Happy Birthday, Mr. Gorey!

Illustrator and author Edward Gorey, the master of wonderfully macabre drawings and books, would have turned 86 years old today.  We celebrated the occasion by talking to his friend, writer Alexander Theroux, who is the author of The Strange Case of Edward Gorey.   You can learn more about Edward Gorey and his work at the Edward Gorey House website.

Here is Edward Gorey’s opening for Masterpiece Mystery:

 

 

 

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