Even though i have aickman s collected stories from another publisher, the print is not easy to read. Jan 01, 2001 buy the collected strange stories of robert aickman. The collected strange stories of robert aickman, volume ii by. The collected strange stories volumes i and ii robert aickman on. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Books by robert aickman author of cold hand in mine. Mar 27, 2014 robert aickman to be honoured with resurrection of horror classics this article is more than 6 years old. Robert aickman has 127 books on goodreads with 64048 ratings. What aickman called his strange stories tell of landscapes morphing into new shapes, while time is twisted or suspended. Aickman drops many clues as to others amongst cast of characters being dead, especially in a number of bannards cryptic comments, such as im over my first beauty sleep or its bad for me to see things like that. Tartarus press has done heroic work over the years to keep aickman in print, first with 1999s twovolume collected strange stories, then, beginning in 2011, with exquisite reissues of each of the individual collections, culminating with the strangers and other writings in 2015, a collection of work previously unpublished, as well as nonfiction that had never been reprinted before. Articles, essays and papers by other authors have appeared on the website robert aickman. As a writer, aickman is best known for the 48 strange stories that were published in eight. Robert aickman books list of books by author robert aickman.
Oct 01, 2014 john ballatt reading an excerpt from the inner room by robert aickman. Cover art by steven stapleton collects all of the authors strange tales in 2 vols. Theres no better time of year than halloween to discover the eerie stories. Coincidentally, my next collection of macabre tales, omens forthcoming from mythos books, is dedicated to ramsey campbell and robert aickman.
Strange stories the winedark sea the the collected strange stories of robert aickman, volume ii robert aickman, sub rosa abebooks by robert aickman and before appearing in the last original posthumous collection of aickman s short stories, night voices strange stories. Thirtyfive years after his death, robert aickman is beginning to receive the. An author whom people often tend to think i like, because his tales are so obscure. Nowhere is this more so than in the case of robert aickman, until recently a lesserknown figure but surely one of weird fictions most remarkable practitioners. See all books authored by robert aickman, including vampires. Oct 07, 2011 i wanted a place to discuss robert aickman s stories with other people who have read them so i started a new thread. Gerald another stiffupperlipped englishman takes his much younger wife on honeymoon to a remote coastal village where, from the off, a.
Theres a nice symmetry between his volunteer work and his writing subjects. Two centuries of great vampire stories, and cold hand in mine. Robert fordyce aickman 27 june 1914 26 february 1981 was an english conservationist and writer of fiction and nonfiction. An appreciation, and in the journals studies in weird fiction published by necronomicon press, all hallows published by the ghost story society, studies in the fantastic, supernatural tales and wormwood. Supernatural fictions best kept secret robert aickman will.
Oh, yes i agree that maybury being dead is the best explanation. Robert aickman at nightfall books supernatural, horror. The wide, swift river and the tall buildings on both banks, the liver building, the cunard offices, and the huge constructions, mysterious in purpose, which sprang up like indestructible molehills when the mersey tunnel forced its way from shore to shore, provided a scale, lacking in an open seas. Oct 28, 2016 tartarus press has done heroic work over the years to keep aickman in print, first with 1999s twovolume collected strange stories, then, beginning in 2011, with exquisite reissues of each of the individual collections, culminating with the strangers and other writings in 2015, a collection of work previously unpublished, as well as. Robert aickman project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Buy the collected strange stories of robert aickman. Mar 23, 2016 this documentary explores and provides new insights into the life and writing of british author robert aickman 19141981, with special reference to his celebrated strange stories modern. The lending history of my exlibrary copy of the attempted rescue, one of two volumes of autobiography produced by the british horror writer robert aickman, tells a story of declining interest. Mar 24, 2015 the story were discussing is the hospice, by robert aickman. May 30, 2018 if you were to assemble all the living writers of weird fiction who admire the work of robert aickman 19141981, youd pretty much have to rent a large hall.
These collections were hard to find until last year, when. Jan 29, 2014 robert aickman 19141981 is the master of a sort of fiction that remains nameless. Please feel free to either respond to points others have made or initate new thoughts on any of his stories you are interested in discussing. He did not attend university and subsisted on a small family income in london, working variously as a literary agent, editor, and theater and art critic. Robert aickman 19141981 was the son of an architect and grandson of the victorian gothic novelist richard marsh author of the occult bestseller the beetle. The collected strange stories in two volumes by aickman, robert. He remains my favourite author, one whose abilities often leave me awestruck, even after multiple readings of the same piece. Aickman had a tremendous influence on weird fiction. Robert aickmans most popular book is cold hand in mine. His tales masterfully created an atmosphere of dread and disquiet. The collected strange stories of robert aickman ii book.
Robert aickman project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read. Aickman wrote 48 strange stories over the course of his career and two longer works, the late breakfasters and the model, as well as two memoirs and two histories of englands inland canals, which he strove doggedly to preserve by founding the inland waterway association. Robert fordyce aickman 27 june 1914 26 february 1981 was an english writer and. Aickman preferred to describe his own work as strange stories, maintaining that the horror story is purely sadistic. Though his chief occupation in life was first as a conservationist of englands canals he eventually turned his talents to writing what he called strange stories.
The american collection painted devils consists of revised versions of stories which had. May 05, 2018 aickman was born in london, in 1914, and made a relatively late literary debut, at age thirtyseven, with we are for the dark, a volume that combined three of his stories with three by the. Robert fordyce aickman 27 june 1914 26 february 1981 was an english writer and conservationist. This documentary explores and provides new insights into the life and writing of british author robert aickman 19141981, with special reference to his celebrated strange stories modern. Oct 29, 2012 robert aickman, like many of the finest british horror writers, was a respectable jekyll who indulged his hyde on the side. As a conservationist, he is notable for cofounding the inland waterways association, a group which has preserved from destruction and restored englands inland canal system. The collected strange stories of robert aickman ii by. The strange horrors of robert aickman electric literature. Aug 02, 20 robert aickman didnt like to call his fiction ghost stories or even supernatural tales. All of aickman s strange stories are simply amazing works.
As a writer, aickman is best known for the 48 strange stories which were published in eight volumes. Robert aickman 19141981 was the grandson of richard marsh, a leading victorian novelist of the occult. Aickman s stories are some of the best strange stories ever written. Its always a joy to discover other admirers of robert aickman. Theyre mirrors, and theyll show us exactly who we are. But aickman himself referred to his tales as strange stories. Robert aickman, like many of the finest british horror writers, was a respectable jekyll who indulged his hyde on the side. Oct 20, 2017 news long reads supernatural fictions best kept secret robert aickman will be celebrated at the british library. Perhaps aickmans most famous story, ringing the changes has been widely anthologised, including in the wonderful roald dahls book of ghost stories, and its not difficult to see why.
Its aickman s second collection of tales and has no us counterpart. Robert aickmans cult horror books are being resurrected for. Robert aickman is considered by many to be one of the finest modern writers of ghost stories. Tararus still have in print sub rosa, dark entries, powers of darkness, cold hand in mine and we are for the dark. New strange stories hold a chilling mirror to life. The collected strange stories of robert aickman book. The collected strange stories of robert aickman, volume ii. As a writer, aickman is best known for the 48 strange stories that were published in eight volumes, one of them posthumous. Robert aickman to be honoured with resurrection of horror. You could brand his collected stories as horror, but beyond the rare tale or two like the prosaic vampire yarn pages from a young girls journal 1973 youd be far off the mark.
The collected strange stories of robert aickman vol. Aug 07, 2014 culture books features robert aickman s cult horror books are being resurrected for the centenary of his birth aickman wandered through the 1960s fantasy publishing scene like an elegant, if. Still, the forced infantilism in the story is curious. As a conservationist, he cofounded the inland waterways association, a group which has preserved from destruction and restored englands inland canal system. Strange stories, aickman told us stories that gave our inner. Powers of darkness 1966 is a cherished book i found a few years ago at the newberry library book sale for two bucks. But aickman himself referred to his tales as strange stories, for they are often open to more complex interpretations. The collected strange stories by robert aickman abebooks. The american collection painted devils consists of revised versions of stories which had previously appeared in other books. In case you are unfamiliar with him, aickman was a twentiethcentury english writer of what he referred to as strange stories. Robert aickman is known for his strange tales, in fact, fortyeight complete strange tales, published between 1951 and 1981 in eight books. The tartarus editions are jewels, but they are limited editions, and most casual aickman readers will not. By day he was cofounder of the inland waterways association and. Though the 1960s and 1970s, he published 48 supernatural tales, some of which are acknowledged as classics, that were collected in 8 volumes.
I have it at home am at work right now, and i cant remember the exact quote, but he was asked about aickman and answered something like this. Looking after aickman was an art show curated by monica petzal and chris maloney at the printroom, highgate. The strangers and other writings by robert aickman, and. The strange stories of robert aickman shiny new books. His stature and influence have been acknowledged by compatriots such as peter straubwho hailed aickman as this centurys most profound writer of what we call horror stories and michael cisco and steve rasnic tem. It took me far longer than it should have, but i have finally read a collection of short stories by robert aickman 19141981. Six ghost stories by robert aickman and elizabeth jane howard.