. . . . . . . . . . . . . "Red Nails is a novella by Robert E. Howard first published in Weird Tales 28 1-3 (July, August/September, October 1936). Red Nails is the last Conan story Howard wrote and the last major fantasy he completed. On the verge of abandoning fantasy for more commercial concerns, Howard devoted considerable thought and effort to his final allegorical statement. Red Nails was important to Howard, and in a letter to Clark Ashton Smith, he expressed his feelings about it:"@en . . . . "Red Nails"@en . "Previous Story:"@en . . . . "\"Red Nails\" is a Conan the Barbarian novella by Robert E. Howard. Published in 3 parts, from July to October, 1936."@en . "Red Nails"@en . . "\"Red Nails\" is a Conan the Barbarian novella by Robert E. Howard. Published in 3 parts, from July to October, 1936."@en . . . . . "Next Story:"@en . . "\"Red Nails"@en . . . . "Red Nails is a novella by Robert E. Howard first published in Weird Tales 28 1-3 (July, August/September, October 1936). Red Nails is the last Conan story Howard wrote and the last major fantasy he completed. On the verge of abandoning fantasy for more commercial concerns, Howard devoted considerable thought and effort to his final allegorical statement. Red Nails was important to Howard, and in a letter to Clark Ashton Smith, he expressed his feelings about it: Sent a three-part serial to Wright yesterday: \"Red Nails,\" which I devoutly hope he\u2019ll like. A Conan yarn, and the grimmest, bloodiest and most merciless story of the series so far. Too much raw meat, maybe, but I merely portrayed what I honestly believe would be the reactions of certain types of people in the situations on which the plot of the story hung\u2026"@en . . .