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Something of a '' called him "the best kept secret in contemporary horror fiction";Blurb from Ligotti's ''The Nightmare Factory'' another critic declared "It's a skilled writer indeed who can suggest a horror so shocking that one is grateful it was kept offstage." iblist.com OVERVIEW Ligotti attended Macomb County Community College between 1971 and 1973 and graduated from Wayne State University in 1977. Ligotti began his publishing career in the early 1980s with a number of Short Stories published in various American Small Press magazines. His unique and affecting tales gathered a small following. Ligotti's relative anonymity and reclusiveness led to speculation about his identity: Was Ligotti a Pseudonym used by a prominent literary writer? Were his stories in fact collaborations of multiple authors? In an introduction to a 1996 collection of Ligotti fiction, ''The Nightmare Factory'', Poppy Z. Brite mentioned these notions, with a rhetorical question: "Are you out there, Thomas Ligotti?" In recent years, Ligotti has conducted interviews and disclosed some details of his background. For twenty-three years Ligotti worked as an Associate Editor at Gale Research (now the Gale Group ), a publishing company that produces compilations of literary (and other) research. In the summer of 2001, Ligotti quit his job at the Gale Group and moved to south Florida. His favorite music is generally Instrumental Rock . Nevertheless there are still some who question Ligotti's actual existence and--in a fittingly Ligottian notion--claim these biographical details are part of an extended literary conspiracy. If so, however, it is a conspiracy that does not hesitate to hold e-conversations in Ligotti's name. Ligotti's for much of his life; these have been prominent themes in his work. Ligotti generally avoids the , and one, ''The Last Feast of Harlequin'', was dedicated to Lovecraft. Ligotti has explored , but gradually become uniquely Ligottian exercises in quietly disturbing Fiction . Ligotti has stated he prefers short stories to longer forms, both as a reader and writer, though he has recently written a Novella , ''My Work Is Not Yet Done''. Ligotti has collaborated with the musical group Current 93 on the albums ''In A Foreign Town, In A Foreign Land'' (1997, reissued 2002), ''I Have A Special Plan For This World'' (2000) and ''This Degenerate Little Town'' (2001) all released on David Tibet 's Durtro label. Tibet has also published several limited editions of Ligotti's books on Durtro Press. Ligotti also played guitar on Current 93's contribution to the compilation '' Foxtrot '', an album whose proceeds went to the treatment of musician John Balance 's alcoholism. Critical analyses of Ligotti's work can be found in S. T. Joshi 's book ''The Modern Weird Tale'' (2001), as well as in a critical anthology assembled by Darrell Schweitzer , a fan of Ligotti. Fox Atomic Comics will release in September 2007 '' The Nightmare Factory '', a graphic novel based on Ligotti's stories. Wonder Entertainment is currently finalizing plans to release "The Frolic," adapted from Thomas Ligotti's short story, on DVD. There will be two packages: the "standard" package, and a collector's edition. While the details of the collector's edition are still coming together, it looks like it will feature: - commentary tracks by the film's director, Jacob Cooney; producer Jane Kelly Kosek; actor Maury Sterling; co-adaptor Brandon Trenz; and cinematographer Robert Morris. - a new interview with screenwriters Thomas Ligotti and Brandon Trenz. - the original short story, with a new introduction by Thomas Ligotti. - the screenplay, with a new introduction by Brandon Trenz. - and other cool things. In addition, Wonder Entertainment is in discussions with organizers of the World Horror Convention to debut "The Frolic" at their 2007 convention in Toronto, in March. REVIEWS Critical opinion of Ligotti has generally been favorable. The New York Times Book Review wrote "If there were a literary genre called ' Philosophical horror,' Thomas Ligotti's ''Grimscribe'' would easily fit within it" and praised his "provocative images and a style that is both entertaining and lyrical". He has often been favorably compared to Edgar Allan Poe, Jorge Luis Borges , Franz Kafka and H.P. Lovecraft. AWARDS Ligotti has received many awards and nominations for his work:
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