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Author: Thomas Ligotti | Language: English | ISBN: 0061243531 | Format: PDF, EPUB

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“Moody art and ominous pacing create an air of creeping mystery that suits Ligotti’s macabre tales.” (Washington Post)

“Provides a bitterly entertaining treat for those attuned to its storyteller’s grim sentiments.” (Boston Globe)

Top 12 Graphic Novels of the Year recipient (Bookslut.com)

“Each story is original and toys in macabre fashion with our nerves. Classy, evocative artwork, too.” (San Jose Mercury News)

“Templesmith’s art posses the power to spread fear all by itself...and Doran, McKeever, and Gaydos do a splendid job.” (Comics Buyer’s Guide)

“The Nightmare Factory lives up to its title, cleverly manufacturing disturbing dreams for discerning horror comic readers.” (Rue Morgue)

“A large and generally very impressive gathering of imaginative and stylish horror fiction . . . richly atmospheric. (Kirkus Reviews)

“The skillful art subtly, or not so subtly, pulls out the creepiness of the premises and plots.” (Library Journal)

“Original and toys in macabre fashion with our nerves. Classy, evocative artwork.” (Contra Costa Times)

“Deliciously bleak. B+” (EW.com (Entertainment Weekly))

“Devotees will appreciate the visual interpretations of his [Ligott’s] work, and newcomers will find the book an accessible introduction to a genuinely unsettling dreamscape.” (Rain Taxi)

“[E]ntertaining from start to finish...These tales of terror exude waves of paranoia and pathos from every page.” (Ain't it Cool News.com)

“Worth a visit...the artwork alone warrants a look.” (Fangoria.com)

“Beautifully, queasily rendered.” (A.V. Club.com (The Onion))

“I’d recommend picking THE NIGHTMARE FACTORY up and giving it a whirl.” (Myjoblo.com)

“A fine, creepy read.” (City Link (Florida))

“Outstanding...moody and deeply disturbing...each of these four stories will elicit a deep visceral response in the reader.” (Fearzone.com)

“[A] resplendent and disturbing graphic novel adaptation...More than a graphic novel, this is an event! Don’t miss it!” (CountGore.com)

“If you’re into horror stories, than I’d strongly suggest checking out THE NIGHTMARE FACTORY.” (Thick Online.com)

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• Series: Nightmare Factory
• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Harper Paperbacks (September 4, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061243531
• ISBN-13: 978-0061243530
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 6.7 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

Thomas Ligotti is really one of the best-kept secrets in the horror field. He's almost a throwback to supernatural writers of days gone by who could scare you without having to resort to blood & guts. Besides that, Ligotti is a fellow Detroiter and I've recently found we attended the same college, Wayne State University. He must be a great guy! Fox Atomic Comics has released an original graphic novel based on several of Ligotti's short stories featuring art by some of the best in the business: Ben Templesmith, Ted Mckeever, Michael Gaydos, and Colleen Doran. Ligotti's stories are adapted by writers Stuart Moore and Joe Harris and Ligotti provides and introduction to each of the four stories in this volume.

"The Last Feast of Harlequin" is a Lovecraft-inspired story very much in the same vein as "The Shadow Over Innsmouth". Here we have another strange old small town with creepy and rather unfriendly inhabitants who harbor a dark lineage. An anthropologist, who serves as the story's narrator, comes to the town of Mirocaw for their annual winter festival. The man has a rather unsettling fetish with clowns and wants to participate in the festivities by dressing in his own clown costume. He finds himself shunned by the townspeople despite his best efforts to fit in with the festivities. He'll soon find he has a dark connection to the others dressed in their bizarre clown make-up. Best story of the book by far I thought. Lovecraft influenced but with Ligotti's own flair and possibly a central character even more off balance than those love ol' Lovecraft.

"Dream of a Mannikin" features the best art in the book, courtesy of 30 Days of Night artist, Ben Templesmith.

I was really excited by the idea of "The Nightmare Factory" as a graphic novel, but upon review I'm not sure that this is the best medium for the disquieting works of Thomas Ligotti. Those familiar with Ligotti's tales, often compared favorably to Lovecraft, know that they are filled with an internal madness. Characters struggle with unseen demons or relate past tales with much exposition. But what can come across as haunting on the page of a story can come across as inactivity in visual form. Psychological deterioration is hard to conceptualize in comic form. The artistry of "The Nightmare Factory" is apparent, but the artwork is framed with such stillness.

This ambitious collection is actually a representation of four Ligotti pieces--"The Last Feast of Harlequin," "Dream of a Mannikin," "Dr. Locrian's Asylum," and "Teatro Grottesco." Each section has an informative preface that gives context to the story and additional information about Ligotti's work. While I'm not accustomed to so much supplemental material in a graphic novel, it did add a necessary depth. The stories themselves are more creepy ideas than plot driven narrative. In as such, you'll probably like them or hate them. I probably thought "Harlequin" and "Asylum" were the two most rounded selections.

But, as I mentioned earlier, these graphic tales are actually not incredibly visual. Many of the stories relate with little or no dialogue, just an internal monologue or description from one panel to the next. That's fine--but the panels themselves then have to tell a compelling visual story. "Mannikin," for example, (which I like as a story) has endless panels of someone writing at a desk. Other stories just have lots of establishing shots-- towns, streets, buildings, etc...

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