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Forum: Suggestion Box 03-14-2024
Replies: 6
Views: 3,596
Posted By Arthur Staaz
Re: Rules Of Conduct

Being a retired lawyer, I always like clear rules. Otherwise, things can be a little bit arbitrary and capricious, as we say in the law.
Forum: General Discussion 03-06-2024
Replies: 20
Views: 6,763
Posted By Arthur Staaz
Re: A Ligottian Listopia

I thought I was the only one I know who knows about Spranger. Some great pithy, sometimes dark, aphorisms. He wrote a couple of books and soon disappeared, which adds to the mystique.
Forum: Member Contributions 01-01-2024
Replies: 2
Views: 944
Posted By Arthur Staaz
Re: A Blank Page

Keep going! You’re a gifted writer!
Forum: Mark Samuels 12-08-2023
Replies: 42
Views: 7,961
Posted By Arthur Staaz
Re: Rest in peace, Mark Samuels

A remembrance at Wormwoodiana -

Wormwoodiana: RIP Mark Samuels [by R.B. Russell] (http://wormwoodiana.blogspot.com/2023/12/rip-mark-samuels.html?m=1)
Forum: Mark Samuels 12-08-2023
Replies: 42
Views: 7,961
Posted By Arthur Staaz
Re: Rest in peace, Mark Samuels

Oh goodness, no. I never met him in person. I was in Kings Langley shortly after he moved there but didn’t get the opportunity to meet up. I had been in touch with him earlier this year and had hoped...
Forum: General Discussion 11-03-2023
Replies: 6
Views: 1,180
Posted By Arthur Staaz
Topic Winner The Attraction of Nihilism for Non-Nihilists in Ligotti’s Fiction

This is directed mostly to the non-nihilists and non-antinatalists among us. Lately I’ve been wondering about the attraction of nihilism in Ligotti’s stories. I am not a nihilist or an antinatalist....
Forum: Art 10-13-2023
Replies: 144
Views: 87,685
Posted By Arthur Staaz
Re: Impressive Artworks

I found this article while rummaging around the internet. About a sculptor in Burlington, Vermont who does clay sculptures of derelict buildings. Some of them are downright Ligottian.

John...
Forum: General Discussion 09-22-2023
Replies: 406
Views: 167,905
Posted By Arthur Staaz
Re: Articles of interest

Interesting. Just a few weeks ago I was having an intense discussion with Pessoa about this very subject!
Forum: General Discussion 09-01-2023
Replies: 10
Views: 2,995
Posted By Arthur Staaz
Re: Are you the same religion as you were born into?

Not defending the Catholic Church or any institution that has facilitated child abuse. But the problem seems to affect a lot of organisations that have a major role with the vulnerable and have a...
Forum: Happy Birthday 08-31-2023
Replies: 8
Views: 1,211
Posted By Arthur Staaz
Re: Happy Birthday Dr. Locrian

Happy birthday, Jon!
Forum: Happy Birthday 08-28-2023
Replies: 7
Views: 1,132
Posted By Arthur Staaz
Re: Happy Birthday matt cardin, Mad Madison

Belated birthday greetings!
Forum: General Discussion 08-03-2023
Replies: 81
Views: 15,550
Posted By Arthur Staaz
Re: A Glimpse of the Future

Tech experts are starting to doubt that ChatGPT and A.I. ‘hallucinations’ will ever go away: ‘This isn’t fixable’...
Forum: Happy Birthday 07-31-2023
Replies: 4
Views: 673
Posted By Arthur Staaz
Re: Happy Birthday Arthur Staaz

Thanks for the birthday wishes!
Forum: General Discussion 07-02-2023
Replies: 10
Views: 2,995
Posted By Arthur Staaz
Re: Are you the same religion as you were born into?

I was born into an average Catholic family, half Irish and half French Canadian (Quebecois). For both of these ethnic groups, Catholicism was fused with their ethnic identity. I went to Catholic...
Forum: Ligotti News 06-28-2023
Replies: 3
Views: 2,072
Posted By Arthur Staaz
Re: LA Review of Books: Oblivion Beckons: On Thomas Ligotti’s “Pictures of Apocalypse

Great article. This line captures exactly what Ligotti’s writing means to me. “ Ligotti’s writing is rooted in a profound sense of sorrow and anxiety…” Those words, sorrow and anxiety, describe...
Forum: Film 06-21-2023
Replies: 174
Views: 70,882
Posted By Arthur Staaz
Re: Movie News

RE: "David Cronenberg Finishes Production for His Newest Horror Piece, The Shrouds"

Cassel was amazing in Irréversible.
Forum: General Discussion 06-15-2023
Replies: 406
Views: 167,905
Posted By Arthur Staaz
Re: Articles of interest

Why H.P. Lovecraft's Horror Movies Always Seem to Fail (https://movieweb.com/why-hp-lovecraft-horror-movies-fail/)
Forum: Bruno Schulz 05-20-2023
Replies: 9
Views: 4,754
Posted By Arthur Staaz
Re: The world of Bruno Schulz

Bruno Schulz: An Artist, A Murder, and the Hijacking of History review – an extraordinary mind and a cruel death | Biography books | The Guardian...
Forum: The Smiths 05-19-2023
Replies: 14
Views: 10,820
Posted By Arthur Staaz
Re: Morrissey/Smiths Pessimist Song Thread

I’m assuming you all know the Smiths’ bassist just died.
Forum: Contemporary Horror 05-11-2023
Replies: 352
Views: 167,791
Posted By Arthur Staaz
Re: Movie Trailers

Anyone else here prefer the Lynch version (so far) of Dune?
Forum: Film 05-11-2023
Replies: 174
Views: 70,882
Posted By Arthur Staaz
Re: Movie News

Anyone else here prefer the Lynch version (so far) of Dune?
Forum: Film 04-27-2023
Replies: 26
Views: 5,969
Posted By Arthur Staaz
Re: Favorite Directors

Oh, and mustn’t forget Michael Haneke.
Forum: Film 04-27-2023
Replies: 26
Views: 5,969
Posted By Arthur Staaz
Re: Favorite Directors

Everyone has just about covered my favourites, particularly Bergman, Aster, Woody Allen, Lynch, Tarantino and Kubrick. Just a couple to add.

Lars von Trier
Guy Maddin
Forum: Personal 03-24-2023
Replies: 56
Views: 34,001
Posted By Arthur Staaz
Re: The Agony Column

Great book! Hilarious!
Forum: YouTube Selections 03-03-2023
Replies: 8
Views: 5,074
Posted By Arthur Staaz
Re: Standard YouTube Embedding Test

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but does anyone know how to embed a YouTube video in a post? From my Chromebook, I’ve copied and pasted the embed code, but only the code shows, not the actual...
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