The Voice of Robert Aickman

Thanks to "Julian Karswell" of Thomas Ligotti Online, who uploaded a clip of weird writer Robert Aickman reading one of his "strange stories." Aickman, unlike H.P. Lovecraft and many other masters of the weird tale, will not have his voice recede into the mists of history. Thanks to a few old tape recordings, Aickman lovers are able to know what their idol sounded like, and how he himself would have read the words he forced from his mind onto paper.

I hesitate to say that it's unfortunate the file linked above is a partial sample of Aickman reading "Larger Than Oneself." That Aickman's voice has been preserved and digitized is practically incredible enough to override any other concerns. To my knowledge, this is the only Aickman audio recording ever released (leaked?) online, though as Karswell mentions on the forum, Aickman was known to have tape recorded at least six full story readings at his private home.

-Grim Blogger