Teatro Grottesco by Thomas Ligotti

‘Teatro Grottesco’ is primarily a compilation of stories collected between hardcovers for the first time. Each story has been newly revised, often extensively, by the author for this edition. In addition to the contents listed below, the Durtro edition also includes hitherto rare texts by Ligotti which will not be included in any future trade edition of this volume.

The book is a quality hardback, bound in black cloth with blocked metallic calligraphic titles by Geoffrey Cox-Dorée, page-signatures sewn to the spine, head- and tail-bands, black foil page edges, black end-papers and ribbon-bookmark. The book has been designed by David Tibet and Kat Cormie, with layout design by Kat Cormie and Internal Omegas by Cox-Dorée. The book contains the following stories and is 344 pages long.

Contents:

Derangements
Purity • The Town Manager • Sideshow, and Other Stories • The Clown Puppet • The Red Tower

Deformations
My Case for Retributive Action • Our Temporary Supervisor • In a Foreign Town, In a Foreign Land

The Damaged and the Diseased
Teatro Grottesco • Gas Station Carnivals • The Bungalow House • Severini • The Shadow, the Darkness

Dead Dreams
Things They Will Never Tell You • This Degenerate Little Town • Envoi