The Gloomy Filth That Seemed To Be Everywhere

[G. S. Carnivals]

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Entranced hilarity was perhaps his first but certainly not his only reaction when from a hidden bed of shadows he gazed upon the place and its curious workings. Complex hybrids and cross-breeds of sentiments were born from each strange menage of mind, emotions, and senses. So this was what it was like to live outside the austere atmosphere of the lunar visionary--to, in fact, live at all in any proper sense of the word. The place, to put it plainly and without the evocations of vagueness, was... was something quite similar in principal to what a complete outsider's conception of a slaughterhouse might be. The beasts themselves did not make any audible sound, standing uniformly docile, cornered in fragile corrals. To his hearing, however, their very silence seemed a kind of music, a sterile harmony as pure as the white of their hides, the white lines of their elegant necks and glassy manes. And they all remained unspattered despite the gloomy filth that seemed to be everywhere, even rising from the ground as a gray ghost of steam.       Thomas Ligotti - “Charnelhouse of the Moon” Added by: G. S. Carnivals on 06-09-2007 #27

[The Silent One]

More motivation to get Crypt of Cthulhu #68 online! Poe-influenced early Ligotti seems even more morbid than current Ligotti, as evident in "Ghost Stories for the Dead".

[G. S. Carnivals]

The quotation above was typed verbatim from text in Crypt of Cthulhu #68. I've felt questionable about the word "principal" ever since. The other option would be "principle," which makes much more sense in the context of the piece. If anyone can verify the Punk Surrealist version, please let me know. Thank you.

[Dr. Bantham]

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If anyone can verify the Punk Surrealist version, please let me know. Thank you.

If anyone owns a copy of Punk Surrealist Cafe, then I am interested in purchasing!