Tiamat #5

  • Edited by Jerad Walters
  • ISBN: Unavailable; 64pp; Paperback
  • Dimensions: 11″ x 15″
  • Original Price: US$25
  • Published August 1991
  • Publisher Page: Centipede Press

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Tiamat #5, published by Centipede Press in August 1991, stands as a notable issue in the Tiamat magazine series, celebrated for its diverse literary content and artistic excellence. This issue features seven short stories by Thomas Ligotti, along with new works by Jeffrey Osier, Thomas Wiloch, Wilum H. Pugmire, and contributions from artists like Allen Koszowski. The magazine also includes reprints of classic literature by Friedrich Nietzsche, William Faulkner, Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft, and Joseph Conrad, providing a rich mix of speculative fiction and philosophical reflections. In addition to these literary offerings, Tiamat #5 presents insightful reviews of movies, music, and books, all accompanied by striking full-color interiors, notably by the renowned artist H.R. Giger. The magazine was highly praised upon its release by publications such as Factsheet Five and Paul Ganley's Fantasy Mongers, as well as Deathrealm and Tekeli-li! The issue was limited to a print run of 1000 copies, making it a sought-after collectible today.

Edition Details:

  • Limited to 1000 copies.
  • Artwork by H.R. Giger, Allen Koszowski, Thomas Wiloch, and others.
  • Fiction by Wilum Pugmire , Thomas Ligotti , and many others.
  • Essays by Joseph Conrad, H.P. Lovecraft , and William Faulkner.
  • Oversize format, printed covers.
  • Original price: $15.

Contents:
  • Essays and Reviews
    • Editor's Reviews
    • 1990 Film Review
    • 1990 Fiction Review
    • Commercials and who They are Aimed at by Jack Simmon
    • The Best Music of 1990 by Dave Curtis
    • Lost Souls by Wilum H. Pugmire
    • Neitzscheism and Realism by H. P. Lovecraft
    • (Excerpts from Works) by Joesph Conrad
    • Phantasm: A Note on the Soundtrack by Scott Holton
    • (Excerpts from Works) by Friedrich Nietzsche
    • Above All Things by Stephen Crane
    • (Excerpts from Works) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
    • Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech by William Faulkner
  • Short Stories and Prose Poems:
    • School by Tom Piccirill
    • The Essence of Winter by Jeffrey Lewis
    • To Be a Man by William C. Rasmussen
    • The Orange Blossom Theater by Jeffrey Lewis
    • Tales of the Shrieking Skull by Dan O Keefe
    • The Dreaming in Nortown by Thomas Ligotti
    • Macabre Horror by Thomas Ligotti
    • Prehistoric Horror by Thomas Ligotti
    • Nihilistic Horror by Thomas Ligotti
    • Nightmare Horror by Thomas Ligotti
    • Dreamworld Horror by Thomas Ligotti
    • The Janitor's Apprentice by Jeffery Osier
    • Silence: A Fable by Edgar Allan Poe
    • The Hour of Their Appetite by Wilum H. Pugmire
    • Moonshine and Bloodshed by Wilum H. Pugmire
    • Trucks by Thomas Miloch
    • (Untitled) by Roger Anderson
  • Poetry:
    • Your Personal Mark by Loser
    • Fastening, Cocytus, and Stripes by Herb Kauderer
    • Page 37 and Passage by J. D. M.
    • The Dogs of God by Roger Anderson
    • Retail by Vinnie Hooper
    • Flotsam by Dawn, Inquisition Morass, and Testimony of My Afterbirth by Eryc Bourland
    • Fond Memories by Sty Gilt
    • Fate Rape and Black Sabbath by Jeffrey Lewis
    • Fire by L. D. Anderson
    • The Modern Manuel: The Boy by D. M. Vosk
    • Concern by Deloris Selinsky
    • The Conqueror Worm by Edgar Allan Poe
    • Wilbur Mccorkell by Tony Franklin
    • Sonnet and To.. by Percy Shelley
  • Artwork:
    • J. K. Potter
    • Thomas Wiloch
    • Allen Koszowski
    • Chris Friend
    • H. R. Giger
    • Peggy Ranson

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