Skull-face by Robert E. Howard
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"Skull-Face" by Robert E. Howard is a work of fiction written in the late 1920s and falls within the genre of weird and horror tales. The narrative introduces Stephen Costigan, an American hashish addict who becomes entwined in a dark web of drug use, visions, and sinister characters. Throughout the story, the presence of a chilling and enigmatic antagonist, known as the Skull-Faced Man, looms large, suggesting themes of addiction and moral
decline amidst a backdrop of tension between Eastern mystique and Western civilization. The opening portion of the story illustrates Costigan's haunting dreams influenced by hashish, leading him into encounters with fantastical and horrific imagery, including the Skull-Faced Man and a beautiful girl named Zuleika. As he struggles with his addiction and the surreal experiences that come with it, he finds himself drawn into a world of opium dens, danger, and malevolent forces. His gradual awakening to the reality of his situation hints at deeper plots involving drug trafficking and a powerful, shadowy figure who seeks to manipulate him. The narrative explores themes of despair, the consequences of addiction, and a burgeoning mysterious plot that promises danger and intrigue. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Howard, Robert E. (Robert Ervin), 1906-1936 |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Rankin, Hugh, 1878-1956 |
| Title | Skull-face |
| Original Publication | United States: Popular Fiction Publishing Company, 1929. |
| Series Title | Produced from Weird Tales October, November, December 1929. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skull-Face |
| Credits | Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 79.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Fantasy fiction |
| Subject | Magicians -- Fiction |
| Subject | Drug addicts -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 71268 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-71268-0 |
| Release Date | Jul 24, 2023 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 537 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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