“For stark, living fear . . . what other writer is even in the running?†–H. P. Lovecraft
“[Behind Howard’s stories] lurks a dark poetry and the timeless truth of dreams.†–Robert Bloch
“Howard had a gritty, vibrant style–broadsword writing that cut its way to the heart, with heroes who are truly larger than life.†–David Gemmell
“Howard’s writing seems so highly charged with energy that it nearly gives off sparks.†–Stephen King
Originally published posthumously by Weird Tales in 1938, and the basis of the Boris Karloff hosted TV episode in 1961 of "Thriller," "Pigeons From Hell" is the spellbinding short novel of two stranded motorists and a local sheriff who battle strange and malevolent forces that inhabit a run-down, abandoned mansion in the middle of a swamp in the middle of nowhere.
"Pigeons from Hell," remains one of Robert E. Howard's most celebrated horror stories and has seen several reprints including the Pyramid Weird Tales anthology published in 1964. Although Howard is best remembered as the creator of Conan the Barbarian, he was equally recognized in the 1930’s pulps for his incredible horror stories.
"Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing." -Robert E. Howard