Here, I trace some of the lines of connection between True Detective and Ligotti’s work, with particular attention to the unhinging of “real” from its appearances, and of thought from its grounds in nature.
Mike Davis: You contend that Nic Pizzolatto, the writer/creator of the HBO series, True Detective, appropriated a significant amount of intellectual content and language from The Conspiracy Against the Human Race, a nonfiction book by Thomas Ligotti.
Thomas Ligotti is an unapologetic, darkly-humored pessimist, and that may be what many have found most disturbing and fascinating about True Detective. been nominated for an Emmy for writing True Detective, while Thomas Ligotti labors in near obscurity” (1). When I saw a headline asking, Did the writer of True Detective plagiarize Thomas Ligotti and others?, I distinctly remembered that Nic Pizzolatto had explicitly mentioned Ligotti as a major influence in interviews: MD: But isn’t it true that Pizzolatto acknowledged Ligotti’s influence on True Detective and praised his work? In 2014, the HBO television series True Detective attracted attention from some of Ligotti's fans because of the striking resemblance between the pessimistic philosophy espoused in the first few episodes by the character of Rust Cohle (played by Matthew McConaughey) and Ligotti's writings in The Conspiracy Against the Human Race. WARNING: THREAD CONTAINS STORY SPOILERS FOR TRUE DETECTIVE!
been nominated for an Emmy for writing True Detective, while Thomas Ligotti labors in near obscurity” (1). By show writer Nic Pizzolatto's own confession in The Wall Street Journal, the writings of Thomas Ligotti, among others, have had a profound influence on True Detective. So I was excited to dig into some new weirdoes on the literary fringe.
Padgett explicitly addresses Pizzolatto’s claims that his use of Ligotti is a kind of homage to the writer: ‘Homage’ suggests that Pizzolatto was honoring Ligotti or showing him respect of some sort.
Which brings me to the horror writer Thomas Ligotti.
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Nov 24, 2016 - Explore qimenghan's board "Thomas Ligotti" on Pinterest. Ligotti also approved an excerpt from “Professor Nobody’s little lectures on Supernatural Horror” to be used in the introduction. Writer Nic Pizzolatto on Thomas Ligotti and the Weird Secrets of ‘True Detective’ Great Barron and Strantzas call outs too!
Even though it’s set in the Louisiana bayou, True Detective bears the mark of Detroit.
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Michael Calia of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL does it again with an exclusive interview of TRUE DETECTIVE'S author, Nic Pizzolatto! Padgett explicitly addresses Pizzolatto’s claims that his use of Ligotti is a kind of homage to the writer: ‘Homage’ suggests that Pizzolatto was honoring Ligotti or showing him respect of some sort.
I also thought True Detective was excellent.
Lovecraft.
Ligotti is a writer of existential pessimistic philosophy and "philosophical horror," continuing in the vein of writers such as H.P. I dipped into Brian Evenson (intriguing and singular but one note) and Heidi Julavitz (a very fine writer I must return to).
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