The Strange Stories of Robert Aickman
If you enjoy a strange story, then you should really check out those of Robert Aickman who was a master of the genre from the 1960s onwards.
A couple of years ago, on the centenary of his birth, Faber reprinted most of his stories in four volumes of the weird, supernatural and downright strange. I reviewed them for Shiny New Books.
To read my full article click HERE.
Before reading them, I knew nothing about Aickman – but researching him found him to be fascinating. So, to accompany my review I also compiled an entry in Shiny’s Five Fascinating Facts about… series.
Read the Five Fascinating Facts about Robert Aickman HERE.
And if you’d like to find out more about Aickman and his tales, the wonderful Backlisted Podcast with Andy Miller and Robert Mitchison (from Unbound) discussed him and Cold Hand in Mine this month too.
Listen to the Backlisted Pocast on Aickman HERE.
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Explore Robert Aickman on Amazon UK – click here (affiliate link)
I picked up “Dark Entries” when it came out and read the first story, which so spooked me I’ve never picked up the book again. Maybe I should try today…. =:o