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Although Ligotti is often compared to Lovecraft, these pieces by Thomas Ligotti are only Lovecraftian in spirit. Expect no appearances of Cthulhu and his star-spawn here. Ligotti’s is a unique voice. What they do have in common are certain “psycho-spiritual� concepts. Ligotti’s protagonists, much like HPL’s, often teeter on the edge of madness, but Ligotti’s aesthetes and cracked actors often seem to enjoy it in some perverse way. There’s also this cosmic pessimism in the work of both authors, b
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Was suggested to me as similar to H. P. Lovecraft, but felt a lot closer to Clive Barker in my opinion -- not that Ligotti needs to be compared with anyone, his stuff is strong enough in it's own right.
Song of a Dead Dreamer was more 3.5 than the 4 of Grimscribe. I could definitely sense the author slowly growing into his work. ...more
Song of a Dead Dreamer was more 3.5 than the 4 of Grimscribe. I could definitely sense the author slowly growing into his work. ...more
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