Who was Robert E. Howard? Here you can study the biographical details of the father of the Sword-and-Sorcery genre.

First, get your feet wet by reading “A Short Biography of Robert E. Howard” by Rusty Burke. Rusty’s one of the most dogged researchers of REH’s life, and you’re sure to learn a lot in this brief but jam-packed biographical sketch.

Next, browse through all of the known pictures of Robert E. Howard. These have been discovered one by one over a period of seventy years, and new ones are still occasionally found (the one of REH and Patch in front of his house was discovered by REHupans Rusty Burke and Patrice Louinet a mere few years ago).

After you’ve covered the basics, explore some of the other details of Howard’s life and thoughts:

For a fascinating list of Robert E. Howard quotes about writing, check out “One Who Wrote Alone” by former REHupan Ed Waterman.

Click here to take a virtual tour of the Robert E. Howard House and Museum in Cross Plains, Texas, a popular tourist attraction that’s on the National Register of Historic Places.

For details on helping the organization that runs the museum and keeps Howard’s name alive in Cross Plains, visit our page about Project Pride.

Howard was a wide traveler all over the Southwest, and many of the places he visited and mentioned in stories and letters are interesting destinations for his fans today. REHupan Gary Romeo has prepared a visual tour of some of the more important sites in his article “In Search of Cimmeria.”

A few years back, Rusty Burke made a startling discovery regarding Howard’s alleged suicide couplet typed shortly before his death. To learn what he found, read “All Fled, All Done.”