1924: ‘The Desert Lich’ by Frank Belknap Long, Jr.

Hertzsprung-Russell rating: O10^-2

Available in: Weird Tales Volume IV, no III

Synopsis: A man sells an a-ngry A-rab an unchaste bride and, as punishment, is tossed into the bottom of a rocky pit. It’s rock bottom. But to make matters worse he’s terrorized by pit demons. Pit demons: they’re the pits. I kinda used the same joke twice in this post but fuck it.