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Study 098 - Rogues in the House (Patreon)

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2024-07-11 18:42:41
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Conan springs onto the podcast like a panther in Rogues in the House by Robert E. Howard!

Special thanks to reader and musician Erik Peabody of Viking Guitar Productions! You will be able to purchase the mp3 for his version of "The Witch House" as part of upcoming promotions - in the meantime, the original is here.

Check out this Weird Tales illustration.

And here's the Marvel Comics version.

Today's episode featured the piece Marche Slave by Tchaikovsky.

Next up: The Barbarian by Joanna Russ

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ESTY

Were-Man = The Hulk

MonsterTalk

The illustration of the plunked punk is pretty amusing. It looks like he'd have had to have hoisted her by her hair with a single hand and delicately and precisely dropped her to kersplunk. The style reminds me of some of the more romantic Tarzan illustrations where there's a very feminine aspect to Tarzan's eyes and he's got a more swimmer build than the later post-ww2 stuff where your Frazettas and your Valejos apparently actually visit a gym to find their bodybuilder models. like: http://www.erbzine.com/mag41/tzz01.jpg or http://www.erbzine.com/mag41/tzz11.jpg But the woman - she looks like she's totally art deco and could be on the hood of a vintage auto as a hood ornament. Really interesting choices by the artist.

Ethan Cordray

How did all these plots against Nabonidus all end up happening on the same night? I think the real lesson of the story is, "When you want to assassinate an evil sorcerer, better book ahead."

Cole Caron

Arnold as wasted Conan knocking himself out on a brick wall sounds like it would be a more sepia-toned version of that video where wasted Kiefer Sutherland tackles a christmas tree.

David

"Conan brained him with the beef-bone." was a line I always remembered but had forgotten what story it was from. Incredible!

Allison Albright

There's no way this podcast has been going for 15 years. If that were true, that would make me kinda old .... Anyway, glad you guys are still crushing your enemies, seeing them driven before you, etc.

Mooncubus

Man that's a great cover. It actually gave me chills. That song is so nostalgic to me now, which seems weird to say but considering I've been listening to you guy's for over 10 years now I guess it would be. Thank you for always being a constant in my adult life. As for the story, I kept thinking of that one scene in Shrek where the lady goes "The chair! Give him the chair!"

Steven Vincent

Gentlemen, great stuff this week. Regarding Conan and his travels I’ve always enjoyed the comics and magazines, however I’ve never really been a big fan of the original stories. They always seemed a tad too over the top “manly man guy” for me to enjoy. Today however, you may have changed my mind. Seeing Conan take out a powerful wizard with an ottoman to the noggin was pretty awesome and totally low key at the same time. I think you might have won me over. Conan saga here I come… 📚😀👍

Allison Albright

You know, this is probably neither the place nor the time for this, but speaking of the 15 year anniversary of the podcast, I seem to recall someone once talking about covering Dune at some point? And going to a Rush concert?? Anyway, I just want to say, with regard to the Dune portion of those plans, that whenever you guys are ready, I will be here in my spacing guild cosplay (David Lynch version), ready for the prophesied Dune month.

REO Jackwagon

Wow! That cover rocks my face off! And I had floor seat for Iron Maiden in '89!

Jim Cannon

You say you got spoiled by the Del Rey illo, but the apeman in the red cape was on the cover of the Ace paperback I first read this story in as a kid, and was such an iconic image/element it got incorporated into Conan the Destroyer. The story is 90 years old, you can't complain about spoilers!

The Eldritch Dark

That is some awesome shredding by Erik at the end of the podcast! 🤟

It's a Ghost.

Do we know for sure whether Nabonidus is actually a wizard? It does say in the story that, "[Murilo] could see in this twist of fate only the sinister hand of Nabonidus, and an eery obsession began to grow on him that the Red Priest was more than human—a sorcerer who read the minds of his victims and pulled strings on which they danced like puppets." But we never see him do any wizard stuff, and instead, he seems more like a Bond villain with all his traps and tech. He even talks too much in the end, allowing Conan the time to defeat him.

Steve

Murillo sounds like a cop from a 70s show, maybe Kojac, or perhaps the later Hill Street Blues.

Rick Hound

For me as a kid I was fascinated by the likely legendary or more likely mythical stories of the historical king Nabonidius traveling in exile into the Arabic desert and finding oracles on insulated oases. Of course this was my period of reading Arabian Nights and other related literature.

Erik Gordon

That cover tune is awesome!

Ben A

As a confession of sorts, I always look forward to Thule-ly in part because I listen while digging out weeds. Nothing like thinking about Conan ripping apart some ne'er-do-wells as I'm pulling alien plants from the garden. (I know some folks like to get ripped while listening to you guys, but I channel those panther-like reflexes a different way.) Also, happy anniversary!! The thought passed through my mind last week that it felt like it's been about 15 years since I discovered you all (December '09/January '10). Looking forward to seeing what celebrations you have planned.

Innsmouth Gold

I never took to Arnie as Conan, but in terms of casting surely Nabonidus has to be Vincent Price, a la Prospero in Masque of the Red Death! Rogues is a favourite Conan story of mine, though admittedly the "death by a convenient stool to hand" ending might be a little unfortunate in light of the earlier cesspit scene... Great show as always, thanks guys!

Runninghead

"Keen organs"? A "hairy Nabonidus"? Is this a strange story or a page from a doctor's notebook?

Our old pal Brendan Gardiner

Chad’s question about what unquenchable savagery is, and Chris’s answer “It can’t be quenched!” was worth my subscription for the month. That said, as funny as that was, I should probably increase my subscription level if the threshold for satisfying it can be met with one joke.

Fredrik Bridell

Does this story make anybody else think of the Thieves' World anthologies (those shared world ones, edited by Robert Asprin)? I'm not sure _why_ this story made me think of those books. Was there maybe a red priest in them?

Innsmouth Gold

It's interesting how in this story, as in Tower of the Elephant, Conan empathizes with the "monster." I think this gives the character much more depth than he is often credited with - a result of Arnie's "dumb barbarian" portrayal in my opinion. REH has Conan say "I have slain a man tonight, not a beast. I will count him among the chiefs whose souls I've sent into the dark, and my women will sing of him." Clonan the Destroyer says "Lard on your knife"...

Paul Meagher (Ma-her)

Loving thew-ly, as always, and the obligatory Robert E. Howard tale. Maybe next year, a return to Solomon Cane rather than Conan? You covered the last Cane story because he punched a ghost (more of a no-holds barred wrestling if I recall). I recommend 'The Footfalls Within' because he literally beats a lovecraftian eldritch horror with a stick. Who knew?

RebeccaR

I absolutely LOVED the outro music.

Sid Wood

It's been over a year, and I still don't have Erik Peabody's rock'n version of Chad's classic, "The Witch House". How can that be!! Erik.. take my money already!

Brian Pitt

I can't help but hear that quote you read as "I have no more cause for shame than you, you vulture-hearted plunderer," answered Murilo promptly. "You exploit a whole kingdom for your personal greed; and, under the guise of disinterested statesmanship, you swindle the king, beggar the rich, oppress the poor, and sacrifice the whole future of the nation for your ruthless ambition. You are no more than a fat hog with his snout in the trough. You are a greater thief than I am. This Cimmerian is the most honest man of the three of us, because he steals and murders openly." "So what, you're saying we're some kind of rogues in the house?" asked Nabonidus equably.