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Post by Jason Aiken on Aug 24, 2017 19:46:59 GMT -5
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Post by Von K on Oct 21, 2017 21:00:27 GMT -5
Finished reading this recently and don't believe I've read it before, so a new yarn for me.
But even though I hadn't previously read it, I began to get a sense of deja vu when I read the following part:
This was on account of having read a certain excellent Holmes and Watson pastiche called The Case of the Galloway Eidolon by Bruce Durham, our own Crom:
lovecraftzine.com/magazine/issues/2011-2/issue-5-june-2011/the-case-of-the-galloway-eidolon-by-bruce-durham/
(Thanks to Bux and Deuce for the shout out and linkage in the Cthulhu fiction, games and art thread).
I'd assume with almost certainty that Bruce drew inspiration from this passage. It makes for a hearty read to supplement and complement The Children of the Night.
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Post by fernando on Oct 26, 2017 13:48:22 GMT -5
I translated/readed this tale around 10 years ago, and it's one of the most disturbing ones REH ever wrote! But I love knowing Picts were still around in 20th Century (BTW, it makes me wonder if could still REH's Picts exist in 21th one)!  And it was very interesting seeing why a conquering people was later conquered by other one, in Howard's vision.  |
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Post by johnnypt on Oct 28, 2017 14:55:09 GMT -5
It is interesting how often Howard uses the civilized man traveling back to his primitive self to battle the great demons, in particular these Little People/Children of the Night/Worms of the Earth. The similarities between this and People of the Dark are more striking than I remembered, they almost read as two parts of the same story (did he ever send PotD to WT?) Then Worms fills in the missing piece of why these two races are tied together.
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Post by fernando on Oct 29, 2017 9:34:18 GMT -5
It is interesting how often Howard uses the civilized man traveling back to his primitive self to battle the great demons, in particular these Little People/Children of the Night/Worms of the Earth. The similarities between this and People of the Dark are more striking than I remembered, they almost read as two parts of the same story (did he ever send PotD to WT?) Then Worms fills in the missing piece of why these two races are tied together. BTW, it was also very interesting REH telling Little People's fate (which is unknown in CotN) in his tale PotD. |
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Post by Jason Aiken on Feb 13, 2018 22:15:08 GMT -5
A few months late to the party, but I have to say this was a pretty good little yarn. A tale that starts out with a handful of occultists shooting the breeze quickly turned into a reincarnation story that has ties going all the way to the Thurian Age... The Children of the Night are descendants of Kull's mortal enemy, the Snake People, correct?
Weird, I always assumed the titular race of this story were the Picts, themselves, so this was a very pleasant surprise. I'm going to have to read "People of the Dark" and "Worms of the Earth" next to get a better handle on this. Will either of those tales shed more light on the Sword People?
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Post by thedarkman on Feb 14, 2018 9:08:11 GMT -5
A few months late to the party, but I have to say this was a pretty good little yarn. A tale that starts out with a handful of occultists shooting the breeze quickly turned into a reincarnation story that has ties going all the way to the Thurian Age... The Children of the Night are descendants of Kull's mortal enemy, the Snake People, correct? Weird, I always assumed the titular race of this story were the Picts, themselves, so this was a very pleasant surprise. I'm going to have to read "People of the Dark" and "Worms of the Earth" next to get a better handle on this. Will either of those tales shed more light on the Sword People? People of the Dark is one of my absolute favorite stand-alone tales by Howard. Strong Lovecraft influence, and Conan of the Reavers is a kick-ass protagonist. |
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Post by Von K on Feb 14, 2018 13:51:34 GMT -5
A few months late to the party, but I have to say this was a pretty good little yarn. A tale that starts out with a handful of occultists shooting the breeze quickly turned into a reincarnation story that has ties going all the way to the Thurian Age... The Children of the Night are descendants of Kull's mortal enemy, the Snake People, correct? Weird, I always assumed the titular race of this story were the Picts, themselves, so this was a very pleasant surprise. I'm going to have to read "People of the Dark" and "Worms of the Earth" next to get a better handle on this. Will either of those tales shed more light on the Sword People? I think those yarns all feature the remnants of a pre pictish people, from notions inspired by Machen. I need to read People of the Dark and Worms of the Earth again sometime soon. Long time since I last did so and my memory is somewhat flaky. |
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Post by Von K on Feb 14, 2018 13:57:01 GMT -5
People of the Dark is one of my absolute favorite stand-alone tales by Howard. Strong Lovecraft influence, and Conan of the Reavers is a kick-ass protagonist. Yeah, I agree. People of the Dark is one of those yarns where you can see another piece of the puzzle being slowly assembled in REH's subconsciousness, pieces that would eventually form 'the amalgamation I call Conan the Cimmerian.' |
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Post by zarono on Feb 14, 2018 16:41:06 GMT -5
A few months late to the party, but I have to say this was a pretty good little yarn. A tale that starts out with a handful of occultists shooting the breeze quickly turned into a reincarnation story that has ties going all the way to the Thurian Age... The Children of the Night are descendants of Kull's mortal enemy, the Snake People, correct? Weird, I always assumed the titular race of this story were the Picts, themselves, so this was a very pleasant surprise. I'm going to have to read "People of the Dark" and "Worms of the Earth" next to get a better handle on this. Will either of those tales shed more light on the Sword People? All of REH's "little people" stories are among my favorites, I add in "Valley of the Lost" and "Dwellers under the Tomb" to that list too. I don't think REH ever linked any of them directly to the serpent men of Kull's time but the little people in general seem to have reptilian qualities. KEW's Bran Mak Morn book "Legion from the Shadows" directly links of the Worms of the Earth to the serpent men and even has a full blooded serpent man in the mix if memory serves correctly. |
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Post by Char-Vell on Feb 14, 2018 16:55:32 GMT -5
A few months late to the party, but I have to say this was a pretty good little yarn. A tale that starts out with a handful of occultists shooting the breeze quickly turned into a reincarnation story that has ties going all the way to the Thurian Age... The Children of the Night are descendants of Kull's mortal enemy, the Snake People, correct? Weird, I always assumed the titular race of this story were the Picts, themselves, so this was a very pleasant surprise. I'm going to have to read "People of the Dark" and "Worms of the Earth" next to get a better handle on this. Will either of those tales shed more light on the Sword People? All of REH's "little people" stories are among my favorites, I add in "Valley of the Lost" and "Dwellers under the Tomb" to that list too. I don't think REH ever linked any of them directly to the serpent men of Kull's time but the little people in general seem to have reptilian qualities. KEW's Bran Mak Morn book "Legion from the Shadows" directly links of the Worms of the Earth to the serpent men and even has a full blooded serpent man in the mix if memory serves correctly.looks like I need to track that one down. Is it still in print?
It seems like I was tripping over piles of some of these books 15 years ago, now they are impossible to find.
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Post by zarono on Feb 14, 2018 20:40:37 GMT -5
All of REH's "little people" stories are among my favorites, I add in "Valley of the Lost" and "Dwellers under the Tomb" to that list too. I don't think REH ever linked any of them directly to the serpent men of Kull's time but the little people in general seem to have reptilian qualities. KEW's Bran Mak Morn book "Legion from the Shadows" directly links of the Worms of the Earth to the serpent men and even has a full blooded serpent man in the mix if memory serves correctly.looks like I need to track that one down. Is it still in print?
It seems like I was tripping over piles of some of these books 15 years ago, now they are impossible to find.
I know what you mean, we should have stockpiled the stuff when there was a used bookstore on every other street  I think Legion From the Shadows been out of print since the 90's, probably find it on amazon or ebay. KEW's short story .220 Swift is another good read with some underground little people, not exactly like REH's version of the creatures but still very cool and no doubt influenced by REH and Machen. I've got in the "Mammoth Book of Monsters" but it's probably in other horror collections. |
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And it was very interesting seeing why a conquering people was later conquered by other one, in Howard's vision. 
