Thomas Ligotti vs. H. P. Lovecraft
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Thomas Ligotti
1953 – present
Thomas Ligotti is an American horror author, philosopher, and writer. His writings are rooted in several literary genres – most prominently weird fiction – and have been described by critics as works of philosophical horror, often formed into short stories and novellas in the tradition of gothic fiction. The worldview espoused by Ligotti in his fiction and non-fiction has been described as pessimistic and nihilistic.
"We are each either among the demoralized showing the way to a future of eternal nightmare, or we are losers celebrating our moment in hell."
H. P. Lovecraft
1890 – 1937
Howard Phillips Lovecraft was an American writer of weird, horror, fantasy, and science fiction. He is best known for his creation of the Cthulhu Mythos, but his legacy is also apparent in terms like "Lovecraftian horror" and an enduring fandom.
"The Thing of the idols, the green, sticky spawn of the stars, had awaked to claim his own. The stars were right again, and what an age-old cult had failed to do…"
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