I think you'll find Ligotti is pretty much revered among horror lit fans. I've read "Dead Dreamer" and parts of "Noctuary" and like them very much. Ligotti's great on atmosphere and has a real gift for conjuring up the feel of Lovecraft without actually name-dropping Lovecraft's usual suspects.
--- In [email protected], "dfordoom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > When I initially discovered Thomas Ligotti's stories some years back > years ago I was extremely impressed. Right now I'm reading the > stories in "Songs of a Dead Dreamer" (which is very early Ligotti > these stories are) and I'm finding them just a tiny bit disappointing. > They're definitely uneven. I thought "The Frolic" was particularly > unimpressive. On the other hand "Alice's Last Adventure" and "Dream of > a Mannikin" are excellent. Especially "Alice's Last Adventure"! > They're both truly weird, and the weirder Ligotti gets the better he > is (in my opinion anyway). So what does everyone else think of > Ligotti's work? > > > Al > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Life without art & music? Keep the arts alive today at Network for Good! http://us.click.yahoo.com/7zgKlB/dnQLAA/Zx0JAA/keeolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chapel_Perilous/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
