The horrible darkness of unknowing and terror glides through our subconscious in terrible times. It occurs when it is dark and we can’t find our way, or when a strange visage appears on the horizon. In “Rattle of Bones” by Robert E Howard, who was also the progenitor of the sword and sorcery genre. Howard’s story features weird elements and hallmarks of the sword and sorcery genre: intense action and menacing villains.