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Edward Gorey

Gothic - Eerie - Suspenseful - Macabre

RIP Edward Gorey, February 25, 1925 - April 15, 2000

One of my very favorite author/illustrators, Edward Gorey, passed away on Saturday, April 15. If you'd like to know more, read on and visit the gorey links. Gorey was 75 and his fans were hoping he would live forever! We will miss him. If you haven't read anything of his, especially if you are a fan of horror, dark poetry and/or gothic writings, he comes highly recommended.

He definitely still has a huge amount of fans- and these are zealous fans!- as evidenced by all the links I found about him. I was so excited at Christmas time to find that he had new books published in 1999. He was still going strong even at 75 (shouldn't we all be?) At least, his mind was- maybe not his heart (he is said to have died of a heart attack.)

"E is for Edward whose life has now passed

G is for Gorey whose stories will last." (From http://www.fearofdolls.com/gorey.html)

His books include:

The Headless Bust : A Melancholy Meditation on the False Millennium

The Haunted Tea Cosy : A Dispirited and Distasteful Diversion for Christmas

Gorey published new books in 1999. The first listed here is about the False Millennium. If you haven't read Gorey yet you may want to start here. It's a prime example of his dark humor and unique artistic style. The Headless Bust is a sequel to the Haunted Tea Cosy.

The Headless Bust : A Melancholy Meditation on the False Millennium

The Haunted Tea Cosy : A Dispirited and Distasteful Diversion for Christmas

The Gashlycrumb Tinies

Many John Bellairs Books (illustrated by Gorey)

More Horror Recommendations from Amazon.com

Gorey Links

Gorey Products! from Pomegranate

West Wing has an excellent tribute to Gorey with links to his obituaries.
http://www.goreyography.com/west/west.htm

The Associated Press article (most newspapers will run this one)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27554-2000Apr17.html

Unauthorized but interesting Gorey Biography
http://www.adelphi.edu/~inslerg/goreybio.html

Doubtful Guest (a very short story- but fun!)
http://www.htcomp.net/weis/dg.html

Fear of Dolls Bibliography
http://www.fearofdolls.com/gorey.html

Shocking despair! This wonderful page has also passed away due to Gorey's own lawyers! http://www.shocking.com/~despair/gorey.htm

Another Gorey Links Page

A Gorey Page

Gorey Links