In Heaven, Everything Is Fine Fiction Inspired by David Lynch

Blake Butler, Thomas Ligotti — 2013

For over thirty-five years, David Lynch has remained one of the weirdest, most challenging, and provocative filmmakers. From his early experimental films created as an art student in Philadelphia, to his foray into digital film with "Inland Empire," Lynch's filmography is as diverse as it is influential. Featuring Thomas Ligotti, John Skipp, David J (of Bauhaus), Ben Loory, Nick Mamatas, Amelia Gray, Kevin Sampsell, Blake Butler, and many others, "In Heaven, Everything is Fine: Fiction Inspired by David Lynch" is a tribute to one of the greatest filmmakers of all time.

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Feb 5, 2025

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You can never know what you are approaching or what is approaching you. Soon enough my thoughts will lose all clarity, and I will no longer be aware that there was ever a decision to be made.

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Teatro Grottesco by Thomas Ligotti

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My heart was wrapped up in clover, the night I looked at you. I found a dream that I can speak to. A dream thag I can call my own. I found a thrill to press my cheek to, a thrill that I have never known.

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I want out of this maze.

The only way out is in.

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On Zygote notes on the imminent birth of a feature film as yet unformed

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Ruin as many lives as you can and be an artist about it.

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This was a world of happiness and love. The path to such world involved shame and hatred, but it is a price worth paying, for one must be prepared to pay anything for love.

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