{"id":138,"date":"2011-08-18T15:53:17","date_gmt":"2011-08-18T15:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2011\/08\/18\/7-howard-characters-who-could-make-a-better-movie-than-conan\/"},"modified":"2012-08-17T05:18:27","modified_gmt":"2012-08-17T05:18:27","slug":"7-howard-characters-who-could-make-a-better-movie-than-conan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2011\/08\/18\/7-howard-characters-who-could-make-a-better-movie-than-conan\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Howard characters who could make a better movie than Conan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just in time for the new Conan film, I explored  <a href=\"http:\/\/blastr.com\/2011\/08\/7-robert-e-howard-charact.php\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\">seven lesser-known Robert E. Howard characters who could make for a far more interesting movie than Conan<\/a> for Blastr.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<table width=\"90%\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"3\" border=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"genmed\"><b>Quote:<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"quote\">Despite Hollywood&#8217;s blinders, Robert E. Howard&#8217;s career included far more than Conan stories. In just 10 years, the prolific Texan produced more than 300 short stories, two novels and countless poems featuring numerous characters in a wide variety of genres, including heroic fantasy, western, horror, historical and humor.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><span class=\"postbody\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/moviesclick.ca\/movie-images\/104183\/104183_ab.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I cover characters ranging from Bran Mak Morn to Dark Agnes de Chastillon. &quot;Who?&quot; you ask. <a href=\"http:\/\/blastr.com\/2011\/08\/7-robert-e-howard-charact.php\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\">Read the article<\/a> to find out about them and five other fascinating creations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just in time for the new Conan film, I explored seven lesser-known Robert E. Howard characters who could make for a far more interesting movie than Conan for Blastr. Quote: Despite Hollywood&#8217;s blinders, Robert E. 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