A review by halibut
Teatro Grottesco by Thomas Ligotti

3.0

The stories focussing on artists felt less strong, with chunks feeling like essays. But there are some good stories here also, particularly a couple about factories which cast work as governed by supernaturally inhuman forces in a really interesting way. There's a frequent contrast between high and low, with metaphysical realisations brought on by dodgy guts, that keeps the themes rooted rather than feeling completely cosmic.