The Tower of the Elephant

"The Tower of the Elephant" is a Conan the Barbarian story by Robert E. Howard. First published in March, 1933.

Tropes included

 * All Just a Dream: Conan wonders this
 * Collapsing Lair: The tower
 * Eldritch Abomination: Yag-kosha
 * Evil Sorcerer: Yara
 * Eye of Newt: the rope
 * Gem-Encrusted: The tower
 * Giant Spider: A pig-sized one, hidden in the ceiling of one room.
 * Gold Makes Everything Shiny: Its door
 * Immortality Inducer: Yara uses the Heart of the Elephant to prolong his life.
 * Mentor Occupational Hazard
 * Mineral MacGuffin: The Elephant's Heart
 * The Need for Mead: Where Conan hears of the tower
 * Petting Zoo People: Actually, it's the head of an elephant
 * The Philosopher: Conan finds them unimpressive
 * Roar Before Beating: That the lions do not roar is evidence of the uncanniness
 * White Magic: Yag-kosha originally taught Yara this, but Yara wasn't satisfied with only being taught this, and eventually turned Yag-kosha's power against him and enslaved him.