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Robert Fordyce Aickman (27 June 1914 – 26 February 1981) was an English writer and conservationist. As a conservationist, he co-founded the Inland Waterways Association, a group which has preserved from destruction and restored England's inland canal system.
Oct 28, 2016 · It is among aficionados of esoteric horror stories that Robert Aickman’s name is best known. But Aickman himself preferred other labels — he associated the horror story with sadomasochism, a goal different from his own.
Author of: close to 50 "strange stories" in the weird-tale and ghost-story traditions, two novels ( The Late Breakfasters and The Model ), two volumes of memoir ( The Attempted Rescue and The River Runs Uphill ), and two books on the canals of England ( Know Your Waterways and The Story of Our Inland Waterways ).
Mar 23, 2016 · This documentary explores and provides new insights into the life and writing of British author Robert Aickman (1914-1981), with special reference to his celebrated 'strange stories' - modern...
Robert Aickman: Strange Stories in the Archive. On the 10th November the British Library will be hosting Even Stranger Things: A Night for Robert Aickman. It will be an uncanny evening of readings and discussion to mark the arrival of Robert Aickman’s archive at the British Library.
Master of the modern strange tale, novelist, critic, editor, literary agent and saviour of the British waterways, Robert Aickman (1914-1981) is best known as one of the most accomplished writers of ghost stories of the twentieth century.
Robert Aickman. (Robert Fordyce Aickman) ( 1914 - 1981) Grandson of Richard Marsh. Robert Aickman is considered by many to be one of the finest modern writers of ghost stories. But Aickman himself refered to his tales as "strange stories", for they are often open to more complex interpretations.
Oct 29, 2021 · The 'Strange' Writing of Robert Aickman - by Bill Ryan. The author who demonstrates horror has always been elevated. Bill Ryan. Oct 29, 2021. (Shutterstock) Once, many years ago, a friend asked me a question no one had ever asked me before: “What is your favorite Robert Aickman story?”
Robert Aickman (1914–1981) was the son of an architect and the grandson of Victorian Gothic novelist Richard Marsh. A novelist, critic, editor, memoirist, literary agent and saviour of the British waterways, he is regularly acclaimed as the most singular, alarming and accomplished writer of supernatural fiction in the twentieth century.
May 25, 2021 · In this episode, novelist and poet Kathleen Rooney joins hosts Catherine Nichols and Elisa Gabbert to discuss Robert Aickman’s 1988 collection of stories The Wine-Dark Sea, with particular focus on the title story and the uncanny dollhouse story “The Inner Room.
