Robert Aickman to be honoured with resurrection of horror classics

Faber & Faber to release reissues and new editions of cult author's books to mark his centenary year

For Peter Straub, he's the 20th century's "most profound writer" of horror stories, terrifying readers with tales of haunted houses and creepy dolls, zombies and vampires. But Robert Aickman has never enjoyed a readership which extends beyond the cult. Now the literary publisher Faber & Faber is hoping to change all that, as it prepares to mark the late author's centenary year by bringing a selection of his long out-of-print novels back on to shelves.