Their lives are about three things: survival, reproduction, death—and nothing else. Condition: New. Language: English. Frank takes his revenge in the most ghastly ways imaginable - but there will be a terrible price to pay once his work is stined to be a cult classic, this tale of corporate horror and demonic retribution will strike a chord with anyone who has ever been disgruntled at work. Thomas Ligotti has been compared to H P Lovecraft but his works are more like gnostic horror. New Book. More information about this seller From: From his dark imagination emerge stories like "The Frolic" and "The Last Feast of Harlequin," waking nightmares that splinter the schemes validating our existence. In decaying cities and lurid dreamscapes tormented by the lunatic pageantry of masks, puppets, and obscure ritual, Ligotti's works lay bare the sickening madness of the human condition. Such a scattered crop of writings is not unheard-of, but for one who toils in the genre of horror, whose practitioners are commonly hard at work on a daily basis, it does seem as paltry as it is directionless. 17. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present. This is the knowledge we “enjoy” as the most intelligent organisms to gush from the womb of nature. Frank takes his revenge in the most ghastly ways imaginable - but there will be a terrible price to pay once his work is stined to be a cult classic, this tale of corporate horror and demonic retribution will strike a chord with anyone who has ever been disgruntled at work. Thomas Ligotti's debut collection, Songs of a Dead Dreamer, and his second, Grimscribe, permanently inscribed a new name in the pantheon of horror fiction. Wildside Press Ebury Publishing 2009-02-05, London, 2009. paperback. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. More information about this seller Published by Paperback. A short film of Ligotti's story "The Frolic" was completed in 2006 and is scheduled to appear as a DVD. Influenced by the strange terrors of Lovecraft and Poe and by the brutal absurdity of Kafka, Ligotti crafted his own brand of existential horror, which shocks at the deepest levels. Virgin Books, 2008. Seller Inventory # M03898408523-G. More information about this seller 28. Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe (Penguin Classics). | Contact this seller This is the tragedy: Consciousness has forced us into the paradoxical position of striving to be unself-conscious of what we are—hunks of spoiling flesh on disintegrating bones.”, My Work is Not Yet Done: Three Tales of Corporate Horror, My Bones and My Flute: A Ghost Story in the Old-Fashioned Manner, What do you like most about your favorite author. PAP. Ligotti also approved an excerpt from “Professor Nobody’s little lectures on Supernatural Horror” to be used in the introduction. Blackwell's . His first collection of stories, Songs of a Dead Dreamer, was published in 1986, with an expanded version issued three years later. Condition: New. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. Unread book in perfect condition. Condition: New. (2008), About this Item: Ebury Publishing 2008-07-10, London, 2008. paperback. Among others, Ligotti cites Peter Wessel Zapffe (1899–1990) and Emil Cioran (1911–1995) as inspirations for his philosophical outlook. Language: English. Chiron Media Thoughts on Ligotti’s Conspiracy against the Human Race by Ben Woodard (9.18.2008) 10. About this Item: Condition: New. Virgin Books 2008-07-10 Brand new Book. In good all round condition. [1] He has also invoked the influence of philosophers such as Arthur Schopenhauer and Peter Wessel Zapffe. More information about this seller / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present. Virgin Books 2009-02-05, 2009. | Contact this seller New Book. Ligotti has also provided blurbs for books by Eddie M. Angerhuber, Matt Cardin, Dustin LaValley, Sarah Perry, Michael Cisco, Jon Padgett, Peter Sotos, the philosopher Eugene Thacker, and Thomas Wiloch. 14. (2009), From: Published by [1] Ligotti avoids the explicit violence common in some recent horror fiction, preferring to establish a disquieting, pessimistic atmosphere through the use of subtlety and repetition. Ships from the UK. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Ebury Publishing 2008-07-10, London, 2008. paperback. Ebury Publishing, United Kingdom, 2011. Penguin Classics Condition: Good. In the summer of 2001, Ligotti quit his job at the Gale Group and moved to south Florida. PAP. Ebury Publishing Additionally, Ligotti played guitar on Current 93's contribution to the compilation album Foxtrot, whose proceeds went to the treatment of musician John Balance's alcoholism. Thomas Ligotti (born July 9, 1953) is a supernatural horror writer. Established seller since 2000. In these collections, Ligotti bends reality until it cracks, opening fissures through which he invites us to gaze on the unsettling darkness below-an ordeal from which one may perhaps return, but never to be the same. “This is the great lesson the depressive learns: Nothing in the world is inherently compelling. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/ThomasLigotti. (Wallingford, United Kingdom), About this Item: Virgin Books 2009-02-05, 2009. Paperback In "The Frolic", an inmate of a mental asylum describes a sort of ruined and rubbish strewn Dark World. | Contact this seller Preference and Feature cookies allow our website to remember choices you make, such as your language preferences and any customisations you make to pages on our website during your visit. More information about this seller Seller Inventory # wbb0015090801. Published by Select the department you want to search in. Shipped from UK.
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