Machen's popularity in 1920s America has been noted, and his work was an influence on the development of the pulp horror found in magazines like Weird Tales and on such notable fantasy writers as James Branch Cabell, Clark Ashton Smith, Robert E. Howard, 11] Frank Belknap Long (who wrote a tribute to Machen in verse, "On Reading Arthur Machen"), 12] Donald Wandrei, 13] David Lindsay 10] and E. Charles Vivi

Arthur Machen is best known for his influential supernatural, fantasy, and horror fiction. His novella The Great God Pan has garnered a reputation as a classic of horror (Stephen King has called it "Maybe the best horror story] in the English language")

Arthur Machen (3 March 1863 - 15 December 1947) was a Welsh author and mystic of the 1890s and early 20th century. He is best known for his influential supernatural, fantasy, and horror fiction. His novella The Great God Pan (1890; 1894) has garnered a reputation as a classic of horror (Stephen King has called it "Maybe the best horror story] in the English language"). He is also well known for his leading role in creating the legend of the Angels of Mons.