howard! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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We begin today's episode with some "what if" talk regarding famous writers. For instance, what if Robert E. Howard lived for another 30 or 40 years? How much would his writing style have evolved? What if Stephen King stopped writing in the 1980s? You get the idea. After that, we cover some defunct (dead) book genres. We discuss whether the mentioned genres are actually dead, why some deserve to be dead, and which ones we want to make a comeback. You can follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook @dpwpodcast Check out Caleb's work at www.calebjamesk.com. 

"The Phoenix on the Sword" is a Conan the Cimmerian novelette by Robert E. Howard, first published in the December 1932 edition of Weird Tales. "A soul-searing story of a fearsome monster spawned in darkness before the first man crawled out of the slimy sea."

In this week's episode, we continue our discuss about how seeking prestige can be dangerous for writers, specifically in the form of traditional publishing and the New York Times Bestseller list. This coupon code will get you 50% off the audiobook of Dragonskull: Shield of the Knight, Book #2 in the Dragonskull series (as excellently narrated by Brad Wills), at my Payhip store: DRAGONSHIELD50 The coupon code is valid through March 21, 2025. So if you need a new audiobook for spring, we've got you covered! TRANSCRIPT 00:00:00   Hello, everyone. Welcome to Episode 241 of The Pulp Writer Show. My name is Jonathan Moeller. Today is February 28th, 2025. Today we are continuing our discussion of how to escape the trap of prestige for writers, specifically traditional publishing and The New York Times Bestseller List. Before we get to our main topic, we will do Coupon of the Week, an update on my current writing and audiobook projects, and then Question of the Week.   This week's coupon code will get you 50% off the audiobook of Dragonskull: Shield of the Knight, Book Two in the Dragonskull series (as excellently narrated by Brad Wills), at my Payhip store. That coupon code is DRAGONSHIELD50. As always, I'll include the coupon code and the link to the store in the show notes. This coupon code is valid through March 21st, 2025. So if you need a new audiobook as we start to head into the spring months, we have got you covered. Now an update on my current writing projects. I'm pleased to report I am done with the rough draft of Ghost in the Assembly. I came in at 106,000 words, so it'll definitely be over a hundred thousand words when it's done. I'm about 20% of the way through the first round of edits, so I am confident in saying that if all goes well and nothing unexpected happens, I am on track to have it out in March. I am also 10,000 words into Shield of Battle, which will be the fifth of six books in the Shield War series and I'm hoping to have that out in April, if all goes well.   In audiobook news, recording for both Cloak of Dragonfire and Orc-Hoard is done. I'm just waiting for them to get through the processing on the various stores so they're available. There is also an audiobook edition of Half Elven Thief Omnibus One and Cloak Mage Omnibus Three that hopefully should be coming in March. More news with that to come.   00:01:55 Question of the Week   Now let's move on to Question of the Week. Question of the Week is intended to inspire interesting discussions of enjoyable topics. This week's question: what is your favorite subgenre of fantasy, high fantasy, epic fantasy, sword and sorcery, historical fantasy, urban fantasy, LitRPG, cultivation, or something else? No wrong answers, obviously.   Cindy says: Epic fantasy or those with a good history for that world. The Ghost Series are fantastic at this.   Thanks, Cindy.   Justin says: I enjoy all those sub-genres, if they are done well. In times past I would've said comic fantasy, but that is because Terry Pratchett at his best was just that good.   Mary says: High fantasy.   Surabhi says: I'd honestly read anything fantasy that's written well and has characters I'm attached to, given that it's not too gritty. Bonus points if there's humor! Also, I love your books so much and they're the perfect blend of fantasy, adventure, and characters. Your books were what really got me into Sword and Sorcery.   Thanks, Surabhi.     Matthew says: See, that's difficult. I love my sabers, both light and metal. I would say urban fantasy crosses the boundary the most. If it's a captivating story, it will be read.   John F says: I can't choose one- Lord of the Rings or LWW, The Inheritance Cycle, The Dresden Files, Caina, Ridmark, or Nadia. I think what draws me is great characters who grow. The setting/genre is just the device. That's why I keep coming back to your books. You create great characters.   Thanks, John F.   John K says: I think I'm partial to historical fantasy. I enjoy all genres, but when I think of my favorites, they tend to be derivations of historical settings. Think Guy Gavriel Kay or Miles Cameron. That said, I was weaned on Robert E. Howard, Fritz Lieber, Michael Moorcock, Karl Edward Wagner, Jack Vance, so a strong sword and sorcery second place.   Juana says: High fantasy. Belgariad, Tolkien, dragons, et cetera.   Jonathan says: Sword and sorcery in space! Prehistoric sword and sorcery, sword and sorcery always.   Quint: says Sword and sorcery!   Michael says: Sword and sorcery.   For myself, I think I would agree with our last couple of commenters and it would be sword and sorcery. My ideal fantasy novel has a barbarian hero wandering from corrupt city state to corrupt city state messing up the business of some evil wizards. I'm also very fond of what's called generic fantasy (if a fighter, a dwarf, an elf, and a wizard are going into a dungeon and fighting some orcs, I'm happy).   00:04:18 Main Topic of the Week: Escaping the Prestige Trap, Part 2   Now onto our main topic for the week, Escaping the Prestige Trap, Part 2, and we'll focus on traditional publishing and the New York Times Bestseller List this week. As we talked about last week, much of the idea of success, especially in the United States, is based on hitting certain milestones in a specific order. In the writing world, these measures of success have until fairly recently been getting an MFA, finding an agent, getting traditionally published, and hitting The New York Times Bestseller List. Last week we talked about the risks of an MFA and an agent. This week, we are going to talk about two more of those writing markers of prestige, getting traditionally published and having a book land on The New York Times Bestseller List. Why are they no longer as important? What should you devote your energy and focus to instead?   So let's start with looking at getting traditionally published. Most writers have dreamed of seeing their book for sale and traditional publishing for a long time has been the only route to this path. Until about 15 years ago, traditional publishing was the way that a majority of authors made their living. Now that big name authors like Hugh Howie, Andy Weir, and Colleen Hoover have had success starting as self-published authors (or in the case of authors Sarah J. Maas and Ali Hazelwood, fan fiction authors) and then are getting traditional publishing deals made for them for their self-published works. It's proof that self-publishing is no longer a sign that the author isn't good enough to be published traditionally. Previous to the rise of the Kindle, that was a common belief that if you were self-published, it was because you were not good enough to get traditionally published. That was sort of this pernicious belief that traditional publishing was a meritocracy, when in fact it tended to be based on who you knew. But that was all 15 years ago and now we are well into the age of self-publishing. Why do authors still want to be traditionally published when in my frank opinion, self-publishing is the better path? Well, I think there are three main reasons for that.   One of the main reasons is that the authors say they want to be traditionally published is to have someone else handle the marketing and the advertising. They don't realize how meager marketing budgets and staffing support are, especially for unknown authors. Many traditionally published authors are handling large portions of their own marketing and hiring publicists out of their own pocket because publishers are spending much less on marketing. The new reality is that traditional publishers aren't going to do much for you as a debut author unless you are already a public figure.   Even traditionally published authors are not exempt from having to do their own marketing now. James Patterson set up an entire company himself to handle his marketing. Though, to be fair to James Patterson, his background was in advertising before he came into publishing, so he wasn't exactly a neophyte in the field, but you see more and more traditionally published authors who you think would be successful just discontented with the system and starting to dabble in self-publishing or looking at alternative publishers like Aethon Books and different arrangements of publishing because the traditional system is just so bad for writers. The second main reason authors want to be traditionally published is that they want to avoid the financial burden of publishing. This is an outdated way of thinking. The barrier to publishing these days is not so much financial as it is knowledge. In fact, I published a book entirely using free open source software in 2017 just to prove that it could be done. It was Silent Order: Eclipse Hand, the fourth book in my science fiction series. I wrote it on Ubuntu using Libre Office and I edited it in Libre Office and I did the formatting on Ubuntu and I did the cover in the GIMP, which is a free and open source image editing program. This was all using free software and I didn't have to pay for the program. Obviously I had to pay for the computer I was using and the Internet connection, but in the modern era, having an internet connection is in many ways almost a requirement, so that's the cost you would be paying anyway.   The idea that you must spend tens of thousands of dollars in formatting, editing, cover, and marketing comes from scammy self-publishing services. Self-publishing, much like traditional publishing, has more than its fair share of scams or from people who aren't willing to take the time to learn these skills and just want to cut someone a check to solve the problem. There are many low cost and effective ways to learn these skills and resources designed specifically for authors. People like Joanna Penn have free videos online explaining how to do this, and as I've said, a lot of the software you can use to self-publish is either free or low cost, and you can get some very good programs like Atticus or Vellum or Jutoh for formatting eBooks for very low cost.   The third reason that writers want to be traditionally published is that many believe they will get paid more this way, which is, unless you are in the top 1% of traditionally published authors, very wrong. Every so often, there's a study bemoaning the fact that most publishers will only sell about $600 worth of any individual book, and that is true of a large percentage of traditionally published books. Traditional publishers typically pay a lump sum called advance, and then royalties based on sales. An average advance is about the same as two or three months of salary from an office job and so not a reflection of the amount of time it typically takes most authors to finish a book. Most books do not earn out their advance, which means the advance is likely to be the only money the author receives for the book. Even well-known traditionally published authors are not earning enough to support themselves as full-time authors. So as you can see, all three of these reasons are putting a lot of faith in traditional publishers, faith that seems increasingly unnecessary or downright misplaced. I think it is very healthy to get rid of the idea that good writing comes from traditional publishers and that the prestige of being traditionally published is the only way you'll be accepted as a writer or be able to earn a living as a full-time writer. I strongly recommend that people stop thinking that marketing is beneath you as an author or too difficult to learn. Whether you are indie or tradpub, you are producing a product that you want to sell, thus you are a businessperson. The idea that only indie authors have to sell their work is outdated. The sooner you accept this reality, the more options you will have. Self-publishing and indie publishing are admittedly more work. However, the benefits are significant. Here are five benefits of self-publishing versus traditional publishing.   The first advantage of self-publishing is you have complete creative control. You decide what the content of your book will be; you decide what the cover will be. If you don't want to make the covers yourself or you don't want to learn how to do that, you can very affordably hire someone to do it for you and they will make the cover exactly to your specifications. You also have more freedom to experiment with cross-genre books. As I've mentioned before, publishers really aren't a fan of cross genre books until they make a ton of money, like the new romantasy trend.   Traditional publishing is very trend driven and cautious. Back in the 2000s before I gave up on traditional publishing and discovered self-publishing, I would submit to agents a lot. Agents all had these guidelines for fantasy saying that they didn't want to see stories with elves and orcs and dwarves and other traditional fantasy creatures because they thought that was passe. Well, when I started self-publishing, I thought I'm going to write a traditional fantasy series with elves and orcs and dwarves and other traditional fantasy creatures just because I can and Frostborn has been my bestselling series of all time in the time I've been self-publishing, so you can see the advantages of having creative control.   The second advantage is you can control the marketing. Tradpub authors often sign a contract that they'll get their social media and website content approved by the publisher before posting. They may even be given boilerplate or pre-written things to post. In self-publishing, you have real time data to help you make decisions and adjust ads and overall strategy on the fly to maximize revenue. For example, if one of your books is selling strangely well on Google Play, it's time to adjust BookBub ads to focus on that platform instead of Amazon.   You can also easily change your cover, your blurb, and so forth after release. I've changed covers of some of my books many times trying to optimize them for increased sales and that is nearly impossible to do with traditional publishing. And in fact, Brandon Sanderson gave a recent interview where he talked about how the original cover of his Mistborn book was so unrelated to the content of the book that it almost sunk the book and hence his career.   You also have the ability to run ad campaigns as you see fit, not just an initial launch like tradpub does. For example, in February 2025, I've been heavily advertising my Demonsouled series even though I finished writing that series back in 2013, but I've been able to increase sales and derive a significant profit from those ads.   A third big advantage is that you get a far greater share of the profits. Most of the stores, if you price an ebook between $2.99 (prices are USD) and $9.99, you will get 70% of the sale price, which means if you sell an ebook for $4.99, you're probably going to get about $3.50 per sale (depending on currency fluctuations and so forth). That is vastly more than you would get from any publishing contract.   You also don't have to worry about the publisher trying to cheat you out of royalties. We talked about an agency stealing money last episode. Every platform you publish your book on, whether Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, Google Play, Smashwords and Apple will give you a monthly spreadsheet of your sales and then you can look at it for yourself, see exactly how many books you sold and exactly how much money you're going to get. I have only very rarely seen traditional publishing royalty statements that are as clear and have as much data in them as a spreadsheet from Google Play or Amazon. A fourth advantage is you don't have to worry about publishers abandoning you mid-series. In traditional publishing, there is what's called the Publishing Death Spiral where let's say an author is contracted to write a series of five books. The author writes the first book and it sells well. Then the author publishes the second book and it doesn't sell quite as well, but the publisher is annoyed enough by the decrease in sales that they drop the writer entirely and don't finish the series. This happens quite a bit in the traditional publishing world, and you don't have to worry about that in indie publishing because you can just publish as often as you want. If you're not happy with the sales of the first few books in the series, you can change the covers, try ad campaigns, and other strategies.   Finally, you can publish as often as you want and when you want. In traditional publishing, there is often a rule of thumb that an author should only publish one book a year under their name. Considering that last year I published 10 books under my name, that seems somewhat ridiculous, but that's a function of the fact that traditional publishing has only so much capacity and the pieces of the machine involved there are slow and not very responsive. Whereas with self-publishing, you have much more freedom and everything involved with it is much more responsive. There's no artificial deadlines, so you can take as long as you want to prepare it and if the book is ready, you don't have to wait a year to put it out because it would mess up the publisher's schedule.   So what to do instead of chasing traditional publishing? Learn about self-publishing, especially about scams and bad deals related to it. Publish your own works by a platform such as KDP, Barnes and Noble Press, Kobo Writing Life, Apple Books, Google Play, Smashwords, and possibly your own Payhip and/or Shopify store.   Conquer your fear of marketing and advertising. Even traditionally published authors are shouldering more of this work and paying out of their own pocket to hire someone to do it, and if you are paying your own marketing costs, you might as well self-publish and keep a greater share of the profits. The second half of our main topic, another potential risk of prestige, is getting on The New York Times Bestseller List. I should note that I suppose someone could accuse me of sour grapes here saying, oh, Jonathan Moeller, you've never been on The New York Times Bestseller List. You must just be bitter about it. That is not true. I do not want to be on The New York Times Bestseller List. What I would like to be is a number one Amazon bestseller. Admittedly though, that's unlikely, but a number one Amazon bestseller would make a lot more money than a number one New York Times Bestseller List, though because of the way it works, if you are a number one Amazon bestseller, you might be a New York Times Bestseller, but you might not. Let's get into that now.   Many writers have the dream of seeing their name on the New York Times Bestseller List. One self-help guru wrote about “manifesting” this milestone for herself by writing out the words “My book is number one on The New York Times Bestseller List” every day until it happened. Such is the mystique of this milestone that many authors crave it as a necessity. However, this list has seen challenges to its prestige in recent years. The one thing that shocks most people when they dig into the topic is that the list is not an objective list based on the raw number of books sold. The list is “editorial content” and The New York Times can exclude, include, or rank the books on the list however they choose.   What it does not capture is perennial sellers or classics. For example, the Bible and the Quran are obviously some of the bestselling books of all time, but you won't see editions of the Bible or the Quran on the New York Times Bestseller List. Textbooks and classroom materials, I guarantee there are some textbooks that are standards in their field that would be on the bestseller list every year, but they're not because The New York Times doesn't track them. Ebooks available only from a single vendor such as Kindle Unlimited books, ebook sales from not reporting vendors such as Shopify or Payhip. Reference Works including test prep guides (because I guarantee when test season comes around the ACT and SAT prep guides or the GRE prep guides sell a lot of copies) and coloring books or puzzle books.  It would be quite a blow to the authors on the list to realize that if these excluded works were included on the list, they would in all likelihood be consistently below To Kill a Mockingbird, SAT prep books, citation manuals, Bibles/other religious works, and coloring books about The Eras Tour.   Publishers, political figures, religious groups, and anyone with enough money can buy their way into the rank by purchasing their books in enormous quantities. In fact, it's widely acknowledged in the United States that this is essentially a legal form of bribery and a bit of money laundering too, where a publisher will give a truly enormous advance to a public figure or politician that they like, and that advance will essentially be a payment to that public figure in the totally legal form of an enormous book advance that isn't going to pay out. Because this is happening with such frequency, The New York Times gave into the pressure to acknowledge titles suspected of this strategy with a special mark next to it on the list. However, these books remain on the list and can still be called a New York Times Bestseller.   Since the list is not an objective marker of sales and certainly not some guarantee of quality, why focus on making it there? I think trying to get your book on The New York Times Bestseller List would be an enormous waste of time, since the list is fundamentally an artificial construction that doesn't reflect sales reality very well.   So what can you do instead? Focus on raw sales numbers and revenue, not lists. Even Amazon's bestseller category lists have a certain amount of non-quantitative factors. In the indie author community, there's a saying called Bank not Rank, which means you should focus on how much revenue your books are actually generating instead of whatever sales rank they are on whatever platform. I think that's a wiser approach to focus your efforts.   You can use lists like those from Publishers Weekly instead if you're interested in what's selling or trends in the industry, although that too can be manipulated and these use only a fairly small subset of data that favors retail booksellers, but it's still more objective in measuring than The New York Times.   I suppose in the end, you should try and focus on ebook and writing activities that'll bring you actual revenue or satisfaction rather than chasing the hollow prestige of things like traditional publishing, agents, MFAs, and The New York Times Bestseller List.   So that is it for this week. Thank you for listening to The Pulp Writer Show. I hope you found the show useful. A reminder that you can listen to all back episodes at https://thepulpwritershow.com. If you enjoyed the podcast, please leave a review on your podcasting platform of choice. Stay safe and stay healthy and see you all next week.

Cuentas las crónicas prohibidas de los reyes brujos, que la historia de nuestro pasado más remoto, la historia en la que se instruyen los eruditos de nuestro tiempo, oculta un oscuro secreto, un testimonio desconocido para la mayoría de los mortales, que sobrevive tan solo en retazos fragmentados, heredados por civilizaciones pretéritas en el amanecer de los tiempos... Hiperbórea, Zotique y Kadath… Nos parecen ahora los ensueños inocentes de una pobre especie ignorante de su propio destino. Y hasta donde alcanzan los vestigios del saber que ha llegado hasta nosotros, hay un inmenso vacío... Un agujero negro por el que penetran los ecos de dioses cuyo nombre casi fue olvidado... Sus sacerdotes, portadores de magia, fórmulas y grimorios prohibidos… Ellos rendirían pleitesía a aquellos que encarnan las fuerzas que forjaron el universo... ^(;,,;)^ Hoy tenemos el privilegio e estrenar relato del maestro Robert E. Howard, publicado por Editorial Valdemar, con traducción de Santiago García y la colaboración de Toliol, librero del mal, en Librería Gigamesh, donde podréis encontrar muchos de los grimorios primigenios de Valdemar. "No me cavéis una tumba" Vuelven los Mitos de #Cthulhu a ƝN Seguid a Editorial Valdemar: https://www.valdemar.com/ Y al maestro Toliol https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:smr7h7ar557tz4tqfeh2c6af Y a Librería Gigamesh https://gigamesh.com/libreria/

We continue our 6th classic collection of horror and ghost stories from Libriviox. This week it's "Gods of the North" by Robert E. Howard! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We continue our 6th classic collection of horror and ghost stories from Libriviox. This week it's "Gods of the North" by Robert E. Howard! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We learn: Another author who is a horrible person This story is clearly his attempt to impress Lovecraft Rubber gloves are ALWAYS wet Go on, read it for yourself: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-fearsome-touch-of-death-robert-e-howard/11655811?ean=9781304999160&next=t&next=t Listen anywhere: nuzzlehouse.com Your bedtime story read aloud for grown ups. Support Nuzzle House by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/nuzzle-house Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/nuzzle-house/de43ccf0-d841-4f82-b132-909635c3f099

Cuentas las crónicas prohibidas de los reyes brujos, que la historia de nuestro pasado más remoto, la historia en la que se instruyen los eruditos de nuestro tiempo, oculta un oscuro secreto, un testimonio desconocido para la mayoría de los mortales, que sobrevive tan solo en retazos fragmentados, heredados por civilizaciones pretéritas en el amanecer de los tiempos... Hiperbórea, Zotique y Kadath… Nos parecen ahora los ensueños inocentes de una pobre especie ignorante de su propio destino. Y hasta donde alcanzan los vestigios del saber que ha llegado hasta nosotros, hay un inmenso vacío... Un agujero negro por el que penetran los ecos de dioses cuyo nombre casi fue olvidado... Sus sacerdotes, portadores de magia, fórmulas y grimorios prohibidos… Ellos rendirían pleitesía a aquellos que encarnan las fuerzas que forjaron el universo... ^(;,,;)^ Hoy tenemos el privilegio e estrenar relato del maestro Robert E. Howard, publicado por Editorial Valdemar, con traducción de Santiago García y la colaboración de Toliol, librero del mal, en Librería Gigamesh, donde podréis encontrar muchos de los grimorios primigenios de Valdemar. "No me cavéis una tumba" Vuelven los Mitos de #Cthulhu a ƝN Seguid a Editorial Valdemar: https://www.valdemar.com/ Y al maestro Toliol https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:smr7h7ar557tz4tqfeh2c6af Y a Librería Gigamesh https://gigamesh.com/libreria/ Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Join Justin as he chats with author Keith Taylor about the origins of Felimid Mac Fal, Conan, continuing the legacy of Robert Howard's horror stories, Irish mythology, historical fiction, and more!Keith Taylor bio:“Keith John Taylor (born 26 December 1946) is an Australian science fictionand fantasy writer.Born in Tasmania, Taylor now resides in Melbourne, Australia. Getting his start in Ted White's Fantastic, Taylor went on to collaborate with Andrew J. Offutt on two novels based upon the Robert E. Howard hero, Cormac Mac Art – an Irish Viking active in King Arthur's time.Taylor's series of novels centering on an Irish character of his own creation – the bard Felimid mac Fal – was published throughout the 1980s. Much of Taylor's fictional output in the 1990s was in the Arthurian fantasy subgenre. Many stories featuring his character, Kamose the Magician, were published in Weird Tales in the late 1990s and early 2000s. “Monsters, Madness and Magic Official Website. Monsters, Madness and Magic on Linktree.Monsters, Madness and Magic on Instagram.Monsters, Madness and Magic on Facebook.Monsters, Madness and Magic on Twitter.Monsters, Madness and Magic on YouTube.

El escritor norteamericano Robert E. Howard se convirtió en un auténtico artesano fabricante de mundos, especialista en contentar a los editores y lectores de Pulp con una producción literaria totalmente inusitada para su tiempo. Pasaba noches enteras sin dormir frente a su máquina de escribir, e incluso a pesar de la precariedad, logró mantener una personalidad inquebrantable en sus relatos. En una hipérbole del viaje del héroe clásico de tiempos remotos, en el mundo de Solomon Kane la única arma de la humanidad es el coraje, el de aquellos que no se acobardan ante las puertas del infierno, ni siquiera las legiones del mal se pueden resistir a una voluntad inquebrantable. Y aunque sobre las almas de los hombres se extienden las alas del cóndor, de monstruos colosales y toda clase y condición, de perversos engendros que el corazón, el alma y el cuerpo de los mortales. puede ser que en algún día lejano las sombras se desvanezcan y el Príncipe de las Tinieblas quede encadenado para siempre en sus infiernos. Hasta entonces, si la humanidad es capaz de confrontar estos monstruos dentro y fuera de su propio corazón, aún puede triunfar. ― Robert E. Howard, Los cuentos salvajes de Solomon Kane Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Josh and Mark are still horned up from last weeks Robert E. Howard, so the boys decide to double down and attempt to pin the true history of humankind across prehistory. 

"Hoy, desde las almenas de La Torre del Cuervo, os presentamos el fascinante relato de La Sombra del Buitre de Robert E. Howard. En esta historia hemos viajado hasta la mismísima Viena, en 1529, para vivir los eventos de un asedio monumental, donde las líneas entre el heroísmo y la desesperación se desdibujan frente a la sombra de un enemigo implacable. Howard, con su inigualable maestría, nos ha regalado un relato lleno de fuerza, pasión y el inquebrantable espíritu de quienes luchan contra todo pronóstico. Este episodio es también una declaración de intenciones para el futuro de La Torre del Cuervo. Queremos anunciar con orgullo que el podcast seguirá creciendo y ampliando sus horizontes. Exploraremos nuevas obras del universo Grimdark, desde clásicos como este de Robert E. Howard hasta otras narrativas que redefinen los límites de la fantasía y la ciencia ficción. Pero no temáis, porque seguiremos haciendo lo que más nos gusta: relatos y programas dedicados al universo de Warhammer 40k. Cada paso que damos está construido sobre el esfuerzo y el talento de quienes hacen posible que esta Torre siga en pie. En este programa queremos agradecer especialmente a quienes han dado vida a los personajes de La Sombra del Buitre: REPARTO: Narrado magistralmente por Isharael Solimán interpretado por Eremita Ibrahim interpretado por Antonio Gottfried interpretado por Xavi Yaruk interpretado por Rantrix Habordansky interpretado por Américo Mikhal interpretado por Vicius Ivga interpretada por Merkurita Philip interpretado por Juan Pablo Piquero interpretado por Keew18 Sonia interpretada por Sandra Wulf Hagen interpretado por Omar Nikolas interpretado por Dario Tshoruk interpretado por Miguel Othman interpretado por Adri Eunuco interpretado por Smooky Erudito interpretado por Lucas La edición y el montaje han estado a cargo del maestro del Enginarium, nuestro Adeptus Mechanicus, Antonio Salinas, cuyo trabajo impecable sigue marcando la diferencia en cada producción. Además, no olvidemos a todos nuestros compañeros que siempre están ahí, colaborando, apoyando y haciendo crecer esta comunidad: Gus, Ceydan, Viktoria (del Espejo de Atropos), Dani Domínguez, Rosa, Cadabre, Jaime, Sonso, Kraka, Dori, Nikka, Isaharael, Sergi, Chris, Javi Mantis, Lewis (del Archivo de Gottham) y tantos otros que hacen posible que esta Torre siga alzada. Ahora más que nunca, vuestro apoyo es fundamental. Podéis uniros a nuestro Patreon MultiverseWar, donde nos ayudáis a seguir creciendo y desarrollando nuevos proyectos. A partir de enero, lanzaremos programas exclusivos para nuestros mecenas, con contenido inédito, ficciones únicas y muchas más sorpresas. Además, como mecenas, participáis automáticamente en nuestro sorteo mensual de 200€ en material de wargames, cortesía de nuestros amigos de www.MultiversoWar. Es nuestra manera de agradeceros por ser el pilar que sostiene esta Torre. Si aún no formáis parte, os animamos a uniros. Cada contribución, por pequeña que parezca, nos acerca más a nuestras metas y nos permite seguir explorando los rincones más oscuros y fascinantes de los universos que amamos. Gracias, Cuervos de la Tormenta. Gracias por vuestra confianza, por vuestro tiempo y por ser parte de esta gran familia. Nos despedimos con la certeza de que juntos, podemos seguir trayendo las historias que merecen ser contadas. Sed felices, que el tiempo apremia. ¡Viktoria o muerte!"* Recordad que podéis uniros al Canal de Telegram de La Torre del Cuervo para estar al tanto de todas las novedades: https://t.me/+fnXc1Gr1WydmYTY8 Y no olvidéis visitar nuestra página web: www.latorredelcuervo.com Encontraréis artículos con novedades del hobby, reseñas de las novelas más Grimdark y menciones a eventos que podrían estar ocurriendo en vuestra ciudad sin que lo sepáis. Apóyanos en iVoox pulsando el botón azul. Con tu ayuda, no solo haces posible este programa, sino que participas automáticamente en el sorteo mensual de 200€ en material de wargames, cortesía de MultiversoWar. Síguenos en nuestras redes sociales: Facebook: La Torre del Cuervo Twitter: @LaTorredelCuervo Instagram: El_Corintio La Torre del Cuervo YouTube: Canal La Torre del Cuervo Para sugerencias o comentarios: info@latorredelcuervo.com

On the sun-baked plains of Texas, cowpuncher Steve Brill, driven by crop failure and looming poverty, stumbles upon an ancient burial site shrouded in mystery. His neighbor, Juan Lopez, speaks of dark secrets and dire warnings passed down through generations. But Brill, desperate for any chance to change his fortunes, dismisses the ominous tales. As dusk settles over the lonely prairie, something stirs in the depths of the earth – something that bridges the Old World and the New, something that hungers.  Robert E. Howard's "The Horror from the Mound" blends frontier grit with supernatural dread, challenging the limits of human courage against forces older than the West itself.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Josh and Mark start the new year by finally sitting down and reading the the history of Robert E. Howard's fictional universe and setting of his Conan character, "The Hyperborean Age". 

"Hoy, desde las almenas de La Torre del Cuervo, os presentamos el fascinante relato de La Sombra del Buitre de Robert E. Howard. En esta historia hemos viajado hasta la mismísima Viena, en 1529, para vivir los eventos de un asedio monumental, donde las líneas entre el heroísmo y la desesperación se desdibujan frente a la sombra de un enemigo implacable. Howard, con su inigualable maestría, nos ha regalado un relato lleno de fuerza, pasión y el inquebrantable espíritu de quienes luchan contra todo pronóstico. Este episodio es también una declaración de intenciones para el futuro de La Torre del Cuervo. Queremos anunciar con orgullo que el podcast seguirá creciendo y ampliando sus horizontes. Exploraremos nuevas obras del universo Grimdark, desde clásicos como este de Robert E. Howard hasta otras narrativas que redefinen los límites de la fantasía y la ciencia ficción. Pero no temáis, porque seguiremos haciendo lo que más nos gusta: relatos y programas dedicados al universo de Warhammer 40k. Cada paso que damos está construido sobre el esfuerzo y el talento de quienes hacen posible que esta Torre siga en pie. En este programa queremos agradecer especialmente a quienes han dado vida a los personajes de La Sombra del Buitre: REPARTO: Narrado magistralmente por Isharael Solimán interpretado por Eremita Ibrahim interpretado por Antonio Gottfried interpretado por Xavi Yaruk interpretado por Rantrix Habordansky interpretado por Américo Mikhal interpretado por Vicius Ivga interpretada por Merkurita Philip interpretado por Juan Pablo Piquero interpretado por Keew18 Sonia interpretada por Sandra Wulf Hagen interpretado por Omar Nikolas interpretado por Dario Tshoruk interpretado por Miguel Othman interpretado por Adri Eunuco interpretado por Smooky Erudito interpretado por Lucas La edición y el montaje han estado a cargo del maestro del Enginarium, nuestro Adeptus Mechanicus, Antonio Salinas, cuyo trabajo impecable sigue marcando la diferencia en cada producción. Además, no olvidemos a todos nuestros compañeros que siempre están ahí, colaborando, apoyando y haciendo crecer esta comunidad: Gus, Ceydan, Viktoria (del Espejo de Atropos), Dani Domínguez, Rosa, Cadabre, Jaime, Sonso, Kraka, Dori, Nikka, Isaharael, Sergi, Chris, Javi Mantis, Lewis (del Archivo de Gottham) y tantos otros que hacen posible que esta Torre siga alzada. Ahora más que nunca, vuestro apoyo es fundamental. Podéis uniros a nuestro Patreon MultiverseWar, donde nos ayudáis a seguir creciendo y desarrollando nuevos proyectos. A partir de enero, lanzaremos programas exclusivos para nuestros mecenas, con contenido inédito, ficciones únicas y muchas más sorpresas. Además, como mecenas, participáis automáticamente en nuestro sorteo mensual de 200€ en material de wargames, cortesía de nuestros amigos de www.MultiversoWar. Es nuestra manera de agradeceros por ser el pilar que sostiene esta Torre. Si aún no formáis parte, os animamos a uniros. Cada contribución, por pequeña que parezca, nos acerca más a nuestras metas y nos permite seguir explorando los rincones más oscuros y fascinantes de los universos que amamos. Gracias, Cuervos de la Tormenta. Gracias por vuestra confianza, por vuestro tiempo y por ser parte de esta gran familia. Nos despedimos con la certeza de que juntos, podemos seguir trayendo las historias que merecen ser contadas. Sed felices, que el tiempo apremia. ¡Viktoria o muerte!"* Recordad que podéis uniros al Canal de Telegram de La Torre del Cuervo para estar al tanto de todas las novedades: https://t.me/+fnXc1Gr1WydmYTY8 Y no olvidéis visitar nuestra página web: www.latorredelcuervo.com Encontraréis artículos con novedades del hobby, reseñas de las novelas más Grimdark y menciones a eventos que podrían estar ocurriendo en vuestra ciudad sin que lo sepáis. Apóyanos en iVoox pulsando el botón azul. Con tu ayuda, no solo haces posible este programa, sino que participas automáticamente en el sorteo mensual de 200€ en material de wargames, cortesía de MultiversoWar. Síguenos en nuestras redes sociales: Facebook: La Torre del Cuervo Twitter: @LaTorredelCuervo Instagram: El_Corintio La Torre del Cuervo YouTube: Canal La Torre del Cuervo Para sugerencias o comentarios: info@latorredelcuervo.com

In this episode, Alan and guest co-host, Dave Robison, talk to our own Cat Rambo about Cat's newest novel Rumor Has It, the evolution of her work, her upcoming work, the pragmatisim of necromancy, villiains, clones, humor, 2025 WorldCon, 10 book series, building romance in a story, Conan the Barbarian and Robert E Howard, and much more. If you'd like to support us you can give us a one time donation at Kofi or you can subscribe to our Patreon.

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This week Dcn. Garlick is joined by Alberto Fernandez, a former U.S. diplomat and Vice President of the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) in Washington, D.C., to discuss "The Tower of the Elephant," one of the best Conan the Barbarian stories by Robert E. Howard. Deacon and Alberto discuss the life and philosophy of Robert E. Howard along with key elements of the "Tower of the Elephant" short story (which is available online for free).Topics:Civilization v. BarbarismHP LovecraftNietzscheVitalismIn 2025, we are reading Hesiod, the Greek plays, Dante, and Plato! Join us! Check out thegreatbookspodcast.com for more information.

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The Cairn on the Headland is a short story by Robert E. Howard, first published in the January 1933 issue of Strange Tales of Mystery and Terror. The tale follows two American academics, James O’Brien and Ortali, who visit Grimmin’s Cairn, a centuries-old monument at Clontarf, near Dublin, Ireland. The cairn was raised at the time of King Brian Boru’s defeat of the pagan Viking invaders in 1014 AD. As O’Brien and Ortali explore the cairn, they uncover a dark and malevole [...]

"The Thing on the Roof" is a Cthulhu Mythos short story by Robert E. Howard, first published in Weird Tales, February 1932. It tells of a man and his quest for a lost temple known as the 'Temple of the Toad'.

IN THIS EPISODE: A classic horror story from 1934 written by American writer Robert E. Howard!SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…“The Haunter of the Ring” by Robert E. Howard: http://bit.ly/2XeR3ZeWeird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library. = = = = =(Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)= = = = ="I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46= = = = =WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2024, Weird Darkness.= = = = =Originally aired: September, 2020CUSTOM LANDING PAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/HaunterOfTheRing

Welcome to Campfire Classics, a Literary Comedy Podcast!! Well, your hosts might have played last week...poorly... But, no one has ever accused them of TOO MUCH tact. Ah well, life goes on. We hope. This week will be better. Probably. Not. Heather has picked a story called "The Dream Snake" for Ken to read. It's by previous Campfire Classics author Robert E. Howard, who you can hear all about by listening back to Episode 53. Heather gives us Fun Facts completely unrelated. Conversation topics include the original lyrics to the song "Waltzing Matilda," weird dreams, and disappointing parties. Definitely not any recent politics... Okay, maybe a little recent politics. But your hosts move on quickly, so you can enjoy it amyway! "The Dream Snake" was published in 1928 in the magazine Weird Tales. Email us at 5050artsproduction@gmail.com. Remember to tell five friends to check out Campfire Classics. Like, subscribe, leave a review. Now sit back, light a fire (or even a candle), grab a drink, and enjoy.

A provocative, irreverent biography of Anton Szandor LaVey, founder of the Church of Satan, BORN WITH A TAIL chronicles a time when Americans welcomed a macabre showman into their living rooms via The Tonight Show, before a ginned-up hysteria known as the Satanic Panic would put a target on his shiny, shaven head. When Anton LaVey burst onto the San Francisco scene right before the Summer of Love, he parlayed his eerie obsessions into a philosophy and lifestyle that capitalized on a New Age rage. With his signature cape, horn-studded hood, and Ming the Merciless beard, LaVey was a media-savvy provocateur who took what he did seriously, but was always in on the joke. From a spooky old house on an otherwise unremarkable street, he founded the Church of Satan, where young women squirmed nude on the mantel of his ritual chamber as he delivered a doctrine of self-deification and indulgence that combined the writings of Ayn Rand, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Aleister Crowley with the pulpy fictions of H.P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard.Later, his bestselling book The Satanic Bible (still in print since 1969) struck an ominous chord with both the hip and the alienated-the fringe dwellers who were goth before there were goths. But LaVey's influence could be felt far beyond his flock, namely in the nightmarish and supernatural entertainment that dominated pop culture in the 1970s and continues to make an impact today.He was a musical prodigy who attracted a cluster of stars into his orbit, including Jayne Mansfield and Sammy Davis Jr. But living like a real-life Gomez Addams, complete with a full-grown pet lion, came at an awful price. Deeply researched and featuring dozens of new interviews, as well as recently unearthed personal correspondence and church records, BORN WITH A TAIL: The Devilish Life and Wicked Times of Anton Szandor LaVey, Founder of the Church of Satan separates the facts from the fabrications of this uniquely American character's extraordinary life.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-unplugged-totally-uncut--994165/support.

Matt Howell from the Bronze Age Monsters podcast, returns to the Land of Scrolls! We discuss the various comic adaptations of Robert E. Howard’s werewolf tale “Wolfshead” and how they compare to the original prose. We inhale deeply the beauty of the Severin sibling’s masterful artwork and bolt ourselves behind...

Episode Notes Oh, for a simpler time, when men were men, women were women, and everyone had PTSD from World War One. We hearken back to that time with The Ship Of Ishtar, by A. Merritt, a pulp fantasy (exactly 100 years old this year!) that may have influenced the likes of Robert E. Howard and dabbles in philosophy and mythology, as well as revealing some weird dark subconscious strains in both the author and American society in the 1920s. Support us on Patreon and listen to the show a week early! Adam's Patreon Phil's Patreon What Mad Universe?!? on Bluesky What Mad Universe?!? on Twitter Philip's Bluesky Philip's Twitter Adam's Bluesky Adam's Twitter What Mad Universe on Facebook What Mad Universe on Instagram What Mad Universe RSS Feed Engineer/Producer: Alex Ross Theme song by Jack Feerick Additional Music: Desert City" by Kevin MacLeod (c) 2024 Adam Prosser and Philip Rice. Music (c) its respective creators. Used under a Creative Commons Non-Commercial Attribution 3.0 International License.

Scott is joined by Matt to start a new story time series focusing on Conan the Barbarian stories by Robert E Howard.If you like what we do please leave a review and checkout our patreon - www.patreon.com/20cgmedia for more content

The first of three episodes to celebrate All Hallows’ Eve. We begin with one of the BEST of Robert E. Howard’s horror tales, which so happens to be one of the BEST comic adaptations of his works. Through the earth he crawled, to the land of scrolls to join in...

"Worms of the Earth" is a Bran Mak Morn short story by Robert E. Howard. As described by Weird Tales in its November 1932 edition: "A grim, shuddery tale of the days when Roman legions ruled in Britain—a powerful story of Bran Mak Morn, king of the Picts, and a gruesome horror from the bowels of the earth."

"King of the Forgotten People" is a short story by Robert E. Howard, first appearing in Magazine of Horror in its Summer 1966 edition, incorrectly titled, VALLEY OF THE LOST. The story tells of Jim Brill, and his strange journey into the hidden city of Khor.

When he discovered something mysterious in his ancient castle he asked a scientist for help. It worked! In fact, it worked too well. Ghosts of the Heaviside Layer by Lord Dunsany, that's next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany, we know him as Lord Dunsany the incredibly prolific author who published more than 90 books, and hundreds of short stories, plays and essays.He was born in London in 1878, was raised partly in Kent. Dunsany lived much of his life in what may be Ireland's longest-inhabited house, Dunsany Castle. He was the chess and pistol-shooting champion of Ireland and during the 1910s was considered one of the greatest living writers of the English-speaking word.Writers who were influenced by Dunsany include, Arthur C. Clarke, H. P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard, Clark Ashton Smith, Jorge Luis Borges, C. M. Kornbluth, Margaret St. Clair and many more.Published in 1955 today's story is one of his last, appearing in the April 1955 issue of Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine when he was 77. Turn to page 48, Ghosts of the Heaviside Layer by Lord Dunsany…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, A summons from yesterday, a promise from tomorrow–they had commanded Alan Dane to tear apart the pages of history–to save his unborn son! Miracle by Ray Cummings.☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV===========================

In the city of strange wonders, the lure of the flame drew them on and on… destruction loomed ahead… The City of Singing Flame by Clark Ashton Smith, that's next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Today marks the debut of Clark Ashton Smith on our podcast. Smith was born in California in 1893. He was an insatiable reader with a photographic memory. He read an unabridged dictionary word for word, studying the definitions of the words and their origins. He read the complete 11th edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica at least twice.He started writing at 11. By 14 he had written a short adventure novel titled The Black Diamonds which was lost for decades until was published in 2002 more than 41 years after his death.Smith was poor most of his life and often did manual labor jobs like fruit picking and woodcutting to provide for himself and his parents. To say he was a prolific writer of horror and science fiction would be a huge understatement. Between 1929 and 1934 he wrote more than a hundred short stories. He began corresponding with Robert E. Howard and H. P. Lovecraft and the three of them became friends although they never met.Clark Ashton Smith was praised by his peers, H. P. Lovecraft said, “in sheer daemonic strangeness and fertility of conception, Clark Ashton Smith is perhaps unexcelled” and Ray Bradbury said that Smith, “filled my mind with incredible worlds, impossibly beautiful cities, and still more fantastic creatures”. You are about to discover what Lovecraft and Bradbury were talking about.Turn back the clock 93 years and go to page 202 in Wonder Stories magazine, July 1931, The City of Singing Flame by Clark Ashton Smith…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, It lay silent and dead under the cold desert moon, but what strange race inhabited the abyss beneath those cyclopean ruin? The Nameless City by H. P. Lovecraft.☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV===========================

Vincent D'Onofrio is Marvel's Kingpin in the new Disney+ series, Echo, as well as Hawkeye, and of course, Daredevil! He talks about bringing Wilson Fisk to life in the Marvel Universe, what it was like to shoot Echo, and what we can expect to see when Daredevil: Born Again eventually comes to Disney+. Vincent also shares stories from his incredible career including working on his first big movie, Full Metal Jacket with director Stanley Kubrick, playing Thor in Adventures In Babysitting, becoming an alien bug in Men In Black, and capturing the essence of “Conan The Barbarian” creator Robert E. Howard in The Whole Wide World. Vincent also talks about his acting start, working as a bouncer at the Hard Rock Café to pay the bills in his early days, and his love of the ukulele.  Stream Echo on Disney+:  https://www.disneyplus.com/home STAY CONNECTED:TikTok: @ChrisJerichoInstagram: @talkisjericho @chrisjerichofozzy Twitter: @TalkIsJericho @IAmJerichoYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ChrisJerichoFozzyWebsite: https://www.webisjericho.com/