E. Hoffman Price

Born in 1898 and dying in 1988, E. Hoffmann Price was an American writer best known for his huge output in the pulp magazines, especially Weird Tales. He sold his first story in the 1920s and went on to publish widely in fantasy, horror, science fiction, detective fiction, and adventure, building a reputation for energy, color, and range.

Price attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, and his varied life fed directly into his fiction. He was known for stories set in vivid far-flung locations, and for bringing an unusual mix of action, occult themes, and historical detail to popular magazine fiction.

He is also remembered for his connection to H. P. Lovecraft and the wider circle of early weird-fiction writers. For many readers, his importance lies not just in how much he wrote, but in how clearly his work captures the fast-moving imagination of the pulp era.