The Garden of Fear

"The Garden of Fear" is a short story by American author Robert E. Howard. Although containing no immmediately obvious connections to the Cthulhu Mythos, it forms the second written instalment of the James Allison Cycle.
== Synopsis ==
James Allison recalls another of his past lives, this one that of a pre-human barbarian fleeing with his love from their wrathful tribe. When his mate is stolen away by a black, winged figure, the tribesman uses his animal cunning to defeat the foe and his plantlike guardians, and rescue the girl.
== Characters ==
* James Allison, a man who has lived through many, many reincarnations.
* Hunwulf, a semi-feral ancestor of modern-day humans who hails from the icy northlands.
* Gudrun, Hunwulf's love.
* The Winged Black Man, the sadistic last survivor of a race which once ruled the world.
== Publication History ==
"The Garden of Fear" was first published in Marvel Tales #2 (July-August 1934). It has since appeared in a large number of other publications, both periodicals and anthologies, and has been translated into French, German and Hungarian.
Category:Robert E. Howard works
Category:Lovecraft Circle Works
Category:James Allison Cycle