Pigeons from Hell
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| "Pigeons from Hell" | |
| Author | Robert E. Howard |
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| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Horror short story |
| Published in | Weird Tales |
| Media type | Pulp magazine |
| Publication date | May 1938 |
"Pigeons from Hell" is a short story by Robert E. Howard, first published by Weird Tales in 1938.
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[edit] Plot
Pigeons from Hell is a Southern Gothic tale of an abandoned house, where pigeons gather after dark.
[edit] Adaptations
[edit] TV
The story was the basis for an eponymous episode of the Boris Karloff-presented Thriller that aired in June 1961.[1]
[edit] Graphic novel
In 1988 it was adapted into a graphic novel by Scott Hampton, for Eclipse (ISBN 0913035688).
[edit] Comic book
Most recently, it has been turned into a four-issue comic book mini-series written by Joe R. Lansdale, with art by Nathan Fox, and published by Dark Horse Comics, starting in April 2008.[2] [3] [4]
[edit] See also
- Conan, another comic adaptation of Howard's work
- Solomon Kane, and another from Dark Horse
[edit] Notes
- ^ "Pigeons from Hell" at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ Lansdale & Fox talk “Pigeons From Hell”, Comic Book Resources, April 9, 2008
- ^ Joe R. Lansdale on Pigeons from Hell, Newsarama, April 29, 2008
- ^ Pigeons from Hell artist Nathan Fox, Newsarama, May 5, 2008
[edit] References
- Pigeons from Hell at the Comic Book DB
[edit] External links
Wikisource has original text related to this article:
- Publication history (including early draft)
- Pigeons from Hell, full text
- Interview with Nathan Fox, artist for the upcoming comic book, at comiXology
- Thriller script
- Dark Horse preview
[edit] Reviews
- Sunday Slugfest: Pigeons from Hell #1, Comics Bulletin, April 20, 2008
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