More Dark is story collected in [[The Beautiful Thing That Awaits Us All]]. The story features two sentient marionette dolls who later appear in the story [[Don't Make Me Assume My Ultimate Form]]: a doll of Edgar Allan Poe and a doll named As You Know Bob. The story features recurring character [[Tom Mandibole]]. Above all else, the story is often seen as a humorous parody of the contemporary horror/weird writing scene and the idolization of writer Thomas Ligotti specifically - with Ligotti being portrayed as some ultimate mysterious, cult leader-like writer simply called 'L'. #Story #Beautiful