A. Merritt

Originally trained in law, A. [Abraham] Merritt (1882-1943) was a journalist, correspondent, and editor, who worked for The American Weekly . He published his first fantasy in 1917, The People of the Pit, in Weird Tales . Other works include: Through the Dragon Glass (1917), The Moon Pool (1918), The Conquest of the Moon Pool (1919), The Metal Monster (1920), The Face in the Abyss (1923), The Ship of Ishtar, Dwellers in the Mirage (1932), The Woman of the Wood (1926), Burn, Witch, Burn! (1932), Creep, Shadow, Creep! (1934), The Drone Man (1934) and The Fox Woman (1946). Merritt died of a heart attack in Florida in 1943.

Some sources record Edward S. Sullivan as one pseudonym for Walter B. Gibson (1897-1985), writer for the legendary character of the pulp fiction magazine, The Shadow . Gibson's other works works include: The Complete Illustrated Book of the Psychic Sciences (1966) and Witchcraft (1973). Publications under Sullivan's name include: "Fainting Cop," in Detective Fiction Weekly (Oct 1 1938) and "Blood in the Rain," in Thrilling Detective 44 1 (July 1942), Hollywood Confidential (1962), and Hollywood, the Sin Capital of the World (1962).