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A delightfully morbid stroll through an Edwardian fever dream where tragedy is treated with deadpan absurdity. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Amphigorey Too (Amphigorey #2).
- gothic
- eerie
- whimsical
- melancholic
- 01
Amphigorey Again
Edward Gorey · 2006
A delightfully grim and eccentric collection of illustrated nonsense that feels like wandering through a haunted, Victorian curiosity shop.
- 02
The Utter Zoo
Edward Gorey · 1967
A witty, alphabetical menagerie of biologically questionable creatures brought to life through clever couplets and peculiar illustrations.
- 03
The Complete Far Side, Volume 2
Gary Larson · 2003
A massive, irreverent dive into a brilliantly twisted mind, offering a relentless stream of bizarre and hilarious pictorial humor.
- 04
In a Glass Grimmly (A Tale Dark & Grimm, #2)
Adam Gidwitz
A delightfully gruesome, fourth-wall-breaking romp through the darker, bloodier side of classic fairy tales.
- 05
All My Friends Are Dead
Avery Monsen and Jory John
A darkly hilarious, illustrated meditation on mortality that will make you laugh while staring directly into the void.
- 06
Paperbacks from Hell
Grady Hendrix
A gleeful, blood-spattered love letter to the gloriously unhinged era of vintage mass-market horror.
- 07
Magic for beginners
Kelly Link
A surreal, pop-culture-infused fever dream where the mundane and the magical bleed seamlessly into one another.
- 08
Beyond the Far Side
Gary Larson · 1983
A brisk and amusing collection of classic American pictorial wit.
- 09
More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Alvin Schwartz · 1987
A nostalgic, spine-tingling collection of campfire tales that burrows into your childhood fears and lingers long after the lights go out.
- 10
The Shrinking of Treehorn
Heidi, Florence Parry · 1989
A delightfully deadpan fable about the surreal absurdity of being a child in a world run by profoundly oblivious adults.
- 11
The Perry Bible Fellowship
Nicholas Gurewitch
A brisk, unpredictable collection of abstract wit and visual humor.
- 12
A light in the attic
Shel Silverstein
A whimsical invitation to step inside a world where the rules of reality are delightfully bent and imagination reigns supreme.
