What happens when you mix Dr Suess with Tim Burton? Edward Gorey. Although that is probably an awful way to describe him, as Burton was clearly influenced by Gorey's style.
Edward Gorey was an American artist with an affection for the macabre. While he did gain some recognition with his Grammy winning set and costume design for Broadway's production of Dracula and his PBS show Mystery!, he is most remembered and loved for his unusual books. At first glance they look like children's books, but the content is definitely unconventional, and even dark at times. He wrote more than 100 books during his career, including Dancing Cats And Neglected Murderesses, The Beastly Baby, and The Prune People. Many titles are hard to find, which is a shame because in addition to the bizarre themes, some of his books were pop up. Does it really get any better than fucked up pop up books?
HERE you can enjoy his book The Gashlycrumb Tinies, which is an illustrated alphabet of unfortunate deaths!
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