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By This Axe I Rule!
"By This Axe I Rule!" is a fantasy short story by American writer Robert E. Howard, the last of his Kull stories, set in his fictional Thurian Age. It was first published in the Lancer Books paperback ''King Kull'' in 1967. This story was rejected by the pulp magazines ''Argosy'' and ''Adventure'' in 1929, , retrieved 2 January 2008 after which Howard rewrote it as the Conan story " The Phoenix on the Sword", substituting a new secondary plot and adding elements of supernatural horror. The main shared elements of the two stories are the conspiracy and the king's defeat of it. The Conan st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WikiProject Novels
A WikiProject, or Wikiproject, is a Wikimedia movement affinity group for contributors with shared goals. WikiProjects are prevalent within the largest wiki, Wikipedia, and exist to varying degrees within sister projects such as Wiktionary, Wikiquote, Wikidata, and Wikisource. They also exist in different languages, and translation of articles is a form of their collaboration. During the COVID-19 pandemic, CBS News noted the role of Wikipedia's WikiProject Medicine in maintaining the accuracy of articles related to the disease. Another WikiProject that has drawn attention is WikiProject Women Scientists, which was profiled by '' Smithsonian'' for its efforts to improve coverage of women scientists which the profile noted had "helped increase the number of female scientists on Wikipedia from around 1,600 to over 5,000". On Wikipedia Some Wikipedia WikiProjects are substantial enough to engage in cooperative activities with outside organizations relevant to the field at issue. For e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argosy (magazine)
''Argosy'', later titled ''The Argosy'', ''Argosy All-Story Weekly'' and ''The New Golden Argosy'', was an American pulp magazine from 1882 through 1978, published by Frank Munsey until its sale to Popular Publications in 1942. It is the first American pulp magazine. The magazine began as a children's weekly story–paper entitled ''The Golden Argosy''. In the era before the Second World War, ''Argosy'' was regarded as one of the "Big Four" pulp magazines (along with ''Blue Book'', ''Adventure'' and ''Short Stories''), the most prestigious publications in the pulp market, that many pulp magazine writers aspired to publish in.Lee Server, ''Danger Is My Business: an illustrated history of the Fabulous Pulp Magazines''. San Francisco: Chronicle Books. (1993) (pp. 22-6, 50) John Clute, discussing the American pulp magazines in the first two decades of the twentieth century, has described ''The Argosy'' and its companion ''The All-Story'' as "the most important pulps of their er ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantasy Short Stories
Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy literature and drama. From the twentieth century, it has expanded further into various media, including film, television, graphic novels, manga, animations and video games. Fantasy is distinguished from the genres of science fiction and horror by the respective absence of scientific or macabre themes, although these genres overlap. In popular culture, the fantasy genre predominantly features settings that emulate Earth, but with a sense of otherness. In its broadest sense, however, fantasy consists of works by many writers, artists, filmmakers, and musicians from ancient myths and legends to many recent and popular works. Traits Most fantasy uses magic or other supernatural elements as a main plot element, theme, or setting. Magic, magic practitio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horror Short Stories
Horror may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Genres *Horror fiction, a genre of fiction **Japanese horror, Japanese horror fiction **Korean horror, Korean horror fiction *Horror film, a film genre *Horror comics, comic books focusing on horror *Horror punk, a music genre *Horrorcore, a subgenre of hip hop music based on horror *Horror game, a video game genre **Survival horror, a video game subgenre of horror and action-adventure *Horror podcast, a podcast genre Films * ''Horror'' (2002 film), an American film by Dante Tomaselli * ''#Horror'', a 2015 American film by Tara Subkoff *''Horror'', Italian title for the 1963 Italian-Spanish film ''The Blancheville Monster'' Fictional characters * Horror (''Garo''), fictional monsters in the Tokusatsu series ''Garo'' *Horror icon, a significant person or fictional character in a horror genre Music Groups and labels * Ho99o9 (pronounced Horror), an American hip hop group * The Horrors, an English rock band Albums and EPs * ''H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pulp Stories
Pulp may refer to: * Pulp (fruit), the inner flesh of fruit Engineering * Dissolving pulp, highly purified cellulose used in fibre and film manufacture * Pulp (paper), the fibrous material used to make paper * Molded pulp, a packaging material * Ore pulp, a mixture of finely ground ore, water, and chemicals used in the froth flotation process for mineral processing. Biology and medics * Pulp (finger) * Pulp (spleen) * Pulp (tooth) * The inner part of a fruit or vegetable * Beet pulp, a byproduct from the processing of sugar beet which is used as fodder * Citrus pulp, the juice vesicles of a citrus fruit Film * ''Pulp'' (1972 film), a 1972 British comedy thriller film, directed by Mike Hodges * ''Pulp'' (2012 film), a British comedy film directed by Adam Hamdy and Shaun Magher Publications * Pulp magazine (or pulp fiction), inexpensive fiction magazines, published from 1896 to 1950s * ''Pulp'' (Filipino music magazine) * ''Pulp'' (manga magazine), a monthly manga antholog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conan The Barbarian Stories By Robert E
Conan may refer to: People * Saint Conan (died 684), bishop of the Isle of Man * Conan of Cornwall (c. 930 – c. 950), bishop of Cornwall * Conan I of Rennes (died 992), duke of Brythonic Brittany * Conan II, Duke of Brittany (died 1066), duke of Brittany * Conan III, Duke of Brittany (died 1148), duke of Brittany * Conan IV, Duke of Brittany (1138–1171), duke of Brittany * Laure Conan (1845–1924), pen name of Marie-Louise-Félicité Angers, French-Canadian female novelist * Neal Conan (1949–2021), American radio journalist * Conan Anthony Mohan Jayamaha (1949–1992), Sri Lankan Sinhala Navy Admiral * Conan Byrne, (born 1985), Irish footballer *Conan Gray (born 1998), American singer-songwriter, YouTuber and social media personality * Conan O'Brien (born 1963), American talk show host * Conan Stevens, Australian actor, writer, stuntman and former professional wrestler *Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930), British writer Mythical and legendary people * Conan Meriadoc, Brython ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1967 Short Stories
Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and commercial relations (not diplomatic ones). ** Charlie Chaplin launches his last film, ''A Countess from Hong Kong'', in the UK. * January 6 – Vietnam War: USMC and ARVN troops launch ''Operation Deckhouse Five'' in the Mekong Delta. * January 8 – Vietnam War: Operation Cedar Falls starts. * January 13 – A military coup occurs in Togo under the leadership of Étienne Eyadema. * January 14 – The Human Be-In takes place in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco; the event sets the stage for the Summer of Love. * January 15 ** Louis Leakey announces the discovery of pre-human fossils in Kenya; he names the species '' Kenyapithecus africanus''. ** American football: The Green Bay Packers defeat the Kansas City Chiefs 35–10 in the First AFL ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Sorbo
Kevin David Sorbo (born September 24, 1958) is an American actor. He had starring roles in two television series: as Hercules in ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'', and as Captain Dylan Hunt in '' Andromeda''. Sorbo is also known for acting in the Christian drama films '' God's Not Dead'' and ''Let There Be Light''. Early life and education Sorbo was born in Mound, Minnesota, on September 24, 1958. He is of Norwegian descent. He was raised in a Lutheran family. Sorbo attended Minnesota State University Moorhead, where he double majored in marketing and advertising. To help pay for tuition, he began to work as a model for print and television advertising. Career In the mid 1980s, Sorbo traveled around Europe and Australia working in television commercials and also modeled for print advertisements. By the early 1990s, he had appeared in over 150 commercials. One of the popular commercials he appeared in was for Jim Beam bourbon whiskey, known for Sorbo's repeated catchphrase ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kull The Conqueror
''Kull the Conqueror'' is a 1997 fantasy film about the Robert E. Howard character Kull starring Kevin Sorbo. It is a film adaptation of Howard's Conan novel ''The Hour of the Dragon'', with the protagonist changed to the author's other barbarian hero Kull. The storyline also bears similarities to two other Howard stories, the Kull story "By This Axe I Rule!" and the Conan story "The Phoenix on the Sword", which was a rewritten version of "By This Axe I Rule!" The film was originally intended to be the third ''Conan'' film, ''Conan the Conqueror'' but Arnold Schwarzenegger declined to reprise the role as Conan. Sorbo was reluctant to redo a character already played, so the character was changed to Kull. Screenwriter Charles Edward Pogue has stated that he was extremely displeased with this film, feeling that his script was ruined by studio interference. Plot Kull battles for the right to join Valusia's elite Dragon Legion until being told by General Taligaro that as a barbarian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Phoenix On The Sword
"The Phoenix on the Sword" is one of the original short story, short stories about Conan the Barbarian, Conan the Cimmerian written by American author Robert E. Howard and first published in ''Weird Tales'' magazine in December 1932. The tale, in which Howard created the character of Conan, was a rewrite of the unpublished Kull of Atlantis, Kull story "By This Axe I Rule!", with long passages being identical. The Conan version of the story was republished in the collections ''King Conan'' (Gnome Press, 1953) and ''Conan the Usurper'' (Lancer Books, 1967). It has most recently been republished in the collections ''The Conan Chronicles, 2, The Conan Chronicles Volume 2: The Hour of the Dragon'' (Victor Gollancz Ltd, Gollancz, 2001) and ''Conan of Cimmeria: Volume One (1932-1933)'' (Del Rey Books, Del Rey, 2003). It is set in the pseudo-historical Hyborian Age and details Conan foiling a plot to unseat him as king of Aquilonia. Plot summary A middle-aged Conan of Cimmeria tries to g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conan The Barbarian
Conan the Barbarian (also known as Conan the Cimmerian) is a fictional sword and sorcery hero who originated in pulp magazines and has since been adapted to books, comics, films (including '' Conan the Barbarian'' and '' Conan the Destroyer''), television programs (animated and live-action), video games, and role-playing games. Robert E. Howard created the character in 1932 for a series of fantasy stories published in ''Weird Tales'' magazine. Thought to be the earliest known appearance of Robert E. Howard’s character was that of a black-haired barbarian with heroic attributes named Conan in the 1931 short story "People of the Dark". By 1932, Howard had officially conceptualised Conan and in his lifetime wrote 21 stories. Over the years many other writers have written works featuring Conan. Many Conan the Barbarian stories feature Conan embarking on heroic adventures filled with common fantasy elements such as princesses and wizards. Howard's mythopoeia has the stories se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pulp Magazine
Pulp magazines (also referred to as "the pulps") were inexpensive fiction magazines that were published from 1896 to the late 1950s. The term "pulp" derives from the cheap wood pulp paper on which the magazines were printed. In contrast, magazines printed on higher-quality paper were called "glossies" or "slicks". The typical pulp magazine had 128 pages; it was wide by high, and thick, with ragged, untrimmed edges. The pulps gave rise to the term pulp fiction in reference to run-of-the-mill, low-quality literature. Pulps were the successors to the penny dreadfuls, dime novels, and short-fiction magazines of the 19th century. Although many respected writers wrote for pulps, the magazines were best known for their lurid, exploitative, and sensational subject matter, even though this was but a small part of what existed in the pulps. Successors of pulps include paperback books, digest magazines, and men's adventure magazines. Modern superhero comic books are sometimes considere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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