Abraham Merritt (January 20, 1884 – August 21, 1943) was an American editor and author of popular fantastic, horror, and science fiction short stories and novels during the early twentieth century. He is best remembered for his fantasy and science fiction novels, such as The Moon Pool, The Metal Monster, and The People of the Pit. Merritt was born in New Jersey and educated at Princeton University. He worked as an editor for the New York American and the New York Evening Sun newspapers. He also wrote for the Saturday Evening Post and other magazines. Merritt's works were highly praised by his contemporaries, including H. P. Lovecraft, who called him "the American Lord Dunsany." Merritt's stories often featured exotic locales, lost civilizations, and supernatural elements. He was also known for his vivid and imaginative descriptions of landscapes and settings. Merritt died in 1943 at the age of 59. He was posthumously inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in 1998.
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