April 2005

Die neue Fassung der Bibliographie von Douglas Anderson ist einsehbar in der Sektion Bibliographie
The new version of Douglas Anderson's Ligotti Bibliography is available at our section Bibliographie

February 2005

There's a new story available at our website: 'The Black Brain Mechanism' by John B. Ford. Please take a look at the Other Nightmares Section!

November 2004

There are 2 new stories available at our website: 'Regina vs. Sycorax' by Mark Samuels and 'Three Can Keep a Secret' by Graeme Wilson. Please take a look at the Other Nightmares Section!

'Spuk des Alltags' (von Alexander M. Frey) aus der Reihe Edgar Allan Poes phantastische Bibliothek ist beim Blitz-Verlag erschienen. Der Band 'Die weißen Hände' von Mark Samuels wird im Dezember erhältlich sein.

New interview with Thomas Ligotti available at: www.fantasticmetropolis.com

September 2004

The critically-acclaimed first collection of stories 'The White Hands and Other Weird Tales' by Mark Samuels has now been reprinted by Tartarus Press in a paperback edition costing £9.99. Details are available from the Tartarus Press website www.tartaruspress.com by clicking on the "News" link. The collection has been nominated in two categories for the 2004 British Fantasy Society awards; 'Best Collection' and 'Best Short Story' (the latter for the title story from the collection).

August 2004


August 1st
THOMAS LIGOTTI: DEATH POEMS "CARPE DIEM" PIN/BADGE
Some people have asked where the free badge accompanying this book is to be found. The pin/badge was taped to the bubble-wrap packaging that the book was wrapped in--PLEASE don't throw the wrap away before checking for the badge! Many thanks --DAVID TIBET/DURTRO/godislove

July 29th
Today I received these words by David Tibet and was asked to put them on-line:
THOMAS LIGOTTI: DEATH POEMS/BOOK-RIBBONS STATEMENT
Those who have received DEATH POEMS may have noticed that there are only two book-ribbons in the book, as against the three book-ribbons advertised on durtro.com. This is NOT an error! This late change to the book's specifications occurred as I was advised by the printer and binder of the book that three ribbons would be too many to fit neatly into the spine. I was unable to announce this on durtro.com as my webmaster is on holiday, though the site will be updated with this information as soon as he returns. -- David Tibet

Etwas spät, aber hoffentlich nicht zu spät: Die originale, amerikanische Ligotti-Website TLO (Thomas Ligotti Online) verfügt seit kurzem über ein Forum, wo man mit anderen Ligotti-Aficionados über Werk und Wirken des Meisters diskutieren kann. Auch ansonsten sind umfangreiche Änderungen und Neuheiten auf der Website angesagt, so gibt es z. B. jetzt einen neuen, auf Flash-Technologie basierenden Chat. Unbedingt mal reinschauen: Thomas Ligotti Online >> www.ligotti.net >> click "Nightmare Network"

Somewhat belated but hopefully not too late: The original, first, American Ligotti web site TLO (Thomas Ligotti Online) has now an own forum added where you can discuss works etc. of the maestro and talk to other Ligotti aficionados. And there have been other revisions and more are planned for the future. E.g., there's a new, Flash-based chat engine now, and the proprietors told me they have many ideas in store.
Must give it a look: www.ligotti.net >> click "Nightmare Network"


New book by Thomas Ligotti: DEATH POEMS - This beautiful and tragic new masterpiece from Thomas Ligotti is published on 1 July, when it will be added to the shop. The book is 80 pages long, and is printed as a cloth-bound deluxe hardback with marbled endpapers and with blocked spine and front and back covers. All page-edges are gilt, and the book has head- and tail-bands and a marker ribbon. This is Durtro's most beautiful publication yet. Each copy of the book comes with a free CARPE DIEM enamel badge made especially for this book. The book is limited to 333 copies and will be priced £33. As with all items in the shop, copies cannot be reserved. (This text was copied from the Durtro Website )

Juni 2004

CHARNEL WINE, a collection of twenty-three tales of the macabre by Canadian author Richard Gavin, is now available through Rainfall Books of England.
Here is what Thomas Ligotti had to say about this collection: 'With the debut of Richard Gavin's first collection, it seems clear that a renaissance of the horror story has been secretly taking place in the small presses. These are stories that bear witness to a Golden Age of the past and evidence a new resolve in the present. Gavin's writing serves as a testament that great masters once crafted great stories ... and as evidence that they shall do so again.'
CHARNEL WINE is available through www.shocklines.com or directly from the publisher. For more information contact John B. Ford (Rainfall Books' proprietor) at John.B.Ford@btinternet.com

A new essay by Mark Samuels, author of "The White Hands" and "Black Altars" (see below), has been published in the Wormwood magazine by Tartarus Press. The essay is titled "Everything Ends in a Greater Blackness: Some Remarks on the Fiction of Thomas Ligotti".