“Under the caverned pyramids great Set coils asleep; Among the shadows of the tombs his dusky people creep. I speak the Word from the hidden gulfs that never knew the sun— Send me a servant for my hate, oh scaled and shining One.” PoemDemonMonsterLovecraftSetLovecraftian Author:Robert E Howard
“When I was a fighting-man, the kettle-drums they beat; The people scattered gold-dust before my horse's feet; But now I am a great king, the people hound my track With poison in my wine-cup, and daggers at my back. —The Road of Kings” LifePoliticsLeadershipKingsTreacheryConanKingshipBarbarian Author:Robert E Howard
“That he did not instantly explode in a burst of murderous frenzy is a fact that measures his horror, which paralyzed him where he stood. A civilized man in his position would have sought doubtful refuge in the conclusion that he was insane; it did not occur to the Cimmerian to doubt his senses. He knew he was face to face with a demon of the Elder World, and the realization robbed him of all his faculties except sight.” Sword And SorceryPulp FictionLovecraftianConan The Barbarian Author:Robert E Howard