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Edward Gorey (1925-2000) was a writer/illustrator best known for writing several short tales, often told in rhyme (usually couplets) and very surreal and macabre. The art was a very distinct style of ink drawing that was described as very Victorian. He admitted that his own professional art training was "negligible", but he was still known to have done illustration work for a wide variety of media, including the opening for the [[PBS]] show ''Mystery!''. |
Edward Gorey (1925-2000) was a writer/illustrator best known for writing several short tales, often told in rhyme (usually couplets) and very surreal and macabre. The art was a very distinct style of ink drawing that was described as very Victorian. He admitted that his own professional art training was "negligible", but he was still known to have done illustration work for a wide variety of media, including the opening for the [[PBS]] show ''Mystery!''. |
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[[Author Appeal|Gorey had a fondness for anagrams, jumbling up his own name to make several pseudonyms. He also liked ballet, fur coats, tennis shoes and cats, all of which were featured in his work]]. [[One of Us|He also had an affection for some of the darker TV shows during his time]], including ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', ''[[Batman |
[[Author Appeal|Gorey had a fondness for anagrams, jumbling up his own name to make several pseudonyms. He also liked ballet, fur coats, tennis shoes and cats, all of which were featured in his work]]. [[One of Us|He also had an affection for some of the darker TV shows during his time]], including ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]'' and ''[[The X-Files]]''. |
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Some of his more notable works: |
Some of his more notable works: |
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* ''The Doubtful Guest'' (1957): [[Everything's Better |
* ''The Doubtful Guest'' (1957): [[Everything's Better with Penguins|A strange penguin]]...[[Ugly Cute|thing]] takes up lodgings in a stately mansion and [[The Thing That Would Not Leave|stays there for 17 years]]. |
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* ''The Gashleycrumb Tinies'' (1963): An alphabet book featuring the [[The Many Deaths of You|various gory deaths]] of [[Crosses the Line Twice|26 small children]]. |
* ''The Gashleycrumb Tinies'' (1963): An alphabet book featuring the [[The Many Deaths of You|various gory deaths]] of [[Crosses the Line Twice|26 small children]]. |
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* ''The Epiplectic Bicycle'' (1969): Two children ride a strange and seemingly magical bicycle on a journey of gothic nonsense. |
* ''The Epiplectic Bicycle'' (1969): Two children ride a strange and seemingly magical bicycle on a journey of gothic nonsense. |
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