Black Hounds of Death (Weird Works of Robert E. Howard, Volume 9) Book

I took a while stopping and starting this book in 7 years. Life must have intruded on my time.
The 9th and final volume of The Weird Works of Robert E. Howard finishes strong with a book containing arguably not only his best Conan yarn, but perhaps the best story of Howard's career in _Red Nails_ . A story where we are introduced to blonde heroine Valeria of the Red Brotherhood.
The title of the volume comes from a rather crude horror story taking place in the Middle-east, but Howard weaves quite the fright with it and contains a lot of his key notes in terms of action, mystery, suspense, and the aforementioned horror. The Lovecraft-like influence is felt in stories such as The Dead Remember and The Fire of Asshurbanipal and there is Howard poetry interspersed throughout the book. Another gem!