02566cam a22003613u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000500011324500150016326400510017830000470022933600260027633700260030233800360032849000640036450000770042850000310050550800960053652012800063253400830191265300200199565300250201565300280204070000290206883000640209785600430216171268UtSlPG20260610134640.0mcr n260607r20231929utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aHoward, Robert E.q(Robert Ervin),d1906-193610aSkull-face 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2023  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from Weird Tales October, November, December 1929.  aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skull-Face  aRelease date is 2023-07-24  aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"Skull-Face" by Robert E. Howard is a work of fiction written in the late 1920s and falls within the genre of weird and horror tales. The narrative introduces Stephen Costigan, an American hashish addict who becomes entwined in a dark web of drug use, visions, and sinister characters. Throughout the story, the presence of a chilling and enigmatic antagonist, known as the Skull-Faced Man, looms large, suggesting themes of addiction and moral decline amidst a backdrop of tension between Eastern mystique and Western civilization.  The opening portion of the story illustrates Costigan's haunting dreams influenced by hashish, leading him into encounters with fantastical and horrific imagery, including the Skull-Faced Man and a beautiful girl named Zuleika. As he struggles with his addiction and the surreal experiences that come with it, he finds himself drawn into a world of opium dens, danger, and malevolent forces. His gradual awakening to the reality of his situation hints at deeper plots involving drug trafficking and a powerful, shadowy figure who seeks to manipulate him. The narrative explores themes of despair, the consequences of addiction, and a burgeoning mysterious plot that promises danger and intrigue. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cUnited States: Popular Fiction Publishing Company, 1929  aFantasy fiction  aMagicians -- Fiction  aDrug addicts -- Fiction1 aRankin, Hugh,d1878-1956 0aProduced from Weird Tales October, November, December 1929.40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71268