Is/was there a better horror writer than Aickman? Honestly after

>>9821560
>nothing leaves me with same uneasiness & dread
He does the uncanny and eerie very well. I've found his most well respected stories a bit unsatisfying because they can be so cryptic and inconclusive. I probably need to spend more time rereading to get the most out of them though.

Anyway, definitely under-recognised in the pantheon of horror/weird short story writers.

>>9821605
I'm actually rereading his' Ringing the Bells' & it packs so much more the 2nd time around. Truly feels unfamiliar & hopeless. Shame he started putting out his collections so late in life.

I've only read two of his collections, but they became instant favorites that I obsessed over for quite awhile. I'm planning to read some more of his stuff in the fall/winter when I like to go nuts on ghost and horror stories.