Gorey

American  

[gawr-ee] / ˈgɔr i /

noun

1. Edward (St. John), 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.

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Gorey British  

/ ˈɡɔːrɪ /

noun

1. Edward St John . 1925–2000, US illustrator and author, noted for his bizarre humour in such works as The Unstrung Harp (1953) and The Wuggly Ump (1963)

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Example Sentences

They all may as well have sprung from the combined neo-gothic conjurings of Edward Gorey and Harold Pinter.

From Los Angeles Times

The evolution of bloodsuckers, no matter how gorey, is worth studying.

From Salon

More than 1,000 pigs have died following a fire at a farmyard building on the Gorey Road in Dungannon, County Tyrone.

From BBC

But the paperback, with illustrations by Edward Gorey, promptly went out of print.

From New York Times

The electronic-music composer Pril Smiley, whose family owned and operated Mohonk, provided the score, while Edward Gorey illustrated program brochures.

From New York Times