The Howard, Robert E. (Robert Ervin) 1906-1936 creator Rankin, Hugh 1878-1956 text utu 2026 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats The hills of the dead by Robert E. Howard is a pulp fantasy-horror short story written in the early 20th century. It follows the Puritan adventurer Solomon Kane as he answers the pull of the African interior, wielding a voodoo staff given by the sorcerer N’Longa to confront a land cursed by the undead. Kane rescues a village girl, Zunna, then fights two red‑eyed revenants in a cave, discovering that only fire, a broken neck, or the enchanted staff can end them. Learning the hills shelter a nation of walking dead rooted in an ancient stone city, he calls on N’Longa through dream-magic. N’Longa’s spirit enters Zunna’s lover, Kran, and guides Kane into the vampire country. Swarmed on a crag, Kane holds the fiends at bay until N’Longa summons vast flocks of vultures, which drive the undead into their city; the pair then ring it with fire, destroying the brood. Back at the cave, N’Longa restores Kran and Zunna, explains the staff’s power, and departs, while Kane, scarred but resolute, turns again toward the beckoning wilds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Release date is 2026-01-01 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan & the online Distributed Proofreaders Canada team at https://www.pgdpcanada.net Originally published: Indianapolis, IN: Popular Fiction Company, 1930 Short stories Horror tales Vampires -- Fiction British -- Africa -- Fiction Puritans -- Fiction Occultism -- Fiction Kane, Solomon (Fictitious character) -- Fiction PS Indianapolis, IN: Popular Fiction Company, 1930 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77603 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77603 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134810.0 77603