Rattle of bones

** "Rattle of Bones" by Robert E. Howard is a chilling horror-fantasy short story set in the ominous Cleft Skull Tavern, where vengeance lurks in the shadows. Travelers Solomon Kane and Gaston l'Armon stumble upon the eerie tavern, where a palpable tension hangs in the air, only to discover a shackled skeleton in a hidden room. The story thickens as Gaston's betrayal surfaces and the tavern host, consumed by madness from past sins, attempts to murder Kane. A supernatural twist unfolds when the freed bones of the magician exact their horrifying revenge on the depraved host, leading to a climax where the boundaries between the living and the vengeful dead blur in a spectacle of macabre justice. **

Robert Ervin Howard was an American writer who wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. He created the character Conan the Barbarian and is regarded as the father of the sword and sorcery subgenre.