Writer Nic Pizzolatto on Thomas Ligotti and the Weird Secrets of ‘True Detective’

[teguififthzeal]

"I like me something wild...always did...it seemed to smooth everything else out!"--Marty

[teguififthzeal]

Dan Woodrell, Nic Pizzolatto, and Frank Bill are probably the best crime writers out there right now. You can see where the noirish, gritty, and genuinely unpleasant nature of Marty and Cohle's word seamlessly intertwine with Ligotti's vision of the world.

[Druidic]

Blackout you know any friends who have HBO and could tape it for you?

[Hideous Name]

The fifth episode blew my mind. This show is getting better and better.

Quote Originally Posted by Speaking Mute

So far as a Ligotti fad - my main concern is that Ligotti will end up getting pigeon holed the same way Lovecraft has. Lovecraft's popularity is at an all time high, but it's mostly a caricature; slimy monsters with tentacles and grimoires. I doubt Lovecraft would appreciate this image - it reduces him to the formulaic pulp horror/sci-fi he hated so much.

I totally agree.

[Malone]

For anyone in the UK or Europe, the first episode airs on Sky Atlantic this Saturday the 22nd at 8pm.

[symbolique]

nil

[symbolique]

nil

[ramonoski]

The King in Yellow is currently the ninth best-selling book at Amazon. Seems the series and the interviews/articles sparked quite a good amount of interest

And though Ligotti's books didn't make the jump into the front page, it seems Amazon has ran out of TCATHR, Teatro Grottesco and even MWINYD. No idea how many copies they had, but it seems Ligotti might be getting some meatier royalties, and that's swell.

[symbolique]

nil

[warmsoda]

As much as I appreciate the King in Yellow angle, what I am enjoying most about the show are it's nods to more Ligottian influences. (It'll be interesting to see io9's harping on the KiY to be all for naught if the show doesn't payoff on it significantly.)