ɐn ɐtˈɜːni baɪ pɹəfˈɛʃən, hiː wʌz ɐn ɐfˌɪʃənˈɑːdoʊ ʌv wˈɪɹd tˈeɪlz mˌæɡɐzˈiːn, ˈɑːɹkæm hˈaʊs bˈʊks, ðə wˈɪɹd mˈɛnɪs pˈʌlps, ænd ɹᵻlˈeɪɾᵻd tˈɑːpɪks.
An attorney by profession, he was an aficionado of Weird Tales magazine, Arkham House books, the weird menace pulps, and related topics.