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Both in it’s genre and the way things unfold. Lastly, I see similarities in the horrorfilm The Babadook. Simply made yes, but from the way it was presented to me, the disturbing pictures haunted me for a long time.īut nevertheless, it’s good and artistic story from a bygone era. This book in particular, scared the living daylights out of me as a youngster. My grandfather owned this collection and he sure loved to scare me.
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Both in it’s genre and the way Wrtitten by Gorey, Edward, and one of three dubious picture books in The Poison Cabinet. But nevertheless, it’s good and artistic story from a bygone era. Simply made yes, but from the way it was presented to me, the disturbing pictures haunted me for a long time. Wrtitten by Gorey, Edward, and one of three dubious picture books in The Poison Cabinet. Or perhaps it's that life can and will fuck you over no matter how well behaved you are. So behave like a little tyrant and everything will turn out OK.
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I'm not entirley sure what the moral of this story is but I think it's that if you're a kid who behaves, eats all your dinner and say your prayers before bedtime a hideous monster will arrive at your front door and eat you. However we all know that in Edward Gorey's world children are not permitted to live a long happy life so along comes the Wuggly Ump to devour them whole. Meanwhile a group of children are playing merrily in the fields, weaving daisy chains and generally enjoying life. I don't really understand why a creature that likes to eat inanimate objects would suddenly have a craving for flesh of young humans but whatever. The Wuggly Ump is actually a rather large fellow with jagged teeth that likes to snack on umbrella's, doorknobs.and children. I was envisioning a cuddly that had come to fill these children's lives with Joy. I don't really understand why a creature that likes to eat inanimate objects would suddenly have a craving for flesh of young humans but w When I turned the first page of this little novel I thought " Wow an Edward Gorey that's not entirely disturbing". When I turned the first page of this little novel I thought " Wow an Edward Gorey that's not entirely disturbing". Realmente se va poniendo cada vez más oscura a medida que pasan las páginas, y el arte, como siempre, sublime y tan Gorey que mi corazón se agita cuando tengo este libro en mis manos.more La historia es muy simple, y para sintetizar, trata de unos niños que están jugando muy felices en el exterior, mientras una hórrida criatura los acecha. Y cuando lo compré, me senté en un banco de un parque y lo leí en algo así como cinco minutos, porque es, como mínimo, en lo que se lee una historia de las que Gorey nos tiene acostumbrados.Ĭomo no podía ser menos, me resultó una historia con tintes inocentes, pero con un giro perturbador. Me resulta prácticamente imposible ignorar algo que tenga relación con Edward Gorey, y más a precios ridículos, así que con este no fue la diferencia. Como no podía ser menos, me resultó una historia con tintes inocentes, per Encontré este libro de pura casualidad a un precio bajísimo y no dudé ni un segundo. Y cuando lo compré, me senté en un banco de un parque y lo leí en algo así como cinco minutos, porque es, como mínimo, en lo que se lee una historia de las que Gorey nos tiene acostumbrados. Encontré este libro de pura casualidad a un precio bajísimo y no dudé ni un segundo.