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36. Robert Aickman’s ordinary ghosts

Is Robert Aickman the twentieth century’s ‘most profound writer of what we call horror stories and he, with greater accuracy, preferred to call strange stories’? Such is the opinion of Peter Straub, author of Ghost Story, voiced in a discerning … Continue reading

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35. Doctor Forrest interview with Richard T Kelly for Book Cafe (BBC Radio Scotland)

For another six days – until the sands of the hourglass are run and time expired – you will be able to follow this link to listen to my conversation with Clare English about The Possessions of Doctor Forrest, in … Continue reading

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34. ‘Gothic tale ticks all the dark boxes’: The Scotsman on Possessions of Doctor Forrest

Jim Ferguson wrote a gratifying review of Doctor Forrest in The Scotsman last weekend, which kindly made note of my connection to Edinburgh through my past work c. 1998-2001 as a programme consultant to the city’s celebrated Film Festival. Ferguson … Continue reading

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30. Five-star praise for The Possessions of Doctor Forrest in The List (Scotland)

I’m pleased to report a really thoughtful and very positive review in The List, where the reviewer is so gracious as to acknowledge my previous novel too: ‘Take three respected Scottish doctors, now all living comfortably in suburban London. Make … Continue reading

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