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A review by jake_
Dark Entries by Robert Aickman
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
4.25
A lot has been written about Aickman, and I don't feel I need to add to that. He is a master of the short story, and like M. John Harrison he prefers unsettling ambiguity and omission to typical horror.
This was my first Aickman collection having been enthralled by 'The Hospice' in The Weird and I will definitely seek out more of his work.
Edit: On rereading some stories, I am struck by the tedium of the prose and plots, but I can't deny the precision with which each Kafkaesque narrative world is constructed.
This was my first Aickman collection having been enthralled by 'The Hospice' in The Weird and I will definitely seek out more of his work.
Edit: On rereading some stories, I am struck by the tedium of the prose and plots, but I can't deny the precision with which each Kafkaesque narrative world is constructed.