{"id":6342,"date":"2020-04-22T13:34:58","date_gmt":"2020-04-22T13:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/?p=6342"},"modified":"2020-04-22T13:38:58","modified_gmt":"2020-04-22T13:38:58","slug":"joe-pulver-his-highness-in-yellow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/joe-pulver-his-highness-in-yellow\/","title":{"rendered":"JOE PULVER, HIS HIGHNESS IN YELLOW"},"content":{"rendered":"

We have to note with sorrow the loss of weird fiction writer Joseph S Pulver Sr<\/strong>, after a long struggle with debilitating illness \u2013 and yet sorrow will not be his legacy. We\u2019ve already seen wonderful images of The bEast, with well-deserved recognition of his value to the field, and his encouragement of others, over the last few hours. There is much yet to be said, and Joe will remain a Presence in weird fiction for a long time to come.
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Any contribution we might make is negligible compared to the views of those who knew him and his work far more intimately. We dislike sudden gushing pretences of close association – we’ve spilled beer over many noted authors, but didn’t exactly form a life-long bond because of it. So we might have stopped there, but as we reflected on Joe’s passing, we also recalled that this very month four years ago, April 2016, many of us were celebrating his particular gift,\u00a0 his memorable personality, or his great love for The King In Yellow<\/em>, that abiding creation of Robert W Chambers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

As a result, a rather neat resource was created at the time – for those who are not that familiar with Joe or his writing, and for those who just want to enjoy remembering. His friend and fellow author Mike Griffin*<\/strong> collated links to a wonderful range of pieces about Joe, and listed them on the GriffinWords website. We recommend browsing though these, written by many leading weird fiction folk.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/griffinwords.com\/2016\/04\/16\/the-new-math\/<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

That’s it, really. You can now go read some Pulver.<\/p>\n

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Should you want to carry on below, for our lesser part that same April, we decided to pursue a slightly different route. Intrigued by Joe’s fascination with tKiY<\/em> – and having long had our own obsession with Chambers’ stories – we explored the literary origins of lost Carcosa itself, and interviewed renowned artist Michael Hutter, who produced his own cycle of stunning Carcosa paintings.<\/p>\n

*Almost\u00a0 a year later, we did interview Mike Griffin as well, concerning his own inspirations and his first novel, <\/em>Hieroglyphs of Blood and Bone.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

The Devouring Hieroglyphs of Michael Griffin<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n