Robert Aickman (1914–1981) was an English writer best known for his 'strange tales' and contributions to 20th-century weird fiction. His short stories are noted for unsettling intrusions of the uncanny into everyday life.

Collected reviews note that Aickman wrote 48 stories, two novels, an autobiography, and edited anthologies of ghost stories. His work has been published in collected editions by publishers such as Edizioni Hypnos and Tartarus Press, and figures like David Tibet have written introductions; his legacy is cited as influencing contemporary writers such as Thomas Ligotti.

DeBaser reviews present Robert Aickman as a master of the 20th-century 'weird tale'. Reviewers praise his unsettling prose, recurring themes of the uncanny intruding on everyday life, and influential collections published by Edizioni Hypnos and Tartarus Press. Recommended as an entry point for readers of supernatural and strange fiction.

For:Readers of weird fiction, supernatural short stories, and fans of uncanny literature.

 “In Robert Aickman… the real is a mosaic composed of strange pieces often fearfully devoid of meaning.”

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 “I realized that his works were not mere supernatural musings, but studies on alienation and pain, on a lost world that could be captured, and lamented, through writing...it seemed that Aickman had peered into some Nietzschean abyss and was both learned and brave enough to describe how it had changed his life.”

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 “In Robert Aickman...the real is a mosaic made up of estranged tiles, often frighteningly devoid of meaning,”

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