Thomas Ligotti

Thomas Ligotti
Born (1953-07-09) July 9, 1953 (age 71)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
OccupationWriter
Alma materWayne State University
Period1981–present
GenreHorror fiction, weird fiction, dark fantasy

Thomas Ligotti (born July 9, 1953) is an American horror writer. His writings are rooted in several literary genres – most prominently weird fiction – and have been described by critics as works of philosophical horror, often formed into short stories and novellas in the tradition of gothic fiction.[1] The worldview espoused by Ligotti in his fiction and non-fiction has been described as pessimistic and nihilistic.[1][2] The Washington Post called him "the best kept secret in contemporary horror fiction."[3]

  1. ^ a b Interview with Thomas Ligotti – web interview from Published in The New York Review of Science Fiction Issue 218, Vol. 19, No. 2 (October 2006).
  2. ^ "Thomas Ligotti". Dark Moon Rising. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29.
  3. ^ Blurb from Ligotti's The Nightmare Factory.