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Book SynopsisIn his stories, Ligotti has followed a literary tradition that began with Edgar Allan Poe, portraying characters that are outside of anything that might be called normal life, depicting strange locales far off the beaten track, and rendering a grim vision of human existence as a perpetual nightmare.
Trade ReviewAn accomplished conjuror of nightmares in the tradition of H. P. Lovecraft * The Times *
Ligotti is wonderfully original; he has a dark vision of a new and special kind, a vision that no one had before him * Interzone *
A generous serving of Edgar Allan Poe, a dash of Franz Kafka, a smidgen of Robert Aickman: These comprise the components in the cauldron of creativity of Thomas Ligotti. . . . His descriptive powers are mesmerizing. * Hellnotes *
Quite unlike anything else being published ... One of the most unique voices in the field ... His imagery is breathtaking * Science Fiction Chronicle *
(Ligotti uses) restrained, lyrical prose and subtly disturbing images that Poe himself might well have admired * USA Today *
