r/Ligotti

I've been always on the search for unique horror, one that is more cosmic, dreadful and existential. I'm so glad I came across Thomas Ligotti. So far I've read four of his shorts:

- The Frolic.

- Les Fluers.

- Alice's Last Adventure.

- Dream of a Manikan.

And they're absolutely fantastic. So far they scratch that itch of the uncanny, unnatural and dreadful atmosphere. Especially Dream of a Manikan but I do want to see different interpretations of the ending of it.

To me, I think that the last paragraph of the story is written by the woman, the psychoanalyst. But at the same time, I don't think she is simply just a psychoanalyst. I think she is more than that. Probably a bigger "fragment" of the overall Cosmic Dream Deity that is torturing their smaller fragments and that the man and Amy were just smaller fragments of the woman, the psychoanalyst. It's like a pyramid. Not all fragments are equal and they all, together, live in the same chain of terror of the uncertainty. Who is dreaming who? Where is the real/waking self? Where does the dream begin and where does it end.

I could be completely wrong though as it's an extremely complex story with so many layers and different possibilities but I was just curious to know about how you interpreted it for yourselves. Apologies if my interpretation sounds dumb as I'm fairly new to Ligotti's work as I mentioned above.

NecronomiCon Providence is happening this week/weekend. Given the overlap among Lovecraft, Ligotti, and the broader weird fiction world, I figured it was worth putting up a thread here.

I'm going this year (first time) and looking forward to it. Curious whether anyone else here is attending, has been in previous years, or is following from afar.

Anything in particular you're excited about? Panels, writers, artists, books, or Providence generally?

Not intended as an organized meetup thread or anything like that. Just thought it would be fun to see if the event is exciting for anyone here at r/Ligotti .