Author:Robert Ervin Howard

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Robert Ervin Howard
(1906–1936)

Robert Ervin Howard

Works

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Essays & articles

• What the Nation Owes the South (First published in The Brownwood Bulletin, May 26, 1923)
• The Ideal Girl (First published in The Tattler, the Brownwood High School paper, January 1925)
• Dula Due To Be Champion (First published in The Brownwood Bulletin, July 1928)
• Them (First published in The Junto, September 1928)
• More Evidences of the Innate Divinity of Man (First published in The Junto, October 1928)
• To a Man Whose Name I Never Knew (First published in The Junto, November 1928)
• The Galveston Affair (First published in The Junto, December 1928)
• The Hyborian Age (First published in The Phantagraph, February-November 1936)
• With a Set of Rattlesnake Rattles (First published in Leaves #1, Summer 1937)
• The Beast from the Abyss
• The Ghost of Camp Colorado (First published in The Texaco Star)

Letters

• Subpage: Letters

Novels

• The Hour of the Dragon (First published in Weird Tales, December 1935-April 1936. Alternative title: Conan the Conqueror)
• A Gent from Bear Creek (First published in 1937)
• Almuric (1939)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2035 due to Renewal R398455 (Serialised and each part separately renewed: R398455, R398456 & R398458)

Other

• Suicide note

Poetry

• Subpage: Poetry

Short Stories

Conan the Barbarian

• The Phoenix on the Sword (1932)
• The Scarlet Citadel (1933)
• The Tower of the Elephant (1933)
• Black Colossus (1934)
• The Slithering Shadow (1934) (Alternate title: Xuthal of the Dusk)
• The Pool of the Black One (1934)
• Rogues in the House (1935)
• Gods of the North (First Published in Fantasy Fan, March 1934.)
• Shadows in the Moonlight (First published in Weird Tales, April 1934. Alternative title: Iron Shadows in the Moon)
• Queen of the Black Coast (First published in Weird Tales, May 1934)
• The Devil in Iron (First Published in Weird Tales, August 1934)
• The People of the Black Circle (First published in Weird Tales, September, October and November 1934)
• A Witch Shall Be Born (First published in Weird Tales, December 1934)
• Jewels of Gwahlur (First Published in Weird Tales, March 1935. Alternative titles: Teeth of Gwahlur, The Servants of Bit-Yakin)
• Beyond the Black River (First Published in Weird Tales, May and June 1935)
• Shadows in Zamboula (First Published in Weird Tales, November 1935. Alternate title: The Man-Eaters of Zamboula)
• Red Nails (First Published in Weird Tales, July, August-September, October 1936)
• The Hyborian Age (First published in The Phantagraph, February-November 1936)
• The God in the Bowl (de Camp) (1952)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2048 due to Renewal RE0000060714 (rewritten by Lyon Sprague de Camp)
• The Frost Giant's Daughter (1953)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2049 due to Renewal RE096286 (rewritten by Lyon Sprague de Camp)
• The Treasure of Tranicos (1953)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2049 due to Renewal RE096290 (version of "The Black Stranger"; rewritten by Lyon Sprague de Camp)
• The Vale of Lost Women (1967)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2063
• The Hall of the Dead (1974)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2070 (synopsis only)
• The God in the Bowl (1975)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2071
• The Frost-Giant's Daughter (1976)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2072 (Previously unpublished draft of "Gods of the North")
• The Hand of Nergal (1976)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2072 (fragment)
• The Snout in the Dark (1979)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2048 (fragment)
• Drums of Tombalku (1986)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2048 (fragment)
• The Black Stranger (1987)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2048
• Wolves Beyond the Border (2001)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2048 (fragment)

Solomon Kane

• Red Shadows (First published in Weird Tales, August 1928. Alternate title: Solomon Kane)
• Skulls in the Stars (First published in Weird Tales, January 1929)
• Rattle of Bones (First published in Weird Tales, June 1929)
• The Moon of Skulls (1930)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2026 due to Renewal R208380
• The Hills of the Dead (1930)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2026 due to Renewal R208382
• The Footfalls Within (1931)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2027 due to Renewal R230425
• Wings in the Night (1932)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2028 due to Renewal R250140
• Blades of the Brotherhood (1968)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2064
• The Castle of the Devil (1968)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2064 (fragment)
• The Children of Asshur (1968)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2064 (fragment)
• Death's Black Riders (1968)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2064 (fragment)
• Hawk of Basti (1968)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2064 (fragment)
• The Right Hand of Doom (1968)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2064

Breckinridge Elkins

• Mountain Man (First published in Action Stories, March-April 1934)
• Guns of the Mountains (First published in Action Stories, May-June 1934)
• The Scalp Hunter (First appeared in Action Stories, August 1934. Alternate title: A Stranger in Grizzly Claw)
• A Gent from Bear Creek (short story) (First published in Action Stories, October 1934)
• The Road to Bear Creek (First published in Action Stories, December 1934)
• The Haunted Mountain (First published in Action Stories, February 1935)
• War on Bear Creek (First published in Action Stories, April 1935)
• The Feud Buster (First published in Action Stories, June 1935)
• Cupid From Bear Creek (First published in Action Stories, August 1935. Alternate title: The Peaceful Pilgrim)
• The Riot at Cougar Paw (First published in Action Stories, October 1935)
• The Apache Mountain War (First published in Action Stories, December 1935)
• Pilgrims to the Pecos (First published in Action Stories, February 1936. Alternate title: Weary Pilgrims on the Road)
• Pistol Politics (First published in Action Stories, April 1936)
• Evil Deeds at Red Cougar (First published in Action Stories, June 1936)
• High Horse Rampage (First published in Action Stories, August 1936. Alternate title: Gents on the Rampage)
• No Cowherders Wanted (First published in Action Stories, September 1936. Alternate title: Gents in Buckskin)
• The Conquerin' Hero of the Humbolts (First published in Action Stories, October 1936. Alternate titles: Politics at Blue Lizard, Politics at Lonesome Lizard)
• The Curly Wolf of Sawtooth (1936)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2031
• Sharp's Gun Serenade (First published in Action Stories, January 1937. Alternate title: Educate or Bust)
• Texas John Alden (First published in Masked Rider Western, May 1944. Originally a Buckner J. Grimes story)
• Mayhem and Taxes (1967)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2063
• Striped Shirts and Busted Hearts (1967)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2063
• Meet Cap'n Kidd (1968)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2064
• When Bear Creek Came to Chawed Ear (1971)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2067

El Borak

• The Daughter of Erlik Khan (First published in Top-Notch, December 1934)
• Hawk of the Hills (First appeared in Top-Notch, June 1935)
• Blood of the Gods (First published in Top-Notch, July 1935)
• The Country of the Knife (First published in Complete Stories, August 1936. Alternate title: Sons of the Hawk)
• Son of the White Wolf (First published in Thrilling Adventures, December 1936)
• The Lost Valley of Iskander (Alternate title: Swords of the Hills)
• Three-Bladed Doom (short version) (1976)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2072
• Three-Bladed Doom (long version) (1977)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2073
• Intrigue in Kurdistan (1986)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2082
• The Coming of El Borak (1987)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2083
• El Borak (version 1) (1987)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2083
• El Borak (version 2) (1987)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2083
• The Iron Terror (1987)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2083
• Khoda Khan's Tale (1987)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2083
• The Land of Mystery (1987)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2083
• North of Khyber (1987)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2083
• A Power Among the Islands (1987)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2083
• The Shunned Castle (1987)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2083
• The White Jade Ring (Fragment. First published in The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval, March 2007.)

Kull of Atlantis

• "The Shadow Kingdom" in Weird Tales, 14 (2) (August 1929)
• "The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune" in Weird Tales, 14 (3) (September 1929)
• The Altar and the Scorpion (1967)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2063
• The Black City (1967)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2063
• By This Axe, I Rule (1967)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2063
• The Curse of the Golden Skull (1967)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2063
• Delcardes' Cat (1967)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2063
• Exile of Atlantis (1967)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2063
• The Skull of Silence (1967)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2063
• The Striking of the Gong (1967)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2063
• Swords of the Purple Kingdom (1967)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2063

Bran Mak Morn

• Kings of the Night (1930)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2026 due to Renewal R208385
• The Dark Man (1931)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2027 due to Renewal R230428
• Worms of the Earth (1932)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2028 due to Renewal R250144
• The Lost Race (First published in Weird Tales, January 1927)
• Men of the Shadows (1969)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2065
• The Little People (1970)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2066
• Bran Mak Morn: A Play (1983)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2079 (fragment)
• Bran Mak Morn (1988)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2084 (synopsis only)

Black Vulmea

• Black Vulmea's Vengeance (First published in Golden Fleece, November 1938)
• Swords of the Red Brotherhood (First published in Black Vulmea's Vengeance, 1976)

Turlough O'Brien

• The Dark Man (1931)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2027 due to Renewal R230428
• The Gods of Bal-Sagoth (1931)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2027 due to Renewal R230426
• The Shadow of the Hun (1975)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2071 (fragment)
• The Spears of Clontarf (1978)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2074
• The Grey God Passes (1996)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2092

James Allison

• The Valley of the Worm (First published in Weird Tales, February 1934)
• The Garden of Fear (First published in Marvel Tales, July-August 1934)
• Black Eons (1967)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2063 (fragment)
• Marchers of Valhalla (1972)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2068
• Genseric's Fifth-Born Son (1977)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2073
• The Guardian of the Idol (1981)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2077 (fragment & synopsis, completed by Gerald W. Page)
• Brachen the Kelt (1998)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2094 (fragment)
• The Tower of Time (1998)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2094 (fragment)

Cormac Fitzgeoffrey

• Hawks of Outremer (First published in Oriental Stories, April-May-June 1931)
• The Blood of Belshazzar (First published in Oriental Stories, Fall 1931)
• The Slave-Princess (1979)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2048

Steve Harrison

• Fangs of Gold (First published in Strange Detective Stories, February 1934. Alternate title: People of the Serpent)
• The Tomb's Secret (First published in Strange Detective Stories, February 1934. Alternate title: Teeth of Doom)
• Names in the Black Book (First published in Strange Detective Stories, May 1934)
• Graveyard Rats (First published in Thrilling Mystery, February 1936)
• The House of Suspicion (1976)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2072
• Lord of the Dead (1978)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2048
• The Mystery of Tannernoe Lodge (1981)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2048 (fragment)
• The Black Moon (1983)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2048
• The Silver Heel (1984)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2048
• The Voice of Death (1984)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2048

Sailor Steve Costigan

Including the Sailor Dennis Dorgan stories (the same character with a different name).

• The Pit of the Serpent (First published in Fight Stories, July 1929. Alternate title: Manila Manslaughter)
• The Bull Dog Breed (First published in Fight Stories, February 1930. Alternate title: You Got to Kill a Bulldog)
• Sailors' Grudge (First published in Fight Stories, March 1930. Alternate title: Costigan vs. Kid Camera)
• Fist and Fang (First published in Fight Stories, May 1930. Alternate title: Cannibal Fists)
• Winner Take All (First published in Fight Stories, July 1930. Alternate title: Sucker!)
• Waterfront Fists (First published in Fight Stories, September 1930. Alternate title: Stand Up and Slug)
• Champ of the Forecastle (First published in Fight Stories, November 1930. Alternate title: Champ of the Seven Seas, The Champion of the Forecastle)
• Alleys of Peril (First published in Fight Stories, January 1931. Alternate title: Leather Lightning)
• The TNT Punch (First published in Action Stories, January 1931. Alternate titles: The Waterfront Law, The Waterfront Wallop)
• Texas Fists (First published in Fight Stories, May 1931. Alternate title: Shanghied Mitts)
• The Sign of the Snake (First published Action Stories, June 1931)
• Blow the Chinks Down! (First appeared in Action Stories, October 1931. Alternate title: The House of Peril)
• Breed of Battle (First published in Action Stories, November 1931. Alternate title: The Fighten'est Pair and Sampson Had a Soft Spot)
• Circus Fists (First published in Fight Stories, December 1931. Alternate title: Slugger Bait)
• Dark Shanghai (First published in Action Stories, January 1932. Alternate title: One Shanghai Night)
• Vikings of the Gloves (First published in Fight Stories, February 1932. Alternate title: Including the Scandinavian)
• Night of Battle (First published in Fight Stories, March 1932. Alternate title: Shore Leave for a Slugger)
• Alleys of Darkness (Published in Magic Carpet Magazine, January 1934. Alternate title: Alleys of Singapore. A Dennis Dorgan story)
• The Slugger's Game (First published in Jack Dempsey's Fight Magazine, May 1934)
• General Ironfist (First published in Jack Dempsey's Fight Magazine, June 1934)
• Sluggers on the Beach (First published in Jack Dempsey's Fight Magazine, August 1934)
• Alleys of Treachery (1966)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2062 (A Dennis Dorgan story)
• Sailor Dorgan and the Jade Monkey (1971)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2067 (A Dennis Dorgan story)
• The Destiny Gorilla (1974)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2070 (A Dennis Dorgan story)
• In High Society (1974)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2070 (A Dennis Dorgan story)
• A Knight of the Round Table (1974)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2070 (A Dennis Dorgan story)
• Playing Journalist (1974)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2070 (A Dennis Dorgan story)
• Playing Santa Claus (1974)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2070 (A Dennis Dorgan story)
• The Turkish Menace (1974)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2070 (A Dennis Dorgan story)
• The Yellow Cobra (1974)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2070 (A Dennis Dorgan story)
• Sailor Costigan and the Swami (1977)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2073
• By the Law of the Shark (1996)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2092
• Flying Knuckles (1996)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2092
• Hard-Fisted Sentiment (1996)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2092
• The Honor of the Ship (1996)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2092
• The Battling Sailor (First published in The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval, March 2007)
• Blue River Blues (First published in The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval, March 2007)

Spicy stories

All public domain spicies star the character Wild Bill Clanton.

• She Devil (First published in Spicy Adventure Stories, April 1936. A Wild Bill Clanton story)
• Desert Blood (First published in Spicy Adventure Stories, June 1936. Alternative title: Revenge by Proxy) A Wild Bill Clanton story
• The Dragon of Kao Tsu (First published in Spicy Adventure Stories, September 1936) A Wild Bill Clanton story
• The Purple Heart of Erlik (First published in Spicy Adventure Stories, November 1936) A Wild Bill Clanton story
• Murderer's Grog (First published in Spicy Adventure Stories, January 1937. Alternative title: Outlaw Working) A Wild Bill Clanton story
• Guns of Khartum (1975)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2071
• Daughters of the Feud (1976)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2072
• Ship in Mutiny (1983)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2079 (A Wild Bill Clanton story)
• Miss High-Hat (1986)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2082
• Bastards All! (1987)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2083
• Songs of Bastards (1987)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2082
• She-Cats of Samarcand (1999)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2095

Other Boxing stories

• Cupid vs. Pollux (First published in Yellow Jacket, October 1927)
• Apparition in the Prize Ring (First published in Ghost Stories, April 1929. Alternative title: The Spirit of Tom Molyneaux. An Ace Jessel story)
• Crowd Horror (1929)
• College Socks (1931)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2026 (Alternative title: A Student of Sockology. A Kid Allison story)
• Man with the Mystery Mitts (1931)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2026 (A Kid Allison story)
• The Good Knight (1931)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2026 (Alternative title: Kid Galahad. A Kid Allison story)
• Iron-jaw (1936)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2032
• Fists of the Revolution (1976)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2072
• They Always Come Back (1976)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2072
• Double Cross (1983)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2079 (An Ace Jessel story)
• The Mark of the Bloody Hand (1986)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2082
• The Voice of Doom (1986)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2082
• The Drawing Card (First published in The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval, March 2007. A Kid Allison story)
• The Ferocious Ape (First published in The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval, March 2007)
• The Fighting Fury (First published in The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval, March 2007)
• Fighting Nerves (First published in The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval, March 2007. A Kid Allison story)
• Fistic Psychology (First published in The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval, March 2007. A Kid Allison story)
• The Jinx ((First published in The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval, March 2007. A Kid Allison story)
• A Man of Peace (First published in The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval, March 2007)
• Misto' Demsey (First published in The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval, March 2007)
• Right Hook (First published in The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval, March 2007)
• Shackled Mitts (First published in The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval, March 2007)
• The Texas Wildcat (First published in The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval., March 2007 Alternative title: The Wildcat and the Star. A Kid Allison story)
• A Tough Nut to Crack (First published in The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval, March 2007. A Kid Allison story)
• Trail of the Snake (First published in The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval, March 2007)
• Weeping Willow (First published in The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval, March 2007)
• Night Encounter (First published in The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval, March 2007. Fragment.)

Other Historical stories

• Spears of the East (First self-published in The Golden Caliph, 1922 or 1923)
• Under the Great Tiger (First self-published in The All-Around Magazine, in two parts May-June 1923 and July 1923. Collaboration with Tevis Clyde Smith, who died in 1984.)
• Red Blades of Black Cathay (Published in Oriental Stories, February-March 1931)
• Lord of Samarcand (First published in Oriental Stories, Spring 1932. Alternative title: The Lame Man)
• The Sowers of Thunder (First published in Oriental Stories, Winter 1932)
• The Lion of Tiberias (Published in Magic Carpet Magazine, July 1933)
• The Shadow of the Vulture (First published in Magic Carpet Magazine, January 1934. Featuring Red Sonya)
• The Treasure of Tartary (Published in Thrilling Adventures, January 1935. A Kirby O'Donnell story)
• Gates of Empire (Published in Golden Fleece, January 1939. Alternative title: The Road of the Mountain Lion)
• The Night of the Wolf (1969)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2065 (A Cormac Mac Art story)
• Two Against Tyre (1970)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2066
• The Road of Azrael (1970)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2066
• Mistress of Death (1971)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2067 (A Dark Agnes story)
• The King's Service (Fragment. First published in The King's Service, 1973)
• The Isle of Pirate's Doom (First published in Isle of Pirate's Doom, 1975) (A Helen Tavrel story)
• Swords of the Northern Sea (1974)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2070 (A Cormac Mac Art story)
• The Temple of Abomination (1974)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2070 (A Cormac Mac Art story)
• Tigers of the Sea (1974)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2070 (A Cormac Mac Art story)
• Blades for France (1975)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2071 (A Dark Agnes story)
• Hawks Over Egypt (1975)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2071
• Sword Woman (1975)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2071 (A Dark Agnes story)
• The Curse of the Crimson God (1976)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2072 (A Kirby O'Donnell story)
• Swords of Shahrazar (1976)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2072 (A Kirby O'Donnell story)
• The Track of Bohemund (1979)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2075
• The Road of the Eagles (1979)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2075
• The Further Adventures of Lal Singh (1985)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2081 (A Lal Singh story)
• Lal Singh, Oriental Gentleman (1985)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2081 (A Lal Singh story)
• The Tale of the Rajah's Ring (1985)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2081 (A Lal Singh story)

Other Horror stories

• In the Forest of Villefère (First published in Weird Tales, August 1925. A De Montour story)
• Wolfshead (First published in Weird Tales, April 1926. A De Montour story)
• The Dream Snake (First published in Weird Tales, February 1928)
• The Hyena (First published in Weird Tales, March 1928)
• Sea Curse (First published in Weird Tales, May 1928. A Faring Town story)
• Skull-Face (First published in Weird Tales, October-December 1929)
• The Fearsome Touch of Death (Published in Weird Tales, February 1930)
• The Black Stone (1931)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2027 due to Renewal R230427
• The Cairn on the Headland (First published in Strange Tales, January 1933)
• Old Garfield's Heart (1931)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2027 due to Renewal R270000
• The Haunter of the Ring (First published in Weird Tales, June 1934)
• The Grisly Horror (First published in Weird Tales, February 1935. Alternative title: Moon of Zambebwei)
• The Challenge from Beyond (First published in Fantasy Magazine, September 1935) With C. L. Moore, A. Merritt, H. P. Lovecraft, and Frank Belknap Long
• Black Hound of Death (First published in Weird Tales, November 1936)
• The Dead Remember (1936)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2032
• Dig Me No Grave (First published in Weird Tales, February 1937. Alternative title: John Grimlan's Debt)
• Pigeons from Hell (1938)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2034 due to Renewal R369102
• For the Love of Barbara Allen (1966)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2062
• The Shadow of Doom (1966)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2062
• Black Eons (1967)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2063 (Fragment)
• Dermod's Bane (1967)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2063
• Out of the Deep (1967)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2063 A Faring Town story)
• Secret of Lost Valley (1967)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2063
• The Cobra in the Dream (1968)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2064
• The Haunted Hut (1969)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2065
• Restless Waters (1969)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2065
• The Hoofed Thing (1970)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2066 (Alternative title: Usurp the Night)
• The Noseless Horror (1970)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2066
• Casonetto's Last Song (1973)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2069
• Black Country (1973)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2069
• The Black Bear Bites (1974)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2070
• Devils of Dark Lake (1974)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2070
• A Horror in the Night (1974)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2070
• Serpent Vines (1974)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2070
• Spectres in the Dark (1974)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2070
• The Brazen Peacock (1975)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2071
• The Devil's Woodchopper (1976)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2072 (Fragment)
• The Dwellers Under the Tombs (1976)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2072
• The Return of the Sorcerer (1976)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2072
• The Door to the Garden (1977)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2073 (Fragment)
• The Return of Skull-Face (1977)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2073 (Fragment completed by Richard A. Lupoff)
• The Shadow of the Beast (1977)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2073
• The Hand of Obeah (1983)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2079
• The Fear-Master (1984)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2080
• Guests of the Hoodoo Room (1984)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2080
• The House of Om (1984)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2080 (Synopsis only)
• The Supreme Moment (1984)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2080
• Dagon Manor (1986)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2082 (Fragment)
• The Spell of Damballah (1987)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2083
• The House in the Oaks (2003) (Fragment)

Other Western stories

• "Golden Hope" Christmas (First published in The Tattler, the Brownwood High School paper, December 1922)
• Drums of the Sunset (First published in The Cross Plains Review, November 1928 - January 1929. Alternative title: Riders of the Sunset)
• Black Talons (First published in Strange Detective Stories, December 1933. Alternative title: Talons in the Dark)
• Boot Hill Payoff (Published in Western Aces, October 1935. Alternative title: The Last Ride)
• The Vultures of Whapeton (First published in Smashing Novels Magazine, December 1936. Alternativee titles: The Vultures, The Vultures of Wahpeton, The Vultures of Teton Gulch)
• A Gent from the Pecos (1936)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2032 (A Pike Bearfield story)
• Gents on the Lynch (1936)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2032 (A Pike Bearfield story)
• A Man-Eating Jeopard (1936)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2032
• The Riot at Bucksnort (1936)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2032 (A Pike Bearfield story)
• Vulture's Sanctuary (1936)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2032
• Knife River Prodigal (1937)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2033
• While the Smoke Rolled (First published in Double-Action Western, December 1956. A Pike Bearfield story)
• Knife, Bullet and Noose (1965)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2061 (A Sonora Kid story)
• The Extermination of Yellow Donory (1970)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2066
• Showdown at Hell's Canyon (1973)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2069
• Law-Shooters of Cowtown (1974)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2070
• The Devil's Joker (1975)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2071 (A Sonora Kid story)
• Gunman's Debt (1978)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2074
• Bill Smalley and the Power of the Human Eye (1981)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2077
• The Diablos Trail (1983)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2079 (A Pike Bearfield story)
• Brotherly Advice (1988)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2084 (A Sonora Kid story)
• Desert Rendezvous (1988)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2084 (A Sonora Kid story)
• Red Curls and Bobbed Hair (1988)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2084 (A Sonora Kid story)
• The Sonora Kid-Cowhand (1988)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2084 (A Sonora Kid story)
• The Sonora Kid's Winning Hand (1988)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2084 (A Sonora Kid story)
• The West Tower (1988)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2084 (A Sonora Kid story)
• Six-Gun Interview (Fragment. First published in The Robert E. Howard Foundation Holiday Special, December 2009)

Other Fantasy stories

• Spear and Fang (First published in Weird Tales, July 1925)
• People of the Dark (First published in Strange Tales, June 1932)
• The Voice of El-Lil (First published in Oriental Stories, November 1930. Alternative title: Temptress of the Tower of Torture and Sin)
• Black Canaan (First published in Weird Tales, June 1936)
• Witch from Hell's Kitchen (First published in Avon Fantasy Reader, 1952. Alternative title: The House of Arabu)
• Valley of the Lost (1966)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2062
• Delenda Est (1968)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2064
• Under the Baobab Tree (1974)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2070
• Nekht Semerkeht (1977)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2073 (Fragment)
• The Thunder-Rider (1977)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2073
• The Tomb of the Dragon (1977)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2073
• The Isle of the Eons (1979)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2075
• Golnor the Ape (1985)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2081

Hawkshaw the Detective

Inspired by or based on Gus Mager's Hawkshaw the Detective.

• Unhand Me, Villain (First published in The Tattler, the Brownwood High School paper, February 1923)
• Aha! or The Mystery of the Queen's Necklace (First published in The Tattler, the Brownwood High School paper, March 1923)
• Halt! Who Goes There? (First published in Yellow Jacket, September 1924)

Other humor

• Musings of a Moron (First published in The Howard Collector, Spring 1968)
• After the Game (First published in Yellow Jacket, October 1926)
• The Reformation: A Dream (First published in Yellow Jacket, April 1927. Alternative title: The Reformation of a Dream)
• The Sheik (First published in The Tattler, the Brownwood High School paper, March 1923)
• Sleeping Beauty (First published in Yellow Jacket, October 1926)
• The Thessalians (First published in Yellow Jacket, January 1927)
• Weekly Short Story (First published in Yellow Jacket, November 1926)
• West Is West (First published in The Tattler, the Brownwood High School paper, December 1922)
• Ye College Days (First published in Yellow Jacket, January 1927)
• Eighttoes Makes a Play (1971)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2067

Other stories

• Le Gentil Homme le Diable (1925)
• Ambition by Moonlight (First published in The Junto, January 1929)
• Midnight (First published in The Junto, September 1929)
• Etched in Ebony (First published in The Junto, September 1929)
• The Last White Man (1964)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2060 (Fragment)
• Etchings in Ivory (1968)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2064
• The Ghost in the Doorway (1969)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2065
• Sunday in a Small Town (1969)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2065
• The Heathen (1970)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2066
• Diogenes of Today (1971)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2067 (Co-authored by Tevis Clyde Smith)
• A Dream (1971)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2067
• Spanish Gold on Devil Horse (1972-73)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2069
• The Abbey (1975)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2071 (Fragment)
• The Gondarian Man (1975)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2071
• The Loser (1975)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2071
• Wild Water (1975)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2071
• The Last Laugh (1976)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2072
• The Curse of Greed (1977)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2073
• The Hashish Land (1978)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2074
• Hand of the Black Goddess (1983)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2079
• Sons of Hate (1984)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2080
• The Block (1986)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2082
• The Devil in his Brain (1986)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2082
• The Ghost with the Silk Hat (1986)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2082 (A Steve Bender, Weary McGraw and the Whale story.)
• A Matter of Age (1986)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2082
• Nerve (1986)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2082
• The Nut's Shell (1986)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2082
• Pay Day (1986)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2082
• The Sophisticate (1986)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2082
• A Touch of Color (1986)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2082
• The Voice of the Mob (1986)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2082
• The Stones of Destiny (1989)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2085
• Post Oaks & Sand Roughs (1990)—Copyrighted in the United States until 2086 (Semi-autobiography)
• Westward Ho! (Fragment. First published in The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval, March 2007. A Steve Bender, Weary McGraw and the Whale story.)
• The Wild Man (Fragment. First published in The Last of the Trunk Och Brev I Urval, March 2007. A Steve Bender, Weary McGraw and the Whale story.)

Works about Howard

• The Battle That Ended the Century by H. P. Lovecraft, references Howard as "Two-Gun Bob"
• "R. E. H." by Robert Hayward Barlow. in Weird Tales, 28 (3) (October 1936)
• HowardWorks Complete bibliography with full publication histories