Carl Richard Jacobi (1908–1997) was an American journalist and author who became a highly active contributor to the twentieth-century pulp fiction market. Writing across a diverse range of popular genres, Jacobi was particularly recognized for his contributions to horror, fantasy, and speculative fiction. He was notable for being one of the last surviving writers to have contributed to the legendary horror magazine Weird Tales during its celebrated "glory days" of the 1920s and 1930s, cementing his association with the classic era of American weird fiction.\n\nThroughout his prolific career, Jacobi's work appeared in a wide array of popular pulp publications of the bizarre and uncanny, including Ghost Stories, Startling Stories, Thrilling Wonder Stories, and Strange Stories. Beyond horror and fantasy, he was a versatile writer who produced numerous crime and adventure narratives for periodicals such as Thrilling Adventures, Complete Stories, Top-Notch, Short Stories, The Skipper, Doc Savage, and Dime Adventures Magazine. He also ventured into the realm of science fiction, producing space operas that were featured in publications like Planet Stories.\n\nJacobi's versatile storytelling and evocative style earned him an international legacy. His stories, which captured the imaginative and fast-paced spirit of the classic American pulp era, have been translated into several languages, including French, Swedish, Danish, Russian, and Dutch, ensuring his work reached readers far beyond his native United States.
