Red Shadows

Some consider REH’s “Red Shadows” the first printed sword & sorcery story, others say nay, that honor is the Kull story “The Shadow Kingdom”. Red Shadows, whatever it’s place in the S&S timeline is the first printed Solomon Kane story, and like “The Shadow Kingdom” is included in the Del Rey volume......more

This was the first Solomon Kane story I read, and I found it a little unusual. Solomon himself is a sort of Avenger or Punisher or Inquisitor type; he's a vigilante with no cause but to avenge those who have been wronged. A real super-hero, except as a swashbuckler. This story, itself, however, does......more

My first time reading the Solomon Kane series. It is very reminiscent of the Vampire Hunter D series, even though I'm fully aware that this series was written much earlier. It's not deep or mind-blowing material, just a rush of gothic visuals, classic horror monsters and a badass hero that kicks hum......more

Robert E Howard is above all, famous for his golden goose: Conan The Barbarian but it's his weird fiction that I'm more enamored with, which to be fair was really good and he is often place with Lovecraft and Smith as a triumvirate of weird fiction. Now enter Solomon Kane, a creation of Howard that,......more

"Червени сенки" е първият разказ от цикъла за Соломон Кейн, англичанин-пуритан, божи рицар, който се бори със злото и несправедливостта, публикуван през 1928 в „Weird Tales“. Тия дни ми е тръгнало на фен-преводи, какъвто е и случаят с превода на въпросната творба (дело на Александър Мишков), циркули......more