Horror month, #7: "Nethescurial", by Thomas Ligotti

[ceri]

Thomas Ligotti's short story "Nethescurial" has one of the best closing sentences in English-language horror, right up there with "It was a picture from life!" and "It is the beating of his hideous heart!". It's not long, either. What starts off as a reader's account of an interesting manuscript uncovered in a library turns into...something else. Read the whole thing, courtesy of Thomas Ligotti Online.

Comments

[onomasticator]

Now see, I thought "It was a picture from life!" was redundant, which made me sad because, in terms of style, the rest of "Pickman's Model" is unusually sprightly and economical.

[ceri]

See, this just goes to show how you've been led astray. I'll bet you didn't consult with your dog before expressing such an opinion in public.

[onomasticator]

Granted.