Ligotti on horror literature and those who read it

09-28-2017

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Ligotti on horror literature and those who read it

Here's the ending to my interview with Tom in the just-published Horror Literature through History.

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Matt Cardin: What is the point, purpose, or value of horror literature?

Thomas Ligotti: To entertain and disillusion at the same time.

MC: What do readers of horror literature need to know?

TL: If you read a lot of horror literature because you like to be scared, then you're probably a normal, healthy person. If you read horror literature to fulfill some deeply personal predisposition, be assured there is probably something odd and unwholesome about you. Don't ever let anyone tell you it's not all right to be that way.

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