- Pigeons from Hell
Infobox short story
name = Pigeons from Hell
title_orig =
translator =
author =Robert E. Howard
country =United States
language = English
series =
genre = Horrorshort story
published_in = "Weird Tales "
publication_type =
publisher =
media_type =Pulp magazine
pub_date = May 1938
english_pub_date =
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followed_by ="Pigeons from Hell" is a short story by
Robert E. Howard , first published by "Weird Tales " in 1938.Plot
"Pigeons from Hell" is a
Southern Gothic tale of an abandoned house, where pigeons gather after dark.Adaptations
TV
The story was the basis for an
eponym ous episode of theBoris Karloff -presented "Thriller" that aired in June 1961. [imdb title|0723089|"Pigeons from Hell"]Graphic novel
In 1988 it was adapted into a
graphic novel byScott Hampton , for Eclipse (ISBN 0913035688).Comic book
Most recently, it has been turned into a four-issue comic book mini-series written by
Joe R. Lansdale , with art byNathan Fox , and published byDark Horse Comics , starting in April 2008. [ [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=15926 Lansdale & Fox talk “Pigeons From Hell”] ,Comic Book Resources , April 9, 2008] [ [http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=155336 Joe R. Lansdale on Pigeons from Hell] ,Newsarama , April 29, 2008] [ [http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=155959 Pigeons from Hell artist Nathan Fox] ,Newsarama , May 5, 2008]ee also
*Conan, another comic adaptation of Howard's work
*Solomon Kane, and another from Dark HorseNotes
References
*comicbookdb|type=title|id=17900|title="Pigeons from Hell"
External links
* [http://www.howardworks.com/storyp.htm#PIGEONS_FROM_HELL_Early_draft Publication history] (including early draft)
* [http://arthursclassicnovels.com/arthurs/howard/pighell10.html Pigeons from Hell] , full text
* [http://www.comixology.com/podcasts/31/NYCC-Special-2-Nathan-Fox Interview with Nathan Fox] , artist for the upcoming comic book, at [http://www.comixology.com comiXology]
* [http://www.geocities.com/emruf7/pigeons.html Thriller script]
* [http://www.darkhorse.com/profile/preview.php?theid=14-789 Dark Horse preview]Reviews
* [http://www.comicsbulletin.com/reviews/12086988604203.htm Sunday Slugfest: Pigeons from Hell #1] ,
Comics Bulletin , April 20, 2008
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