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Smiles of Oblivion: Demonic Clowns and Doomed Puppets as Fantastic Figures of Absurdity, Chaos, and Misanthropy in the Writings of Thomas Ligotti

2012; Wiley; Volume: 45; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/jpcu.12007

1540-5931

Jason Harris,

Violence, Religion, and Philosophy

The Journal of Popular CultureVolume 45, Issue 6 p. 1249-1265 Article Smiles of Oblivion: Demonic Clowns and Doomed Puppets as Fantastic Figures of Absurdity, Chaos, and Misanthropy in the Writings of Thomas Ligotti Jason Marc Harris, Jason Marc HarrisSearch for more papers by this author Jason Marc Harris, Jason Marc HarrisSearch for more papers by this author First published: 20 December 2012 https://doi.org/10.1111/jpcu.12007Citations: 2Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Works Cited Angenhuber, Angie and Thomas Wagner. “Disillusionment can be Glamorous: An Interview with Thomas Ligotti.” The Thomas Ligotti Reader: Essays and Explorations. Ed. Schweitzer. Darrell Holicong: Wildside, 2003. 53–71. Print. Google Scholar Baudrillard, Jean. Simulacra and Simulation. 1981. Trans. Sheila Faria Glaser. Ann Arbor: U of Michigan P, 1994. Print. Google Scholar Billington, Sandra. A Social History of the Fool. New York: St. Martin's, 1984. Print. Google Scholar Cardin, Matt. “Thomas Ligotti's Career of Nightmares.” The Thomas Ligotti Reader: Essays and Explorations. Ed. Schweitzer. Darrell Holicong: Wildside, 2003. 12–22. Print. Google Scholar Carroll, Noël. “Horror and Humor.” The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism. 57.2 (1999): 145–60. Print. 10.2307/432309 Web of Science®Google Scholar Chua, Philip. “ Tetanus: Lock Jaw.” CEBU The News Today. 22 Dec. 2006. Web. 22 Dec. 2012. Google Scholar “ Hospital Clown Images ‘Too Scary’.” BBC.co.uk. BBC 15 Jan. 2008. Web. 26 July 2009. Google Scholar Joshi, S. T. The Modern Weird Tale. Jefferson: McFarland, 2001. Print. Google Scholar Ligotti, Thomas. “The Last Feast of Harlequin.” American Gothic Tales. Ed. Carol Joyce Oates. New York: Plume, 1996. 420–54. Print. Google Scholar Ligotti, Thomas. Songs of a Dead Dreamer. New York: Caroll, 1990. Print. Google Scholar Ligotti, Thomas. The Nightmare Factory. New York: Carrol, 1996. Print. Google Scholar Ligotti, Thomas. My Work is Not Yet Done: Three Tales of Corporate Horror. London: Virgin, 2002. Print. Google Scholar Ligotti, Thomas. “The Last Feast of Harlequin.” Comic Adaptation by Stuart Moore and Colleen Duran. The Nightmare Factory: Based on the Stories by Thomas Ligotti. Vol 1. Ed. R. Eric Lieb. New York: Fox Atomic Comics, 2007. 4–34. Print. Google Scholar Ligotti, Thomas. “The Clown Puppet.” Comic Adaptation by Joe Harris and Bill Sienkiewicz. The Nightmare Factory: Based on the Stories by Thomas Ligotti. Vol 2. Ed. R. Eric Lieb. New York: Fox Atomic Comics, 2008a. 35–58. Print. Google Scholar Ligotti, Thomas. “ The Bells Will Sound Forever.” Teatro Grottesco. London: Virgin, 2008b. 126–37. Print. Google Scholar MacLennan, Bruce. “ Winter Solstice.” University of Tennessee. 14 Feb. 2003. Web. 26 July 2009. Google Scholar Morgan, Jack. The Biology of Horror: Gothic Literature and Film. Carbondale: Southern Illinois UP, 2002. Print. Google Scholar Oates, Joyce Carol., ed. American Gothic Tales. New York: Plume, 1996. Print. Google Scholar Parsons, James. “Human Physiognomy Explain'd in the Crounian Lectures on Muscular Motion for the Year 1746.” Philosophical Transactions (1683–1775) Vol. 44, (1746–1747), JSTOR Web. 4 Sep. 2008: i–82. Print. Google Scholar Rabkin, Eric S. The Fantastic in Literature. Princeton: Princeton UP, 1976. Print. Google Scholar Rohrer, Finlo. “ Why are Clowns So Scary?” BBC.co.uk. BBC Magazine. 16 July 2008. Web. 25 July 2009. Google Scholar Schweitzer, Darrell, ed. The Thomas Ligotti Reader: Essays and Explorations. Holicong: Wildside, 2003. Print. Google Scholar Todorov, Tzvetan. The Fantastic: A Structural Approach to a Literary Genre. Trans. Richard Howard. Ithaca: Cornell UP, 1973. Print. Google Scholar Towsen, John. H. Clowns. New York: Hawthorn, 1976. Print. Google Scholar Urish, Ben. America Through its Comedians: Comedy and Culture on Film. Diss. Bowling Green State U, 1994. Print. Google Scholar Urish, Ben. “ Clowns.” The Guide to United States Popular Culture. Eds. Ray B. Browne and Pat Browne. Madison: Popular, 2001. 182. Print. Google Scholar Citing Literature Volume45, Issue6December 2012Pages 1249-1265 ReferencesRelatedInformation