Edward gorey art

Edward Gorey’s work tends to combine whimsically grim storylines with dour yet dancerly protagonists. Whether they are Edwardian ladies, fur-coated gentlemen, ill-fated children, or unusual animals, his characters are almost always on some kind of journey. His stories often unfold in wallpapered rooms, on barren estates, or among statues, beast-shaped topiaries, and urns. “Few seem to return from the borders to which I’ve sent them,” he wrote.

Song by Edgar Allen Poe and Illustrations by Edward Gorey I SAW thee on thy bridal day – When a burning blush came o’er thee, Though happiness around thee lay, The world all love before…

A new biography tells of the artist’s lifelong experiments in the absurd and unsettling.

edward gorey

Brendan Wenzel I like bats and appreciate having them around our garden, but I am quite afraid of them. When I was a child I was told that bats can tangled into your hair, a thought which filled me with horror. Even now that I know it's not true, when a bat flies inside our window, I have to duck under a blanket. But in many of these portraits, bats actually look quite cute! Biho Takashi, Bat before the Moon, ca. 1910, via the Brooklyn Museum Edward Gorey Charles L. Ripper, Bats, 1954, and…

This book by Edward Gorey is called "The Gashleycrumb Tinies" and is an A-Z illustration of the deaths of some children in odd ways. Creepy and Awesome.

AMP is a pretty engaging sci-fi short written and directed by Adam Marisett for Triton Films. It's set in a world where giant robots can be your best

Just last week the New York Times had given a withering review of the latest production of Dracula, having opened at the Little Schubert Theater last Wednesday. I confess I thought the review a bit…