Born in Beverly, New Jersey, he moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1894. Originally trained in law, he turned to journalism, first as a correspondent and later as editor. According to Peter Haining, Merritt survived a … See more

Merritt's writings were heavily influenced by H. Rider Haggard, Robert W. Chambers, Helena Blavatsky and Gertrude Barrows … See more

Novels
• The Moon Pool (fix-up, 1919) Available online (The Moon Pool (1918) + Conquest of the Moon Pool (1919))
• The Metal Monster See more

1. ^ All-Story and Munsey's much older magazine The Argosy were merged in August 1920, as Argosy All-Story Weekly. The Frank Munsey Company magazines were reorganized … See more

Merritt was a major influence on H. P. Lovecraft and Richard Shaver, and highly esteemed by his friend and frequent collaborator Hannes Bok, a science fiction illustrator. Karl Edward Wagner included Burn Witch Burn on his list of "The Thirteen Best … See more

Merritt's work has been adapted only rarely for films. These include:
• Seven Footprints to Satan (1929), adapted from the novel of the same name and directed by Benjamin Christensen.
• The Devil-Doll (1936), adapted from the novel Burn Witch … See more

• Foust, Ronald (1989) A. Merritt. Starmont Reader's Guide #43. 104 pages. ISBN 0-930261-36-4
• Guillaud, Lauric (1993) L'aventure mystérieuse de Poe … See more