ARGONAUT BOOKS

Robert Aickman was the grandson of Richard Marsh, a leading Victorian novelist of the occult. Though his chief occupation in life was first as a conservationist of England's canals he eventually turned his talents to writing what he called strange stories. 'Dark Entries' was his first full collection, the debut in a body of work that would inspire Peter Straub to hail Aickman as 'this century's most profound writer of what we call horror stories.' Reviews Robert Aickman's literary reputation, like that of M.R. James, rests on the few dozen horror stories he published dur...Read More