 Herber's venture at the time of his death was Miskatonic River Press, a publishing company started in 2009 to produce a number of supplements for "Call of Cthulhu", as well as several fiction anthologies.Throughout his time as an author and editor, Herber played bass guitar for blues and rock bands across the United States, including Detroit's Progressive Blues Band, Dr. John, Bonnie Raitt, Mitch Ryder, The Fabulous Thunderbirds and opening for The Temptations, John Mayall, The Violent Femmes, and others.Herber died in Lakeland, Florida in March 2009, aged 60.