I read it about 30 years ago when I got the brief 1970s revival of WEIRD TALES. Moskowitz reprinted it. The story is a pastiche of Paul L. Anderson's caveman stories that had been in ARGOSY in the early 20s. Howard's take is faster and to the point. WEIRD TALES had a run of cave man stories in the middle 1920s. Farnsworth Wright said he rejected a fair number of stories with cavemen and dinosaurs together. Guess he would have rejected A. Conan Doyle's THE LOST WORLD had it been submitted to WT.
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"Spear And Fang"-- R E H Story Of The Month
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Posted 13 April 2012 - 12:04 AM
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Posted 13 April 2012 - 01:35 AM
True but i find a lot oif the Cave men with dinosaur style stories to be really awesome.I read it about 30 years ago when I got the brief 1970s revival of WEIRD TALES. Moskowitz reprinted it. The story is a pastiche of Paul L. Anderson's caveman stories that had been in ARGOSY in the early 20s. Howard's take is faster and to the point. WEIRD TALES had a run of cave man stories in the middle 1920s. Farnsworth Wright said he rejected a fair number of stories with cavemen and dinosaurs together. Guess he would have rejected A. Conan Doyle's THE LOST WORLD had it been submitted to WT.
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Posted 17 April 2012 - 05:58 PM
The Lancer Wolfshead - I remember that one. Some of Howard's greatest stories that did not feature Conan, Solomon Kane, and other of his more well-known heroes.
Especially remember Horror from the Mound, Howard's take on vampires- and how some critics complained because he did not follow "accepted" vampire lore. For that matter, he did the same with Wolfshead and werewolves.
Especially remember Horror from the Mound, Howard's take on vampires- and how some critics complained because he did not follow "accepted" vampire lore. For that matter, he did the same with Wolfshead and werewolves.
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Posted 17 April 2012 - 10:03 PM
I read it about 30 years ago when I got the brief 1970s revival of WEIRD TALES. Moskowitz reprinted it. The story is a pastiche of Paul L. Anderson's caveman stories that had been in ARGOSY in the early 20s. Howard's take is faster and to the point. WEIRD TALES had a run of cave man stories in the middle 1920s. Farnsworth Wright said he rejected a fair number of stories with cavemen and dinosaurs together. Guess he would have rejected A. Conan Doyle's THE LOST WORLD had it been submitted to WT.
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For those who haven't read Paul Anderson's cave man stories that inspired Spear & Fang, here is "The Cave that Swims on Water." Just scroll down to Anderson.
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