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Thomas Ligotti

Thomas Ligotti (born July 9, 1953) is a contemporary American horror writer. His writings have been noted as being rooted in several literary genres – most prominently weird fiction – and have overall been described by many critics as works of philosophical horror, often formed into short stories and novellas in the tradition of gothic fiction. The worldview espoused by Ligotti in his fiction and non-fiction is pessimistic and nihilistic. The Washington Post called him "the best kept secret in contemporary horror fiction".

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American horror author

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Prime evil

by Douglas. Winter, Douglas E. Winter, Stephen King, Paul Hazel, Dennis Etchison, Clive Barker, Thomas Tessier, M. John Harrison, David Morrell, and 11 others
First published in 1988 — 15 editions
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The conspiracy against the human race: a contrivance of horror

by Thomas Ligotti First published in 2010 — 8 editions

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Noctuary

by Thomas Ligotti First published in 1994 — 4 editions
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Grimscribe: his lives and works

by Thomas Ligotti First published in 1991 — 3 editions

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Teatro Grottesco

by Thomas Ligotti and Marta Lila Murillo First published in 2009 — 3 editions

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The nightmare factory

by Thomas Ligotti First published in 2007 — 3 editions
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My Work Is Not yet Done

by Thomas Ligotti First published in 2002 — 3 editions

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Darkness: two decades of modern horror

by Ellen Datlow, Clive Barker, Edward Bryant, Thomas Ligotti, George R. R. Martin, Peter Straub, Dan Simmons, Pat Cadigan, Joe R. Lansdale, and 17 others First published in 2010 — 3 editions
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The Shadow at The Bottom of The World

by Thomas Ligotti First published in 2005 — 2 editions
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Songs of a Dead Dreamer

by Thomas Ligotti First published in 1990 — 2 editions
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Noctuary & the Spectral Link

by Thomas Ligotti First published in 2023 — 2 editions

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Michigan Basement

by Thomas Ligotti and Brandon Trenz First published in 2024 — 2 editions

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A Mountain Walked: Great Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos

by S.T. Joshi, Cyrus Wraith Walker, Mearle Prout, Robert Barbour Johnson, C. Hall Thompson, Ramsey Campbell, Walter C DeBill Jr., Neil Gaiman, Thomas Ligotti, and 7 others First published in 2015 — 2 editions

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Lovecraft's Monsters

by Ellen Datlow, Joe R. Lansdale, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Elizabeth Bear, Neil Gaiman, Laird Barron, Nadia Bulkin, Brian Hodge, Kim Newman, and 11 others First published in 2014 — 2 editions

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The Red Brain: Great Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos

by Ray Garton, Edith Miniter, Donald Wandrei, Clark Aston Smith, C. Hall Thompson, Ramsey Campbell, Thomas Ligotti, Brian McNaughton, Caitlín R. Kiernan, and 8 others First published in 2017 — 2 editions

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The Nightmare Factory

by Joe Harris, Stuart Moore, and Thomas Ligotti First published in 2007 — 1 edition

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Weird Tales #353

by Richard Corbin, Thomas Ligotti, and Ann VanderMeer First published in 2013 — 1 edition

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Songs of a dead dreamer.

by Thomas Ligotti First published in 1989 — 1 edition

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The agonizing resurrection of Victor Frankenstein: & other gothic tales

by Thomas Ligotti First published in 1994 — 1 edition

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The nightmare factory

by Thomas Ligotti First published in 1996 — 1 edition

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American horror author

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9 Jul 1953

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OLID: OL534271A
BookBrainz: 77a74f7a-3f0f-4449-bf9a-5e141bee9f63
ISNI: 000000007863862X
IMDb: nm2606146
Library of Congress Names: n90615640
LibraryThing: ligottithomas
MusicBrainz: dca06986-c928-4007-a44d-b6b5d142cfd7
SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): BVEV001012
VIAF: 85862738
Wikidata: Q1062799
Inventaire.io: wd:Q1062799

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