The conspiracy against the human race
Subtitle: a contrivance of horror
By: Thomas Ligotti.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Hippocampus Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 246
ISBN-13: 9780982429693
Subjects: Horror in literature; Literature -- Philosophy; Pessimism in literature
Description: "The Conspiracy against the Human Race is renowned horror writer Thomas Ligotti's first work of nonfiction. Through impressively wide-ranging discussions of and reflections on literary and philosophical works of a pessimistic bent, he shows that the greatest horrors are not the products of our imagination. The worst and most plentiful horrors are instead to be found in reality. Mr. Ligotti's calm, but often bloodcurdling turns of phrase, evoke the dreadfulness of the human condition. Those who cannot bear the truth will pretend this is another work of fiction, but in doing so they perpetuate the conspiracy of the book's title."--Amazon.com.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.