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common in some recent horror fiction, preferring to establish a disquieting, pessimistic atmosphere through the use of subtlety and repetition. Ligotti has stated he prefers short stories to longer forms, both as a reader and as a writer, though he has written a
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The Agonizing Resurrection of Victor Frankenstein and Other Gothic Tales
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Ligotti started his professional writing career in the early 1980s with
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Pictures of Apocalypse (2023). A collection of 20 new poems.
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1449:"World Fantasy Awards - Complete Listing"
1217:. London: Penguin Classics. p. xiv.
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1379:"At the Gates: The Nightmare Of Being"
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1078:. The Teeming Brain. February 23, 2015
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473:The Conspiracy Against the Human Race,
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1056:. Poplar Bluff, MO: Mythos Books.
908:. New York, NY: Penguin Classics.
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1240:"The Legacy of Thomas Ligotti"
957:The New York Times Book Review
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842:Interview with Thomas Ligotti
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1381:. Pitchfork.com. 8 July 2021
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1031:"Obituary: John Balance"
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1994:John Farris
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