Robert Aichman
Posted: November 16th, 2017, 10:37 pm
I was recently alerted to this author via a recent article (within the last month at most?) - I think - in The Guardian but it may have been instead The Independent but despite searching I can't now track it down. Whatever, and wherever, it was was praising Aichman and suggesting he was a very unappreciated/underestimated author.
I've now got three of this author's books on my Kindle of which the best is - possibly - 'Cold Hand in Mine'. Aichman writes in a short story/longer story format so each book contains a number of works. I don't know whether to describe him as a writer of horror stories, of ghost stories, of stories of unease or maybe of unusual stories which scarcely fit into any particular genre? I do know that it is a long time since a new author I've come across has had me so fascinated as to read straight through three books without stopping to read anything else. The fascination is sufficiently strong to keep me engaged even though I find the stories of variable interest and skill.
Does anyone else here read this author? I'd be very interested to know your reaction to his stories?
I've now got three of this author's books on my Kindle of which the best is - possibly - 'Cold Hand in Mine'. Aichman writes in a short story/longer story format so each book contains a number of works. I don't know whether to describe him as a writer of horror stories, of ghost stories, of stories of unease or maybe of unusual stories which scarcely fit into any particular genre? I do know that it is a long time since a new author I've come across has had me so fascinated as to read straight through three books without stopping to read anything else. The fascination is sufficiently strong to keep me engaged even though I find the stories of variable interest and skill.
Does anyone else here read this author? I'd be very interested to know your reaction to his stories?