Joseph S. Pulver, Sr.

Joseph S. Pulver, Sr., a life-long fan of pulp horror, fantasy, and science fiction, found himself exiled from a happy anonymity as of 1999 when Chaosium, Inc. published his highly acclaimed Cthulhu Mythos novel Nightmare’s Disciple. Though these days he writes mostly Surrealist poetry, his effectively chilling fiction and verse has appeared in collections including The Book of Eibon, Nameless Cults, Lin Carter’s Anton Zarnak Supernatural Sleuth, Rehearsals for Oblivion, and many others. He has received several honorable mentions in Ellen Datlow’s Year’s Best Fantasy & Horror. Joe also edited Ann K. Schwader’s verse collection The Worms Remember (2001). Hippocampus Press has just released Blood Will Have Its Season, Joe’s 1st collection of short work, edited by S.T. Joshi.

Joe has new tales upcoming in S.T. Joshi’s Black Wings (PS Publishing) and Bob Price’s The Tindalos Mythos (Hippocampus Press) and in S.T.’s Spawn of the Green Abyss (Mythos Books). He is currently putting together his 2nd collection of short work and working on several new King In Yellow tales.

Joe lives in upstate New York, not far from the ancestral home of Robert W. Chambers. He is a hardcore fan of Chambers’ King In Yellow and has written many short works utilizing Chambers’ fantastic mythology.