The Fearsome Touch of Death, Robert E. Howard
The Fearsome Touch of Death, Robert E. Howard
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The Fearsome Touch of Death

Author: Robert E. Howard

Narrator: Cathy Dobson

Unabridged: 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/20/2015


Synopsis

Robert Ervin Howard (January 22, 1906-June 11, 1936) was an American author renowned for his weird tales and horror fiction.

The Fearsome Touch of Death is the story of a man who is holding an overnight vigil with a stranger's corpse in a remote house. In the dark of the remote house, he begins to hear and see strange sounds and visions. Or is he imagining things?

Could there actually be something behind him in the dark? Is the dead man still on the bed, or is he up and moving around the room? Dare he light the lamp?

Pure horror at it's creepiest!

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 Mira on November 08, 2018

Breathtaking. The human mind can be a dangerous master.......more

Goodreads review by Per on September 28, 2021

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Goodreads review by IngeT on June 25, 2024

A nice psychological short horror story from the 1930s. Timeless. Very good. Love it. Read Conan by him. Should read more by him for sure.......more

Goodreads review by Andrea on June 29, 2021

Il racconto fu pubblicato per la prima volta sulla nota rivista Weird Tales. È un horror psicologico, costruito su una trama minimale: un uomo, di nome Falred, si ritrova a vegliare un morto per una notte. Il dottor Stein funge da mente razionale e rassicura il protagonista, sminuendo la “barbara” us......more

Goodreads review by Liz on December 24, 2020

The Fearsome Touch Of Death, aka The Touch of Death was first published in Weird Tales in 1930. Now that is a spooky psychological horror story with a simple yet classic premise. A man stays the night in an empty house with a corpse. Apparently sitting up with the recently dead is some kind of custo......more