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Abraham Merritt

This is my many-times great-grandfather, Abraham Merritt, author of The Moon Pool, and Seven Footprints to Satan. Although I cannot confirm he is my great-grandfather, he was born and raised in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, where my family is from, and the records my family has lists one of the earliest Merritts as an 'A. Merritt.' His writings influenced writers like H.P. Lovecraft and L. Ron Hubbard and a feature film called The Devil Doll, was made, based on his story, Burn Witch, Burn. Over the years, he collected a library of occult literature that spanned well over 5000 volumes, and was often found in his garden, tending plants often associated with the dark arts. He died suddenly of a mysterious heart attack in his summer home in Florida in 1943-- he was only 59 years old. I now know where my talent comes from, and there is no doubt in my mind that his blood courses through my veins.

Wow...he'd make for a helluva Doctor Who story, I can tell you.

Prime Evil wrote:Wow...he'd make for a helluva Doctor Who story, I can tell you.

I've never watched 'Doctor Who,' I pretty much only watch Cartoon Network, or DVDs. But I'm sure it's a great show.

Doctor Who is a great show. I've caught a few episodes from the recent seasons (with the current Doctors), but even the old, old episodes from the '70s and even earlier age really well. The visual effects for the aliens and monsters far surpassed Star Trek's in quality and realism, then and now, if that tells you anything.