Cold Hand in Mine, first published in 1975, stands as one of Aickman’s finest collections and contains eight tales including ‘Pages from a Young Girl’s Journal’ which won the World Fantasy Award.
With an introduction by Reece Shearsmith, Aickman’s ‘strange stories’ are constructed immaculately, the neuroses of his characters painted in subtle shades. He builds dread by the steady accrual of realistic detail, until the reader realizes that the protagonist is heading towards their doom as if in a dream.
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All of Aickman’s tales (he wrote 48 in all) include some kind of supernatural element. ‘Pages from a Young Girl’s Journal’ is a vampire story, ‘Ringing the Changes’ is a zombie story,...
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