"Shadows in the Moonlight" is one of the original short stories starring the fictional sword and sorcery hero Conan the Cimmerian, written by American author Robert E. Howard[1] and first published in Weird Tales magazine in April 1934.

It is set in the fictional Hyborian Age and narrates Conan's escape to a remote island in the Vilayet Sea where he encounters the Red Brotherhood, a skulking creature, and mysterious iron statues.

Conan rows towards a dark and apparently deserted island, where they spend the night sleeping near ancient ruins decorated with remarkably lifelike statues.

Olivia has a bizarre dream where she witnesses a race of dark-skinned humanoids being transformed into statues by a vengeful god, and is convinced they will come to life in the moonlight.

As Conan prepares the ship to sail, a band of bruised and bewildered pirates appear while asking for his aid in leaving the "devil island".

The Marvel adaptation uses the title Iron Shadows in the Moon, and was reprinted in issue 13 of "Conan Saga" dated May 1988.