dark magic
The Hashish Eater -or- The Apocalypse of Evil by Clark Ashton Smith
The Hashish Eater -or- The Apocalypse of Evil – The epic poem in blank verse that brought Clark Ashton Smith fame and led to his acquaintance with H.P. Lovecraft.
Beyond the Black River by Robert E. Howard
In “Beyond The Black River”, Conan battles Picts, the wizard Zogar Sag, and a demon to save the settlers on the frontier of the Black River. Then, in “Shadows in Zamboula”, Conan battles cannibals, Baal-pteor the strangler of Yota-pong, and Totrasmek the priest of Hanuman to secure the rule of the satrap of Zamboula.