▁Toronto , ▁Ontario ▁as ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁professional ▁pok er ▁player . ▁In ▁university , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁back g am mon ▁player ▁and ▁won ▁four ▁champion ships . ▁E igh teen - B is ang ▁asp ired ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁university ▁professor , ▁but ▁was ▁talked ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁position ▁by ▁his ▁profess ors ▁themselves , ▁bel ieving ▁the ▁position ▁would ▁be ▁too ▁restrict ive ▁for ▁him . ▁After ▁a ▁career ▁in ▁market ing , ▁E igh teen - B is ang ▁gained ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁v amp ire ▁literature ▁and ▁started ▁his ▁research , ▁collect ing ▁and ▁writing . ▁As ▁an ▁adult , ▁E igh teen - B is ang ▁still ▁plays ▁in ▁back g am mon ▁tournament s ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁V ancouver ▁Back g am mon ▁Club . ▁ ▁E igh teen - B is ang ▁has ▁am ass ed ▁the ▁largest ▁collection ▁of ▁v amp ir ic ▁literature ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁which ▁he ▁houses ▁at ▁his ▁personal ▁residence . ▁The ▁collection ▁includes ▁about ▁ 2 , 5 0 0 ▁books , ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁com ic ▁books , ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁mag az ines ▁and ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁films , ▁including ▁a ▁first ▁edition ▁of ▁Br am ▁Sto ker ' s ▁D rac ula . ▁ ▁Academ ic ▁invol vement ▁ ▁E igh teen - B is ang ▁is ▁cred ited ▁as ▁prov ing ▁that ▁the ▁novel ▁D rac ula ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁inf