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Pigeons from Hell

short story by Robert E. Howard
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Pigeons from Hell

Summary

Pigeons from Hell is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (482 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pigeons from Hell authored Robert E. Howard[3].
  • Pigeons from Hell's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Pigeons from Hell's genre is horror literature[5].
  • Pigeons from Hell's genre is Southern Gothic[6].
  • Pigeons from Hell's genre is horror fiction[7].
  • Pigeons from Hell's genre is fantasy[8].
  • Pigeons from Hell's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • Pigeons from Hell's country of origin is recorded as United States[10].
  • 1934 marks the founding of Pigeons from Hell[11].
  • Pigeons from Hell was published on May 1938[12].
  • Pigeons from Hell's nominated for is recorded as Retro Hugo Award for Best Novelette[13].
  • Pigeons from Hell's published in is recorded as Weird Tales[14].
  • Pigeons from Hell's published in is recorded as The Century's Best Horror Fiction 1901-1950[15].
  • Pigeons from Hell's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pigeons from Hell'}[16].
  • Pigeons from Hell's form of creative work is recorded as novelette[17].

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Authorship and Creation

Pigeons from Hell authored Robert E. Howard[3].

Publication

Pigeons from Hell was published on May 1938[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. Genres include horror literature[5], Southern Gothic[6], horror fiction[7], and fantasy[8].

Why It Matters

Pigeons from Hell ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (482 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Related Entities

literary work Robert E. Howard United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · InventaireBot bot · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open library id → OL3384302W
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P648]]: OL3384302W, add claims: P648"
  2. 5w ago · TenebrousFox · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Published in → Weird Tales, The Century's Best Horror Fiction 1901-1950
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1433]]: [[Q140073610]]"
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