Edward Gorey
 

If you haven't heard of this man, he is amazing, that is if you like macabre art. I discovered him when I was about 17 or so while browsing through a bookstore. This last Christmas im2smrt4u bought be three of his books, I LOVE them. His illustrations and stories are dark and demented, yet he does them so well.

http://i902.photobucket.com/albums/a...ward-gorey.jpg

This picture is a great example of what I mean, it is eerie but needs no description to make one shudder. A skeleton like figure looming over school children. At the same time the image shows an odd protection, the figure is holding a large umbrella over the children that casts an ominous shadow over the group.

Do we have any other Gorey fans? If you are your a fan, what is your favorite "Gorey" and why? Those that don't know him, are you interested in this kind of art?

I wish I had discovered him when I was younger. I know my parents would have let me have his books. I would love to make a trip to the Edward Gorey House in Massachusetts one day.
Location and 2010 Hours of the Edward Gorey House

He also has a naughty sketch that I found the other day while flipping through one of my books. I need to find that one again, quite the menage-a-many; with a horribly twisted ending. :D

That brings me back. I think my first exposure to Gorey was on PBS, the opening for Mystery...


I never watched the show, but it must have come on after whatever it was that I did watch on PBS back in elementary school.

I don't remember seeing much of his work on its own. I did have a collection of Chas Addams cartoons.

This is gnarly. I'm glad you posted it so I can have something horror-tastic to occupy my time.

I like Gorey. I can't say I have any particular favourites; it's that I like the style.

I like to contemplate his possible influences, and his possible influence on others.

For example, I'm guessing that the most obvious influences were surrealism and the gothic, but i tend to also think of Aubrey Beardsley (Art Nouveau illustrator) or John Tenniel ("classic" illustrator of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass) when I think of Gorey.

In terms of influences, I tend to think of David Firth's Salad Fingers, which to me seems strongly influenced by Gorey.

Anyway, I like all of this stuff.

I was introduced to Edward Gorey when I was about 12 or 13 by one of my mom's friends. His garage had been converted into a sort of makeshift library with rows and rows of bookshelves. One day while browsing around I found a copy of 'Amphigorey' and I was mesmerized. He gave me the book and I spent the next couple of years reading and re-reading it. I was obsessed. To this day, I can still recite The Gashlycrumb Tinies by heart, but my favorite has always been The Doubtful Guest.

http://www.franklin.ma.us/auto/uploa...tful-guest.jpg

Just a couple of months ago I purchased Amphigorey and Amphigorey II on Amazon.

What's the doubtful guest about?

It's about this mysterious creature (pictured above) that shows up at a family's house one day, makes a bit of a nuisance of itself and never leaves.

The first time I saw "The Nightmare Before Christmas,"
I noticed it had an Edward Gorey influence. (among others)

Thanks for the vid, Red. I enjoyed PBS Mystery.
I'd love to hear Ms.Mixed reciting.
That would be cool.

I was introduced to EG in 1971 by a friend who had the little children's books.
Now they are published together. I became an instant fan. Google has lots of info on him.