![]() ![]() Highly recommended! You can listen here for free: Ĥ. This is an outstanding, very eerie story. Unfortunately for him, he accepts the oddly smiling former owner’s invitation to come inside for a look around. Later, a young antiquarian, who had always been fascinated by the place and didn’t know it had been removed, returns to town and notices it all decked out in Christmas lights during a heavy fog. “The Christmas Eve’s of Aunt Elise” (1983) – During a Christmas Eve family gathering at his wealthy aunt’s house, Jack listens in on her true tale of the house that used to exist across the street but was torn down brick-by-brick at the former reclusive owner’s request following his death. “Drink to Me Only with Labyrinthine Eyes” (1982) – A master hypnosis speaks about his awesome powers and eventually of the dark, twisted way he uses them. He also relates the bizarre way that prisoner sees the world during his murderous outings which he refers to as his ‘frolics’.Ģ. “The Frolic” (1982) – A prison psychologist abruptly tells his wife he wants to quit his job and move away after having a disturbing conversation with one of the most insane, devious prisoners incarcerated there. ![]() ![]() ![]() Ligotti is without a doubt one of the all-time greats.ġ. A few years back I reviewed the excellent Thomas Ligotti collection Grimscribe ( ) Since then I’ve read several more of his stories which we’ll take a look at here today. ![]()
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