Thread: Walter de la Mare Strangers and Pilgrims
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Old 08-27-2013   #24
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Re: Walter de la Mare Strangers and Pilgrims
Actually, Murony_Pyre,I don’t think we’re that far off topic. After all, Aickman was influenced by de la Mare and his best stories are quite remarkable. And I agree that “The Trains” is a strange and haunting piece that has a tremendous power…almost in spite of itself! For some reason, “The Cicerones”, (which I first read in a fine August Derleth anthology), is one of my favorite Aickman stories. It’s certainly not one of his major works but is, in my view, a near perfect short story, reminding me quite a bit of de la Mare.
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