Ligotti: ah yes my reflection, i know it well
Ligotti: [sees reflection]
Ligotti: oh no! how could it be!
Ligotti: the clown within... comes out!
Ligotti: is this my curse...???
Ligotti: OR
Ligotti: my destiny?????
Ligotti: [sees reflection]
Ligotti: oh no! how could it be!
Ligotti: the clown within... comes out!
Ligotti: is this my curse...???
Ligotti: OR
Ligotti: my destiny?????
December 28, 2024 at 6:17 PM
Ligotti: ah yes my reflection, i know it well
Ligotti: [sees reflection]
Ligotti: oh no! how could it be!
Ligotti: the clown within... comes out!
Ligotti: is this my curse...???
Ligotti: OR
Ligotti: my destiny?????
Ligotti: [sees reflection]
Ligotti: oh no! how could it be!
Ligotti: the clown within... comes out!
Ligotti: is this my curse...???
Ligotti: OR
Ligotti: my destiny?????
Ligotti: oh no! i was wrong!
Ligotti: i was a clown all along!
Ligotti: you finally made a monkey out of me!
Ligotti: i was a clown all along!
Ligotti: you finally made a monkey out of me!
December 28, 2024 at 6:17 PM
Ligotti: oh no! i was wrong!
Ligotti: i was a clown all along!
Ligotti: you finally made a monkey out of me!
Ligotti: i was a clown all along!
Ligotti: you finally made a monkey out of me!
BACKROOMS: Thomas Ligotti has breached containment with Gen Z
September 28, 2026 at 11:25 AM
BACKROOMS: Thomas Ligotti has breached containment with Gen Z
Piper: have you ever considered
Piper: what if the real clown all along
Piper: was you?
Ligotti: no no that couldn't be
Ligotti: me, a clown? absurd
Ligotti: the very idea!
Ligotti: and yet
December 28, 2024 at 6:16 PM
Piper: have you ever considered
Piper: what if the real clown all along
Piper: was you?
Ligotti: no no that couldn't be
Ligotti: me, a clown? absurd
Ligotti: the very idea!
Ligotti: and yet
Ligotti: there was a mistake down at the crunchberry factory
Ligotti: we accidentally created a cereal that was all crunchberries
Ligotti: then accidentally shipped it out to stores
Ligotti: and then accidentally created a marketing campaign
King: that sounds like quite the wacky mishap!
Ligotti:
Ligotti: we accidentally created a cereal that was all crunchberries
Ligotti: then accidentally shipped it out to stores
Ligotti: and then accidentally created a marketing campaign
King: that sounds like quite the wacky mishap!
Ligotti:
January 13, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Ligotti: there was a mistake down at the crunchberry factory
Ligotti: we accidentally created a cereal that was all crunchberries
Ligotti: then accidentally shipped it out to stores
Ligotti: and then accidentally created a marketing campaign
King: that sounds like quite the wacky mishap!
Ligotti:
Ligotti: we accidentally created a cereal that was all crunchberries
Ligotti: then accidentally shipped it out to stores
Ligotti: and then accidentally created a marketing campaign
King: that sounds like quite the wacky mishap!
Ligotti:
Ligotti: no i cannot accept this
Ligotti: me? a clown? no it couldn't be true
Ligotti: in fact, i'm confident it isn't so
Ligotti: so confident that i won't feel any trepidation at all in looking in this mirror
Ligotti: me? a clown? no it couldn't be true
Ligotti: in fact, i'm confident it isn't so
Ligotti: so confident that i won't feel any trepidation at all in looking in this mirror
December 28, 2024 at 6:16 PM
Ligotti: no i cannot accept this
Ligotti: me? a clown? no it couldn't be true
Ligotti: in fact, i'm confident it isn't so
Ligotti: so confident that i won't feel any trepidation at all in looking in this mirror
Ligotti: me? a clown? no it couldn't be true
Ligotti: in fact, i'm confident it isn't so
Ligotti: so confident that i won't feel any trepidation at all in looking in this mirror
Ligotti: imagine, if you would, that you had a shitty job
Ligotti: you think that's bad?
Ligotti: now imagine what if your boss was a weirdo
Ligotti: you think that's bad?
Ligotti: now imagine what if your boss was a weirdo
January 13, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Ligotti: imagine, if you would, that you had a shitty job
Ligotti: you think that's bad?
Ligotti: now imagine what if your boss was a weirdo
Ligotti: you think that's bad?
Ligotti: now imagine what if your boss was a weirdo
Ligotti: imagine you had to work in a factory
Koontz: ok! :)
Ligotti: and not like a whimsical factory
Ligotti: such as you might find in s nickelodeon interstitial
Ligotti: i mean like a real factory
Koontz:
Koontz: oh
Koontz: i don't like imagining this :(
Koontz: ok! :)
Ligotti: and not like a whimsical factory
Ligotti: such as you might find in s nickelodeon interstitial
Ligotti: i mean like a real factory
Koontz:
Koontz: oh
Koontz: i don't like imagining this :(
January 13, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Ligotti: imagine you had to work in a factory
Koontz: ok! :)
Ligotti: and not like a whimsical factory
Ligotti: such as you might find in s nickelodeon interstitial
Ligotti: i mean like a real factory
Koontz:
Koontz: oh
Koontz: i don't like imagining this :(
Koontz: ok! :)
Ligotti: and not like a whimsical factory
Ligotti: such as you might find in s nickelodeon interstitial
Ligotti: i mean like a real factory
Koontz:
Koontz: oh
Koontz: i don't like imagining this :(
King: so anyway, mannequins!
Ligotti: hm
King: what do you think, tom?
Ligotti: stay in your own lane, steve
Ligotti: hm
King: what do you think, tom?
Ligotti: stay in your own lane, steve
January 10, 2026 at 4:50 PM
King: so anyway, mannequins!
Ligotti: hm
King: what do you think, tom?
Ligotti: stay in your own lane, steve
Ligotti: hm
King: what do you think, tom?
Ligotti: stay in your own lane, steve
Thomas Ligotti: i hope you've all had fun with these jovial tales of jolly clowns, puppets and festivals
King: and how!
Ligotti: but now it's time to turn our attention to more adult matters
Ligotti: to the world of work
King: oh
King: and how!
Ligotti: but now it's time to turn our attention to more adult matters
Ligotti: to the world of work
King: oh
January 13, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Thomas Ligotti: i hope you've all had fun with these jovial tales of jolly clowns, puppets and festivals
King: and how!
Ligotti: but now it's time to turn our attention to more adult matters
Ligotti: to the world of work
King: oh
King: and how!
Ligotti: but now it's time to turn our attention to more adult matters
Ligotti: to the world of work
King: oh
WIP of Masquerade of a Dead Sword: A Tragedie by Thomas Ligotti
March 31, 2026 at 1:22 AM
WIP of Masquerade of a Dead Sword: A Tragedie by Thomas Ligotti
Ligotti: to be a true cloon, you must understand the pain of sentience
Ligotti: every breath you take, a cruel taunt by an unfeeling creator
Ligotti: what is life but a gauntlet of meaningless pain
Ligotti: also you get to perform at birthday parties
Ligotti: every breath you take, a cruel taunt by an unfeeling creator
Ligotti: what is life but a gauntlet of meaningless pain
Ligotti: also you get to perform at birthday parties
June 18, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Ligotti: to be a true cloon, you must understand the pain of sentience
Ligotti: every breath you take, a cruel taunt by an unfeeling creator
Ligotti: what is life but a gauntlet of meaningless pain
Ligotti: also you get to perform at birthday parties
Ligotti: every breath you take, a cruel taunt by an unfeeling creator
Ligotti: what is life but a gauntlet of meaningless pain
Ligotti: also you get to perform at birthday parties
trying for matthew bartlett / ligotti energy
February 26, 2026 at 3:18 AM
trying for matthew bartlett / ligotti energy
Ligotti: for our next lesson, each cloon must perfect their cloon act
Kim Newman: good evening ladies and germs [rimshot]
Ligotti: no
Ligotti: this is not clooning
Newman: i just flew in from rancho cucamunga and boy are my arms tired
Ligotti: stop
Ligotti: clooning is not about laughter
Kim Newman: good evening ladies and germs [rimshot]
Ligotti: no
Ligotti: this is not clooning
Newman: i just flew in from rancho cucamunga and boy are my arms tired
Ligotti: stop
Ligotti: clooning is not about laughter
June 18, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Ligotti: for our next lesson, each cloon must perfect their cloon act
Kim Newman: good evening ladies and germs [rimshot]
Ligotti: no
Ligotti: this is not clooning
Newman: i just flew in from rancho cucamunga and boy are my arms tired
Ligotti: stop
Ligotti: clooning is not about laughter
Kim Newman: good evening ladies and germs [rimshot]
Ligotti: no
Ligotti: this is not clooning
Newman: i just flew in from rancho cucamunga and boy are my arms tired
Ligotti: stop
Ligotti: clooning is not about laughter
Ligotti: observe my comical appearance, children
King: ha ha i'm laughing already!
Ligotti: it's not funny
King: i- oh
Ligotti: it is actually very uncanny
King: right, right
King: ha ha i'm laughing already!
Ligotti: it's not funny
King: i- oh
Ligotti: it is actually very uncanny
King: right, right
June 18, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Ligotti: observe my comical appearance, children
King: ha ha i'm laughing already!
Ligotti: it's not funny
King: i- oh
Ligotti: it is actually very uncanny
King: right, right
King: ha ha i'm laughing already!
Ligotti: it's not funny
King: i- oh
Ligotti: it is actually very uncanny
King: right, right
Faliol from "Masquerade of a Dead Sword" by Thomas Ligotti for my dear friend @nathanandersonart.bsky.social 🙏😌
April 18, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Faliol from "Masquerade of a Dead Sword" by Thomas Ligotti for my dear friend @nathanandersonart.bsky.social 🙏😌
King: hello children! observe me, sideshow steve!
Ligotti: hm
King: i uh have prepared a pie take
Ligotti: hm
Ligotti: hm
King: i uh have prepared a pie take
Ligotti: hm
June 17, 2026 at 11:59 PM
King: hello children! observe me, sideshow steve!
Ligotti: hm
King: i uh have prepared a pie take
Ligotti: hm
Ligotti: hm
King: i uh have prepared a pie take
Ligotti: hm
Happy 72nd birthday to my friend, Thomas Ligotti.
July 9, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Happy 72nd birthday to my friend, Thomas Ligotti.
King: Thomas, what's with this sudden factory obsession?
Ligotti: i had a bad experience working in a factory once
King: i'm sorry
King: what were you making?
Ligotti: crunchberries
Ligotti: i had a bad experience working in a factory once
King: i'm sorry
King: what were you making?
Ligotti: crunchberries
January 13, 2025 at 5:35 PM
King: Thomas, what's with this sudden factory obsession?
Ligotti: i had a bad experience working in a factory once
King: i'm sorry
King: what were you making?
Ligotti: crunchberries
Ligotti: i had a bad experience working in a factory once
King: i'm sorry
King: what were you making?
Ligotti: crunchberries
King: c'mon guys this is gold
King: i bet tom would like it
King: tom, i got a great idea
Thomas Ligotti: hm
King: you're gonna love it
Ligotti: hm
King: let me tell you, tom, you're gonna go bananas
Ligotti: hm
King: i bet tom would like it
King: tom, i got a great idea
Thomas Ligotti: hm
King: you're gonna love it
Ligotti: hm
King: let me tell you, tom, you're gonna go bananas
Ligotti: hm
January 10, 2026 at 4:50 PM
King: c'mon guys this is gold
King: i bet tom would like it
King: tom, i got a great idea
Thomas Ligotti: hm
King: you're gonna love it
Ligotti: hm
King: let me tell you, tom, you're gonna go bananas
Ligotti: hm
King: i bet tom would like it
King: tom, i got a great idea
Thomas Ligotti: hm
King: you're gonna love it
Ligotti: hm
King: let me tell you, tom, you're gonna go bananas
Ligotti: hm
Sorry. Been reading some Thomas Ligotti stuff lately. Happy Halloween
October 31, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Sorry. Been reading some Thomas Ligotti stuff lately. Happy Halloween
King: ok so picture this
King: a car full of mannequins
Ligotti: hm
King: just cruising along
Ligotti: hm
King: like the final scene from Tourist Trap (1979)!
King: a car full of mannequins
Ligotti: hm
King: just cruising along
Ligotti: hm
King: like the final scene from Tourist Trap (1979)!
January 10, 2026 at 4:50 PM
King: ok so picture this
King: a car full of mannequins
Ligotti: hm
King: just cruising along
Ligotti: hm
King: like the final scene from Tourist Trap (1979)!
King: a car full of mannequins
Ligotti: hm
King: just cruising along
Ligotti: hm
King: like the final scene from Tourist Trap (1979)!
Ligotti on da beach
July 21, 2024 at 6:13 PM
Ligotti on da beach
what if thomas ligotti had written and directed ghostbusters
September 2, 2026 at 1:34 PM
what if thomas ligotti had written and directed ghostbusters
Ligotti: submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this the tale of the terrible job
Ligotti: have you ever considered, what if you had a terrible job?
Ligotti: what if it was just a soul-draining experience of constant drudgery
King: oh man
King: oh man that would suck!
Ligotti: have you ever considered, what if you had a terrible job?
Ligotti: what if it was just a soul-draining experience of constant drudgery
King: oh man
King: oh man that would suck!
January 13, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Ligotti: submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this the tale of the terrible job
Ligotti: have you ever considered, what if you had a terrible job?
Ligotti: what if it was just a soul-draining experience of constant drudgery
King: oh man
King: oh man that would suck!
Ligotti: have you ever considered, what if you had a terrible job?
Ligotti: what if it was just a soul-draining experience of constant drudgery
King: oh man
King: oh man that would suck!