 It has been hypothesized that "Sunfire", which appeared in "Weird Tales" in 1923, was one of these stories that had originally been accepted by "Thrill Book"; it was the only 'new' story published by Bennett after 1920, although it was almost certainly written in 1919 or earlier.Bennett has been credited as having "the best claim at creating the new genre of dark fantasy".It has been said that Bennett's writings influenced both H. P. Lovecraft and A. Merritt, both of whom "emulated Bennett's earlier style and themes".