 "Imprisoned with the Pharaohs" became a popular story and was received favorably by Houdini.The escape artist was so impressed that, until his death, he continued offering the writer jobs and ghostwriting opportunities.Among them was an article criticizing astrology (for which he was paid $75 – approximately $ in present-day terms) and a book entitled "The Cancer of Superstition", of which Lovecraft had completed an outline and some introductory pages prior to Houdini's 1926 death.