The Monsters of the Hyborian Age

Art by Earl Norem

The Hyborian world of Conan the Cimmerian is fraught with creatures both natural and unnatural. Here is a series of posts looking at each of these critters from the imagination of Robert E. Howard. Each begins with the original text then goes on to see how the monster was interpreted by artists on book covers and in comics.

 

Baboon-Demon of Stygia

Satha the Giant Snake

The Tower Spider

Thog the Slithering Shadow

Thak the Apeman

The Winged Ape

Were-Hyenas

The Dragon

The Crawler

The God in the Bowl

The Blood-Stained God

Yama the Demon King

The Ancient One

Devil of the Outer Dark

The Slug of Larsha

The Hulking Beasts

Monster Bats and Harpies

Undead and Unleashed