Erwin Neutzsky-Wulff

Erwin Neutzsky-Wulff (born 24 November 1949) is a Danish author and philosopher who has published within the genres of science fiction, science, horror, prose and non-fiction.

Neutzsky-Wulff is the son of Aage Neutzsky-Wulff (1891–1967). His half-sister Vita Andersen is known for her poetry and fiction.

Neutzsky-Wulff attended courses in philosophy at the University of Copenhagen, but broke off his studies after his first year. Having lived in Copenhagen all of his life, he moved into an abandoned school in Vinstrup north of Randers with his wife, where he presently spends his time expanding his authorship. He occasionally holds courses on themes drawn from extensive interests.

Neutzsky-Wulff has written in both fiction and non-fiction, on subjects as diverse as history, philosophy, cognition, religion, the occult, psychology and horror fiction. He also authored a number of books on computer programming during the 1980s. He is mainly self-taught and has mastered several languages, including Hebrew, Latin, German, French, English and the Nordic languages.

Neutzsky-Wulff keeps in touch with his readers through his fan magazine Bathos and his official home page. Bathos, in addition to offering reviews of mainly old horror films, also contains in-depth articles on philosophy, religion, culture and various esoteric subjects. In addition, the magazine expounds on the author's philosophy and on various themes in his literature.

In his earliest published literature, Erwin Neutzsky-Wulff builds up his own literary universe. The Dialog om det 21. århundredes to vigtigste verdenssystemer, (1971), is a philosophical dialogue modelled on the classical style of Galileo Galilei's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems. The plot is set in a not too distant future, where a Danish civil war has broken out. The reader is witnessing a debate between three persons, one representing a new humanistic view on mankind and its new ideology (or anti-ideology), called Wulffianism. Wulffianism is anarchic in the word's real sense, entailing an accept of violence as a mean and denial of modern civilization. This, as expected, caused severe public controversy. Other books from this early period of the authorship are anthologies of essays and poems, and mainly appear as supplements to the mentioned dialogues. All of Neutzsky-Wulff's poetry is in rhyme, metrical with a touch of subtle pastiche.

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