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Amphigorey Too (Amphigorey #2)
First published 1975 · 300 pages
A delightfully morbid stroll through an Edwardian fever dream where tragedy is treated with deadpan absurdity.
What it feels like
Reading this collection feels like wandering through a dusty, forgotten Victorian mansion where the wallpaper is peeling and the portraits are watching you. The experience is leisurely but unsettling, inviting you to linger over meticulously cross-hatched pen-and-ink drawings while absorbing sparse, rhythmic verses that deliver horrific events with polite, deadpan detachment. It is a masterclass in atmospheric dissonance, blending whimsical nonsense with a pervasive, eerie gloom. You will find yourself chuckling at the sheer absurdity of the macabre situations, wrapped in an elegant, gothic sensibility. It delights those who appreciate dark, dry wit and the peculiar charm of existential dread served with a cup of lukewarm tea.
- Mood
- gothic
- eerie
- whimsical
- melancholic
- Tone
- deadpan
- macabre
- wry
- absurdist
- Pace
- leisurely
- Themes
- the absurdity of mortality · Edwardian eccentricities · childhood peril · existential dread
- The writing
- The text is sparse, rhythmic, and elegantly detached, relying on precise rhymes and polite vocabulary to deliver horrific punchlines.
- The arc
- The reader is drawn into a state of morbid fascination, oscillating between quiet unease and sudden, dark amusement.
- Who it's for
- Readers who delight in the intersection of meticulous pen-and-ink art, Victorian gothic aesthetics, and unapologetically dark humor.
Content notes
- child peril
- macabre themes
- stylized death
- dark humor
About the book
This follow-up to the darkly humorous Amphigorey is wittier, more macabre, and more wondrous than ever. Master illustrator and iconic gothic storyteller Edward Gorey gives his fans 20 more nonsensically and mind-bending tales that draw fans and unsuspecting newcomers into a world only he can create. Gorey’s pen-and-ink drawings spur the imagination and satisfy fans of art and good storytelling.
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