H. P. Lovecraft: "Which writer can match Howard when it comes to pure, living fear?" Robert E. Howard (1906-1936) is considered the founder of modern "sword and sorcery" fantasy with his stories featuring heroes like Conan the Cimmerian, Red Sonja, Bran Mak Morn, Solomon Kane, and Kull of Atlantis. He was a writer of immense visionary and literary power who unfortunately died very young. To this day, his fantastical-historical tales have a huge fan base. Festa is publishing his eerie stories (5 volumes) in German for the first time, including some that can be classified as part of H. P. Lovecraft's "Cthulhu Mythos." The bonus material consists of letters between H. P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard, as well as essays on the life and work of the Texan. Stephen King: "In Howard's best tales.".