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In Thomas Ligottis first nonfiction outing, an examination of the meaning (or meaninglessness) of life through an insightful, unsparing argument that proves the greatest horrors are not the products of our imagination but instead are found in reality.

There is a signature motif discernible in both works of philosophical pessimism and supernatural horror. It may be stated thus: Behind the scenes of life lurks something pernicious that makes a nightmare of our world.

His fiction is known to be some of the most terrifying in the genre of supernatural horror, but Thomas Ligottis first nonfiction book may be even scarier. Drawing on philosophy, literature, neuroscience, and other fields of study, Ligotti takes the penetrating lens of his imagination and turns it on his audience, causing them to grapple with the brutal reality that they are living a meaningless nightmare, and anyone who feels otherwise is simply acting out an optimistic fallacy. At once a guidebook to pessimistic thought and a relentless critique of humanitys employment of self-deception to cope with the pervasive suffering of their existence, The Conspiracy against the Human Race may just convince readers that there is more than a measure of truth in the despairing yet unexpectedly liberating negativity that is widely considered a hallmark of Ligottis work.

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El excéntrico y encantador millonario Carlos Thorton, coleccionista de antigüedades portadoras de los males que acabaron con sus difuntos dueños, va un paso más allá en la práctica del delicado arte del asesinato y subasta los objetos malditos entre aquellos que su refinado juicio considera dignos de morir. Su asistente Faltrique y la bella Susama, una chica de escrúpulos cambiantes, se vuelven sus cómplices para encontrar, ya sea en África o Sudamérica, cualquier antigualla que le ayude a satisfacer su inusual y exótico gusto por la muerte. A través de la estilizada mente de un hombre obsesionado por desentrañar los perversos misterios de sus reliquias, El subastador nos presenta a la aristocracia mexicana vista desde la extravagancia: los que derrochan fortunas en armarios con guillotina o compran estatuas de personas cristalizadas mientras beben una copa de champán. ASESINOS HAY MUCHOS; CRIMINALES EXQUISITOS COMO EL SUBASTADOR DE EUGENIO AGUIRRE, SÓLO UNO. ALEA IACTA EST, LA SUERTE ESTÁ ECHADA

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