Each is tied into a specific contest, whereby half-completed nightmares are posted on and visitors are asked to complete them. In addition to the upcoming graphic novel, The Nightmare Factory brand also exists as an online series of horror-themed short films produced by Fox Atomic.

Each story is more terrifying than the next, and the talent assembled brings a new dimension to a legendary horror writer's most chilling work. And in the final story, Joe Harris and artist Michael Gaydos team up to adapt a strange urban legend that robs artists of their desire to create art when they're confronted with horrible revelations. When I asked Tom about the title change, which occurred just prior to publication, he responded as follows: 'After settling on Collected Stories as the title of the collection, I spoke with a. In 'Doctor Locrian's Asylum,' writer Joe Harris teams with artist Ted McKeever to bring to life a small town living in the shadow of a looming asylum with a monstrous past. I own a mock-up rendering of the original cover of THE NIGHTMARE FACTORY, when it was originally titled as THE COLLECTED STORIES OF THOMAS LIGOTTI. Ben Templesmith's art accompanies Stuart Moore's adaptation of 'Dream of a Mannikin,' the story of a patient and psychiatrist bound together in a horrific dream.

In 'The Last Feast of Harlequin,' writer Stuart Moore and artist Colleen Doran tell of an anthropologist's journey into a surreal winter carnival, where he witnesses an ancient rite of human sacrifice to grotesque worm-like creatures. This time four of Ligotti's most terrifying stories are adapted by four distinct writer/artist teams. 112 full color pages Written by: Stuart Moore, Joe Harris Art by: Colleen Doran, Ben Templesmith, Ted McKeever & Michael Gaydos Release Date: SeptemPrice: $17.99 The Nightmare Factory is based on the work of Thomas Ligotti, a horror master for whom the New York Times coined the phrase 'philosophical horror' to describe his groundbreaking work.

The Nightmare Factory by Thomas Ligotti