Author: Robert Aickman
Year: 1974
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Horror, Short Stories, Fantasy
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9780899684161
9780571244256
0899684165
0571244254 |
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was first published in the UK in 1975 and in the US in 1977. The story
won Aickman the World Fantasy Award in 1975. It was originally published in
in 1973 before appearing in this collection.
stands as one of Aickman's best collections and contains eight stories that show off his powers as a 'strange story' writer to the full, being more ambiguous than standard ghost stories. Throughout the stories the reader is introduced to a variety of characters, from a man who spends the night in a Hospice to a German aristocrat and a woman who sees an image of her own soul. There is also a nod to the conventional vampire story (
) but all the stories remain unconventional and inconclusive, which perhaps makes them all the more startling and intriguing.
• The Swords
• The Real Road to the Church
• Niemandswasser
• Pages from a Young Girl's Journal
• The Hospice
• The Same Dog
• Meeting Mr. Millar
• The Clock Watcher
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