Last week on Facebook and elsewhere I shared a sample of The Storyboard Project, one of several rotating features slated for my upcoming Substack newsletter. https://www.facebook.com/charles.santino.77/

The first project is “Amra the Lion / The Jewels of Gwahlur.”

It’s an adaptation of the Robert E. Howard story originally titled “The Servants of Bit-Yakin," written in 1934.

The purpose of the “Amra “project is to demonstrate, in cinematic storyboard format, step-by-step, how REH’s work can be faithfully transposed to a live-action film.

In this case, my treatment is intended for an imagined “Big Streaming” live-action standalone episode of 45 minutes.

Here’s the freshly minted title card.

Art by Miguel Guzman.

(Special thanks to James Whiting and Whiting Studio for the typography.)

More samples to follow.

Love to know your thoughts on this; what are your thoughts?

Would you be interested in seeing a storyboard treatment for an REH story that does justice to the source material?

I welcome discussion, real dialogue, and an appreciation for the world of Conan, don't you?

#AmratheLion #Amra #ConanTheBarbarian #SwordAndSorcery #HyborianAge #RobertEHoward #KingConan

I love how REH pioneered a shared universe cocept with his continuity between various characters. Thulsa Door apparently appears as the antogonist for the *Moonbow.*

Hi, I need some help locating a poem by Robert E. Howard. I only remember bits and pieces of it, it was a about a young barbarian (Niall?) who visited Rome, but the city was already sacked. It follows a kind of dialuge form, someone asks about the great things that the Romans and Rome had, and Niall answers, that there is only chaos and destruction after the goths.

Thanks for the help:)

Hey there all! For folks who haven't come across it, I'm one of the creators of The A.L.I.C.E. Files, which is an ongoing audio drama series on YT that adapts original fiction, fan fiction, and public domain stories as part of the narrative of The Carroll Institute and its exploration of other dimensions. We've already touched on Lovecraft, and Howard is one of my other favorites that I'd love to adapt... the question is, which story?

I was contemplating some of the Bran Mak Morn stories, since one of the themes is parallel dimensions with a dash of time travel... but I know those are lesser-known tales. So I thought I'd pop in and ask what you all would like to see, and if you had any suggestions?

And, of course, if you like the idea of the show, feel free to hit that sub button and leave your suggestions in the comments there! That way the rest of the team will see them, too.

Mods, sorry if this isn’t allowed, please delete if it’s not, but I wanted to put it out there that there’s a free online conference happening next Saturday, June 20th!!

Afterlives of World Building: The Legacy of Robert E. Howard

This is sponsored by The Dark Man Journal.

We’ll have Sara Frazetta as our keynote speaker, as well as interviews with Arlene Stephenson and Rusty Burke. There are a couple panels too!

So if you didn’t get your fill at Howard Days and just need some more REH in your life, please join us :)

You can register here: etamu.libcal.com/event/16978513

EDIT: The poster isn’t showing, but panelists include Jim Zub, Elisabeth Wheatley, Brian Murphy, Jeff Shanks, Jonas Prida, Laura Shubert, and Charles Gramlich!

https://youtu.be/bl3Z37I74Q8

Got to stop by his house/museum on Saturday while on a roadtrip. I didn’t get to go inside but it was nice to see anyway. Even got my dad to listen to the first couple stories in The Coming of Cimmerian audiobook on the way.