New Thomas Ligotti Interview With Venger Satanis

Venger Satanis (Darrick Dishaw) has just released a new interview he conducted with the master of bleakness, Thomas Ligotti. Right off, there's no Earth shattering news from the Ligotti front--the writer remains as clear as ever about his uncertainty concerning future stories or projects (aside from the forthcoming non-fictional work of philosophy, The Conspiracy Against the Human Race). Still, this interview has a noticeably different flavor, due mostly to Dishaw's perspective stemming from his role as leader of the real life Cult of Cthulhu.

As one may imagine, Venger Satanis asks Ligotti some questions no one else has probably ever thought of touching on--and receives back some enlightening, longish answers. Among detailed explanations from Ligotti about why he wrote certain stories the way he did, we find out if he has ever played a Role Playing Game, what he's been up to this week, and what he has liked on television. Most of these answers won't appeal much to those outside the camp of Ligotti devotes who find the author himself interesting. Still, the interview is worth reading for anyone with an interest in weird fiction, if only to gain further insight into the mind of one of the field's contemporary luminaries.

-Grim Blogger