Lin Carter
Novelist
An American author of science fiction and fantasy works, he wrote Imaginary Worlds and also edited the Ballantine Adult Fantasy series.
After serving in the U.S. Army, he worked as a copywriter.
He often attacked organized religion in his literary works.
He married Noel Vreeland in 1963.
He was influenced by H.P. Lovecraft and wrote several parodies of Lovecraft's stories.