Joseph S. Pulver Sr. facts for kids
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Joseph S. Pulver Sr.
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| Born | July 5, 1955 Schenectady, New York |
| Died | April 24, 2020 (aged 64) Berlin, Germany |
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| Nationality | American |
| Genre | Horror fiction, noir fiction, hardboiled, dark fantasy, poetry |
| Spouse | Katrin Pulver |
Joseph S. Pulver Sr. (July 5, 1955 – April 24, 2020) was an author and poet, much of whose work falls within the horror fiction, noir fiction / hardboiled, and dark fantasy genres. He lived in Germany, and died from COPD and other issues in a German hospital on April 24, 2020.
Work as author
Pulver started his publishing career in the early 1990s with a number of short stories published in various American small press magazines, foremost among them Robert M. Price's Crypt of Cthulhu. His tales cover subjects ranging from Robert Wiene's The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari to H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos and Robert W. Chambers' "King in Yellow."
Pulver's professional debut came with the publication of his Lovecraftian novel, "Nightmare's Disciple".
In addition to various American small press magazines (Hippocampus Press, Lovecraft eZine, Nemonymous, etc.), Pulver's work has been featured in numerous anthologies in the US, UK, France, and Japan. Some of these anthologies include: "Black Wings: New Tales of Lovecraftian Horror", "The Tindalos Mythos", "Spawn of the Green Abyss", "The Book of Eibon", Lin Carter's "Anton Zarnak: Supernatural Sleuth", and "Rehearsals For Oblivion".
Nearly two dozen short works of his have been translated into French and Japanese.
Work as editor
Pulver has also been the editor of Midnight Shambler and Tales of Lovecraftian Horror. He was also the co-editor for Crypt of Cthulhu, published by Mythos Books LLC working alongside Robert M. Price, Michael Cisco and David Wynn.
He has also edited collections by Ann K. Schwader (The Worms Remember, Hive Press) and John B. Ford (Dark Shadows on the Moon, Hive Press).
In 2012 Pulver edited A Season in Carcosa (an anthology of new tales based on Robert W. Chambers' "The King in Yellow" tales) for Miskatonic River Press. A year later he edited the award-winning anthology The Grimscribe's Puppets (a tribute anthology to Thomas Ligotti for the same publisher).
Mr. Pulver was guest editor for the Lovecraft eZine The King in Yellow special issue, which was published in April 2014.
Cassilda's Song (Chaosium), is an anthology based on Robert W. Chambers's King in Yellow with new tales, written by female writers. The anthology has been released in 2015 in electronic format and available in print in the first quarter of 2016.
For the Necronomicon Providence Mr. Pulver edited a Round Robin for the Lovecraft Arts & Sciences Council, that included stories, artwork and accounts by participants of the Necronomicon Providence in 2013 and 2015.
In 2016 and 2017 several anthologies that have been edited by Joseph S. Pulver were published. Amongst them are The Madness of Dr. Caligari (Fedogan & Bremer, 2016), Darker Companions - a tribute to Ramsey Campbell, co-edited with Scott David Aniolowski (PS Publishing, 2016), Born under a Bad Sign and The Leaves of a Necronomicon (Chaosium in 2016/2017).
Mr. Pulver has curated the release of the Michael Cisco novella Knife Dance for Dim Shores. The novella was published in 2016.
Awards and nominations
- 2013 Shirley Jackson Award, as editor for Superior Work in an Anthology. The Grimscribe's Puppets (Miskatonic River Press)
- 2013 Bram Stoker Award, Finalist for award in Superior Achievement in the Anthology Category. The Grimscribe's Puppets (Miskatonic River Press)
- 2016 World Fantasy Award, Finalist for World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology. Cassilda's Song (Chaosium)
- 2016 Shirley Jackson Award nominee, for edited anthology. The Madness of Dr. Caligari (Fedogan & Bremer)
