The Short, Nonsense Life of Your Average Clown Puppet Conference/Lecture Thursday, October 27, 2016 The event started -2884 days agoMultiday event - 0 days 7:00 PM 8:30 PM Salmon Library Room 111 October 27. 7pm. Salmon Library 111. Thomas Ligotti is a highly influential writer of weird fiction whose short stories deal with themes of nihilism, humanism, anti-humanism, despair, creativity, and surrealism. His poetic prose and characters descending into chaos and madness has all the flair of a Samuel Beckett play, if Beckett wrote for the Grand Guignol. He has become one of the few living authors to be honored by a Penguins Classic collection and his older collected editions are now collector's items of some value. In this talk, Doug Bolden [doug.bolden@uah.edu] will look at some of Ligotti's most powerful tales, his impact on the genre [including some of the controversy about how his nihilism may have been an uncited source for the first season of True Detective], the works (both fiction and philosophy) that have influenced Ligotti, and how to find out more of his evocative darkness. Halloween treats will be provided. Mannequins are optional. As a bonus, after the talk, there will be a complete showing of Jacob Cooney's short horror film, "The Frolic," based on one of Ligotti's first ever short stories! Details Category Conference/Lecture department Library Audience Public, Students, Alumni Contact Doug Bolden 256.824.2179 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Venue Salmon Library4700 Holmes AveHuntsville, AL 35899View map More Dates SHARE