David Plankton
I AM HIM.
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I think Coastaljames is right in that there are maybe a few duds in Aickman's output
Aye, fair enough. It was very early when I wrote that and since then I have thought of one or two that maybe don't quite do it for me.Few duds for me- but that's fine, just a matter of personal taste.
There is a bog-standard vampire story which won him awards and recognition but I don't like that one, or the one with the monstrous twin brothers.
He sometimes reminds me of certain Walter de la Mare stories, the odd ones set in the countryside. The ones that you can't decide whether they are supposed to be ghost stories or not.