Issue #8

"Texas as Character in Robert E. Howard's Fiction" by Mark Finn
The influence of the state of Texas on Howard and his use of said state within his fiction.

"Robert E. Howard in the Gothic Tradition" by Charles Gramlich

The influence of Gothic authors, particularly Edgar Allan Poe, on Howard's fictional output.

"Two Views on The Barbaric Triumph"

by Fred Blosser and S.T. Joshi
Two critical reviews on the Don Herron edited collection The Barbaric Triumph.

"Adventures--Imperial and Otherwise"

by Mark E. Hall
A focused study on Richard Phillips' Mapping Men and Empire: A Geography of Adventure and the influence that Imperialism had upon pulp authors, Howard in particular.

Plus three reviews on "Power of the Writing Mind", "Graveyard Rats", and "The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane".