(preorder—to be published in the Fall)
Cover and interior illustrations by Jonathan Dennison
Published by Chiroptera Press.
In Paradoxes from Hell, the legendary Thomas Ligotti breathes fresh life into three of his rarest pieces.
This latest edition of Paradoxes from Hell boasts not only elegant, new formatting but an even more extensive collection of original art by Jonathan Dennison, adding another dimension of depth to Ligotti’s eerie prose. The result is a work that is as visually stunning as it is thought-provoking, a testament to Ligotti’s stature as a singular maestro of horror genre.
The opening section, “I Have a Special Plan for This World,” is a metaphysical poetry cycle in which its visionary protagonist is driven by his loathing of existence. His plan, which seeks no less than the unmaking of the universe itself, seeks to “envision a darkness/That was long before the dark of night/And a strangely shining light/That owed nothing to the light of day.” This remarkable piece is unveiled here for the first time since its original limited publication by Durtro in 2006.
The second section offers up “This Degenerate Little Town,” another poetry cycle likewise out of print since 2006, which represents the titular town as an allegory for human consciousness. Ligotti paints a vivid picture of a universe in endless decline, a realm where “diseased faces that gaze/Behind the glass of grimy windows” are as inescapable as the town’s “decaying ground and rotting sky.”
The concluding sequence, “Paradoxes from Hell,” is an array of prose vignettes featuring a decayed mystic, a stricken philosopher, a deranged poet, and a complete madman. Solely featured in Grimoire Magazine in 1983 and virtually unknown to most Ligotti readers, these dread-inducing yet often humorous prose reflections are a treasure trove of existential exploration.
Details:
- 48 pages
- 6” x 9”
- 4th edition of 150x copies
- Newly revised by the author
- Newly commissioned art by Jonathan Dennison
- Smyth-sewn binding
- Cloth hardcover with head and tail bands - no dust jacket as issued
- Offset printed on acid-free archival paper
- authors_list:
- Thomas Ligotti
- artists_list:
- Jonathan Dennison
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