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100 1 _aHoward, Robert E.
_q(Robert Ervin),
_d1906-1936
245 1 0 _aSkull-face
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aProduced from Weird Tales October, November, December 1929.
500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skull-Face
500 _aRelease date is 2023-07-24
508 _aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _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.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: Popular Fiction Publishing Company, 1929
653 _aFantasy fiction
653 _aMagicians -- Fiction
653 _aDrug addicts -- Fiction
700 1 _aRankin, Hugh,
_d1878-1956
830 0 _aProduced from Weird Tales October, November, December 1929.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71268
999 _c111994
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