▁the ▁equally ▁famous , ▁ha unted ▁Bor ley ▁Rect ory . ▁Another ▁indic ation ▁of ▁his ▁lif el ong ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁super natural ▁is ▁his ▁long standing ▁membership ▁of ▁the ▁Society ▁for ▁Psych ical ▁Research ▁and ▁The ▁Ghost ▁Club . ▁He ▁remarked ▁in ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁Mike ▁Ash ley , ▁" What ▁impact ▁such ▁things ▁have ▁had ▁on ▁me , ▁and ▁the ▁sources ▁of ▁my ▁insp iration , ▁are ▁simply ▁too ▁much ▁for ▁a ▁letter . ▁If ▁you ▁wish ▁to ▁purs ue ▁such ▁topics , ▁I ▁shall ▁be ▁pleased ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁talk ." ▁Unfortunately ▁that ▁talk ▁never ▁took ▁place , ▁but ▁Ash ley ▁points ▁out ▁that ▁A ick man ' s ▁early ▁life , ▁including ▁some ▁super natural ▁episodes , ▁will ▁be ▁found ▁detailed ▁in ▁his ▁aut obi ography , ▁The ▁Att empt ed ▁Res cue ▁( G oll an cz , ▁ 1 9 6 6 ). ▁ ▁He ▁originally ▁received ▁his ▁training ▁in ▁architecture , ▁the ▁profession ▁of ▁his ▁father . ▁In ▁the ▁opening ▁lines ▁of ▁The ▁Att empt ed ▁Res cue , ▁A ick man ▁described ▁his ▁father ▁as ▁" the ▁odd est ▁man ▁I ▁have ▁ever ▁known ". ▁ ▁Of ▁A ick man ' s ▁character , ▁Elizabeth ▁Jane ▁Howard ▁said ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁interview ▁at ▁the ▁T art arus ▁Press ▁blog , ▁that ▁he ▁" h ated ▁children " ▁and ▁of ▁his ▁child hood ▁that ▁" He ▁told ▁me ▁about ▁his ▁child hood ▁but ▁I ▁think ▁he ▁ex agger ated ▁that .