Teatro Grottesco (book)

Teatro Grottesco is a collection of short stories by American horror author Thomas Ligotti. This is his fifth collection, containing tales written throughout his career.[1][2] The book was first published in 2006 by Durtro Press as a limited edition hardcover: another hardcover edition was released on November 30, 2007 by Mythos Books, and a paperback edition was released on July 10th, 2008 by Virgin Books.

Teatro Grottesco
First edition
AuthorThomas Ligotti
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SubjectHorror
GenreFiction
PublisherDurtro Press
Publication date
2006
Media typePrint, e-book
Pages331 pp. (1st edition)
ISBN0978991176

Contents
  • Derangements
    • Purity
    • The Town Manager
    • Sideshow, and Other Stories
      • Forward
      • I. The Malignant Matrix
      • II. Premature Communication
      • III. The Astronomic Blur
      • IV. The Abyss of Organic Forms
      • V. The Phenomenal Frenzy
      • Afterword
    • The Clown Puppet
    • The Red Tower
  • Deformations
    • My Case for Retributive Action
    • Our Temporary Supervisor
    • In a Foreign Town, In a Foreign Land
  • The Damaged and the Diseased
    • Teatro Grottesco
    • Gas Station Carnivals
    • The Bungalow House
    • Severini
    • The Shadow, the Darkness

Review

Just flip through the book and you will see page after page of text with few paragraph indents. I am told my writing is unduly formal; at times Ligotti seems to be writing a reference book rather than a fictional story. But it all works for him as he weaves interesting, strange, and fantastic tales that are as sincere as they are bizarre and stories that captivate the reader and drag them off to a place they have never been. If you enjoy reading Lovecraft and Poe, you will most likely embrace Ligotti. If you prefer the streamline style of Dean Koontz, you may find Ligotti a bit overbearing. But try it out for yourself and make your own decision. Teatro Grottesco is a good place to start.

—Review by Parlor of Horror[3]

References
  1. Antosca, Nick (2010-03-18). "A Great Book You Maybe Haven't Read: Teatro Grottesco by Thomas Ligotti". huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
  2. KATZ, NATHANIEL (2011-02-08). "Teatro Grottesco by Thomas Ligotti". evilhat.blogspot.ru. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
  3. "THOMAS LIGOTTI – TEATRO GROTTESCO – BOOK REVIEW". parlorofhorror.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
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