Paul Frederick Ernst (November 7, 1899 – September 21, 1985)Terence E. Hanley, Tellers of Weird Tales blog was an American pulp fiction writer. He is best known as the writer of the original 24 "Avenger" novels, published by Street & Smith under the house name Kenneth Robeson.
Biography
Paul Ernst was born in Akron, Ohio.G.W. Thomas, Of Men and Monsters: "Copies in Bronze" . Accessed August 6, 2008Hutchison, Don The Great Pulp Heroes - 3: The Avenger in Peter Harris (ed.) The New Captain George's Whizzbang #12 (1971) He "[took] up fiction writing in his early twenties". "A prolific manufacturer of potboilers-made-to-order," his stories appeared in a number of early science fiction and fantasy magazines. His writing appeared in Astounding Stories, Strange Tales and Amazing, and he was the author of the Doctor Satan series (8 stories in all) which ran in Weird Tales from 1935 to 1936. His most famous work was in writing the original 24 The Avenger stories in the eponymous pulp magazine between 1939 and 1942.
When pulp magazine work began to dry up, Ernst "was able to make a painless transition into the more prestigious "slick" magazines, where his word skill earned him higher financial rewards." As of 1971, he was "still active as a writer," including penning "Blackout" for the July 1971 issue of Good Housekeeping magazine. He died in Pinellas County, Florida in September 1985, at age 85.
Bibliography
Dr. Satan series
Dr. Satan (1935) The Man Who Chained the Lightning (1935) Hollywood Horror (1935) The Consuming Flame (1935) Horror Insured (1936) Beyond Death's Gateway (1936) The Devil's Double (1936) Mask of Death (1936)
The Avenger series (as Kenneth Robeson)
Justice, Inc (1939,1972) The Yellow Hoard (1939, 1972) The Sky Walker (1939, 1972) The Devil's Horns (1939, 1972) The Frosted Death (1940, 1972) The Blood Ring (1940, (1972) Stockholders in Death (1940, 1972) The Glass Mountain (1940, 1973) Tuned for Murder (1940, 1973) The Smiling Dogs (1940, 1973) River of Ice (1940, 1973) The Flame Breathers (1940, 1973) Murder on Wheels (1940, 1973) The Three Gold Crowns (1940, 1973) House of Death (1941, 1973) The Hate Master (1941, 1973) Nevlo (1941, 1973) Death in Slow Motion (1941, 1973) Pictures of Death (1941, 1973) The Green Killer (1942, 1974) The Happy Killers (1942, 1974) The Black Death (1942, 1974) The Wilder Curse (1942, 1974) Midnight Murder (1942, 1974)
+ credits title publisher year Ernest Jason Fredericks Shakedown Hotel Ace Books 1958 Paul Ernst The Complete Tales of Doctor Satan Altus Press 2013 Twelve Who Were Damned and Other Stories Ramble House 2016 The Complete Tales of Seekay Steeger Books 2018 Rulers of the Future Armchair Fiction 2019 Red Hell of Jupiter Armchair Fiction 2012
Critical studies and reviews Reviews The complete tales of Doctor Satan.
References
External links
Paul Ernst at Internet Book List