 The Castle of Terror

"The Castle of Terror" is a fantasy short story by American writers L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter, featuring the fictional sword and sorcery hero Conan the Barbarian created by Robert E. Howard.It was first published by Lancer Books in the paperback collection "Conan of Cimmeria" (1969), which was reprinted several times, first by Lancer and later by Ace Books through 1993.