Skulls in the Stars, Robert E. Howard
Skulls in the Stars, Robert E. Howard
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Skulls in the Stars

Author: Robert E. Howard

Narrator: Jonathan Dunne

Unabridged: 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Jonathan Dunne

Published: 03/07/2026


Synopsis

More classic horror narrations on Jonathan's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@JonathanDunneHorrorAudiobooksTitle: Skulls in the StarsAuthor: Robert E. HowardNarrator: Jonathan DunneOriginal Publication: 1929Public Domain: YesSeries: Timeless TerrorsNumber: 107Description:Skulls in the Stars is a haunting tale of supernatural horror set along a lonely stretch of rural road where few travelers dare to pass after dark. When a determined frontiersman named Solomon Kane encounters frightened locals avoiding a certain path through the hills, he learns of a sinister legend surrounding a nearby hollow — a place where ghostly lights drift beneath the night sky and an unseen terror stalks the darkness.Refusing to be ruled by fear or superstition, Kane resolves to walk the cursed road himself. As night falls and the stars shine cold above the desolate landscape, he soon discovers that the stories hold a terrible truth. An ancient and restless horror lingers there, born from violence and injustice long buried in the past, waiting for the living to cross its path.In this eerie and atmospheric story, Robert E. Howard blends frontier adventure with chilling supernatural dread. The stark countryside, the creeping sense of menace, and Kane’s grim resolve create a powerful narrative of courage confronting the unknown.Narrated by Amazon-bestselling horror author Jonathan Dunne, this performance brings the tension and dark folklore of Howard’s classic weird tale vividly to life. Skulls in the Stars remains one of the most memorable early adventures of Solomon Kane and a standout example of pulp-era supernatural fiction.

About Robert E. Howard

Robert E. Howard (1906–1936) was an American pulp fiction writer who is best known as the creator of Conan, a character that has been featured in film, television, comics, and other media. Despite his suicide at the age of thirty, Howard wrote a huge number of stories in a variety of genres, including fantasy, westerns, horror, and even boxing stories.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Tim on April 08, 2018

Published in Weird Tales in 1929, this story is perhaps to be taken as a sister piece to 'Rattle of Bones' also published that year and reviewed by us elsewhere. Howard published seven such stories, set in seventeenth century Africa and Europe, in 'Weird Tales' between 1928 and 1932 (with others appe......more

Goodreads review by Michael on May 24, 2019

Skulls in the Stars has more emotional depth than Red Shadows. What begins as a simple battle between warrior and evil spirit takes a tragic turn of brotherly betrayal. The spirit has no control over its actions, it is restless and vengeful because it was betrayed and killed by someone it loved. Our......more

Goodreads review by Curtis on February 17, 2023

Conan is cooler IMO, these stories feel like you're being rescued by Weird Al's Amish Paradise persona. I'd have probably liked them more if I read them in the 1920s rather than the 2020s. I enjoyed Ramsey Campbell's involvement and will read the other volume of Kane stories he put together.......more

Goodreads review by Emmanuel on September 27, 2014

My first time reading Solomon Kane and i loved it! I ve read many Conan stories and i must say Solomon is a great character, if not one of my favourites. He is a grim and dour man, a puritan with a strong faith, a swordsman wielding pistols, vanquishes evil in all its forms and has a warriors savage......more

Goodreads review by Michael on November 02, 2018

Skulls in the Stars has more emotional depth than Red Shadows. What begins as a simple battle between warrior and evil spirit takes a tragic turn of brotherly betrayal. The spirit has no control over its actions, it is restless and vengeful because it was betrayed and killed by someone it loved. Our......more