Harold Ward

Born in Coleta, Illinois, in 1879, Harold Ward was an American short story writer whose work appeared in the pulp magazines of the early 20th century. Bibliographic sources connect him strongly with fantasy, horror, and adventure fiction, and readers of vintage magazine fiction often encounter his name in Weird Tales and similar publications.

Ward is best known now for the Doctor Death stories, a villain-centered series from the 1930s that gave pulp readers a mix of crime, horror, and strange science. His fiction also included macabre pieces such as "The Skull," which helped build his reputation as a writer of dark, uncanny entertainment.

He died in 1950. Although he is not as widely known as some of his pulp-era peers, his work still attracts listeners and readers who enjoy classic supernatural fiction and the wild energy of old magazine storytelling.