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2025-11-17 - New College Library visit, new releases and a new Headstone.

I managed to visit Oxford on the 6th of November and attended the New College Library exhibit. It is a modest exhibit and consists of four cases which display items from the library's David Mann (1935-2012) collection. Each case addresses a different subject: Gorey's Life, Primary Works, Gorey & Animals and Children's Books.
The majority of the books on display are not first editions and there is nothing particularly special on display but if you are in the area, it's definitely worth a visit - if not only to reaffirm that Gorey exhibits is something the UK want more of!
It was originally planned to be up until the end of December, but they have now extended this until at least January and they told me they would extend it further if (the unexpectedly high) interest continues.
It's open Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm at the New College Library, Oxford, UK. It is open to all but they suggest getting in touch with them to let them know when you're able to attend.


One book which narrowly missed my last post was a new edition of The Very Fine Clock:
The Very Fine Clock: Muriel Spark - Transit Children's Editions, November 4 2025 (9798893380262)
Also available from Transit Books is a limited hand-numbered edition of 75 broadside from The Very Fine Clock: "They talked about interesting things..." for $75: Edward Gorey Broadside


A rather delightful 6-way Flipbook has been created - it features six different Mystery! intro/outro animations which are switched between by where you place your thumb.
Gorey Flipbook - Mystery!: Edward Gorey & Derek Lamb - Flip Boku, November 7 2025.


Heretic Parfum has done a quite incredible collaboration with Gorey, transforming their whole site with moving Gorey art, character actors and story lines to promote a launch of four festive room sprays: A Very Gorey Holiday: Room Sprays.
The names of the character actors are as follows:
There are four scents available for $45 each: O Tannen Baum, The Evil Garden, The Haunted Tea-cosy, Fruitcake.
They come boxed in black with a Gorey gift-tag, some Gorey themed paper wrapping sealed with black wax and fairly lengthy large-format pamphlet.
It is worth noting that currently the buying page on the website for these Gorey sprays seems to be blocked for all non-US/CA IPs and will show a 404 Page Not Found error for any visitor not within this region.
Even if you have no interest in the product, it is well worth looking around the website and seeing all the little Gorey Easter Eggs scattered about: A Very Gorey Holiday.


There is a KickStarter event started by Collectable Cities: KickStarter: Collectable Cities: Edward Gorey Dracula Art Toy which has now (November 3rd) reached it's stretch goal of £22,000. They will be creating two plastic figurines: Dracula and Gorey himself with Skull, Cat & Book and four metal keyrings: Amphigorey Cat, Old Possum's Cat, Fantod and Dracula.
Although they have already reached their stretch goal, you can still back them (Either without reward, for the Dracula figurine £29 or for the Dracula & Gorey Himself figurines £54) the keyrings (£11 each) are now sold out.


And lastly, a very unexpected bit of news is that Gorey now has a headstone! Located in the Woodlands Cemetery in Ironton, Ohio where his mother, Helen Gorey, and aunt, Isabel Garvey, are buried and where a portion of Edward Gorey's ashes were interred.
The grave marker was created by Rich Donohue and is carved out of white marble. It depicts Bats and a panel from The Iron Tonic: "The monuments above the dead", "Are too eroded to be read.".
More details can be found at The Ironton Tribune website.

(Image from IrontonTribune.com)

More soon, happy collecting!
- Xandy.



2025-10-10 - Publication Updates.

Quite a few new publications have popped up in the last few days, so I thought I'd give a quick update to list them all.


Uneasy Elixirs : 50 Curious Cocktails Inspired by the Works of Edward Gorey: Virginia Miller - Weldon Owen, October 21 2025 (9798886742398)


He Was There from the Day We Moved In: Rhoda Levine - NYRB Kids, October 14 2025 (9781681379517)


Three Ladies Beside the Sea: Rhoda Levine - NYRB Kids, October 14 2025 (9781681379524)


L'ultimo caso di Miss Awdrey-Gore: Edward Gorey - Adelphi Edizioni, October 10 2025 (9788845940361)


Tre Signore In Riva Al Mare: Rhoda Levine - Adelphi Edizioni, October 10 2025 (9788845940378)


La Biblioteca Macabra: Edward Gorey - Libros del Zorro Rojo, October 22 2025 (9788412733990)
NOTE: This appears to be the same boxset that Libros released in 2022 but this time in burgundy instead of blue.

Also, the annual Bonfire fundraiser has begun. This year it is in partnership with Bat Conservation International. Shirts, Hoodies and Caps will be on sale from October 3rd through to November 1st:
Batcon Gorey 2025 Shirts/Hoodies
Batcon Gorey 2025 Cap



There are 6 designs of shirt and 1 design of cap avalible in a varying 5 different colours:
Premium Unisex Tee ($27.99): Heather Deep Teal, Solid Black Blend, Solid Navy Blend, Solid True Royal, Heather Maroon.
Pullover Hoodie ($39.99): Forest Green, Black, Navy, Royal Blue, Maroon.
Comfort Colors Long Sleeve Tee ($37.99): Blue Jean, Black, Pepper, Brick, Sandstone.
Allmade Eco Triblend Unisex Tee ($34.99): Night Sky Navy, Deep Black, Herb Green, Vino Red, Earthy Brown.
Allmade Eco Triblend Women’s Scoop Neck Tee ($34.99): Azure Blue, Deep Black, Olive You Green, Vintage Rose.
Premium Youth Tee ($26.99): Heather Red, Solid Black Blend, Heather Midnight Navy, Heather True Royal, Heather Deep Teal.
Printed Nike Dri-FIT Legacy Performance Cap ($37.99): Anthracite, Navy, Game Royal, Team Maroon, Black/White.

More soon, happy collecting!
- Xandy.



2025-09-21 - Buttons Guide!

Today I am releasing the next big guide: Edward Gorey & Buttons.

New events:
The Gloomy Gallery (September 2nd 2025 - January 12th 2026).
Houghton Library (Cambridge, Massachusetts) will be showing some previously never exhibited pieces, including some from Gorey's days at Harvard.

Phantasmagoria XVI “Hauntingly Whimsical Tales” (October 3rd - November 8th 2025).
Theatrical group Phantasmagoria will be performing at six venues across Florida.

Dreadful Episodes (October 8th - November 2nd 2025).
Theatrical group Happenstance Theater will be performing this Gorey inspired play at 59E59 (59 East 59th St, NYC).

More soon, happy collecting!
- Xandy.



2025-08-25 - Something Gorey & Exciting Book News

On the 22nd of August I made my way to Scotland and attended the Edinburgh International Book Festival: Something Gorey event.
It was a great event considering how short it was. A Madame Groeda Weyrd impersonator (interpreter of The Fantod Pack) gave tarot readings to the queue outside. There was a live reading of The Gashlycrumb Tinies and then Hannah McGill (New Media Scotland) who seemed to be a genuine Gorey fan asked various searching and leading questions of Gregory Hischak (Director of the Edward Gorey House and author of E is for Edward) which were answered well. This was followed by a short Q&A with the audience which led to a few more insightful answers.
After the talk, I was delighted to find out they had some pre-publication copies of E is for Edward available for signing!
  

Then the next day, 23rd of August, The Movable Book Society (Chicago) hosted a Zoom call entitled Edward Gorey Meets Poposition Press where we got to see paper engineers Rosston Meyer, Bruce Foster and Simon Arizpe's early proof-of-concept copies of upcoming pages from a new book which will reimagine the Signals Catalogue prints as pop-up designs! (Thanks to Patrice Miller for heads up on this one!):
    

The full video of the call is expected to be avalible on Wednesday - when it gets uploaded I will add the link below:
YouTube: MBS Show & Tell August 23, 2025

More soon, happy collecting!
- Xandy.



2025-07-27 - Sorry for the silence, here's a general update

Sorry it's been so quiet lately, there are some big projects in the works - but I thought I'd do a general update to get everyone more or less up-to-date!

New Events:
Edinburgh International Book Festival: Something Gorey: August 22nd, 2025
As part of the book launch for E is for Edward authour and director of the Edward Gorey House: Gregory Hischak will be doing a talk in Scotland during the Edinburgh Fringe & Edinburgh International Book Festival.

Society of Illustrators: Fine Lines of Influence: Lisa Brown and Daniel Handler Discuss Edward Gorey’s The Very Fine Clock: October 15th, 2025
This is then followed by an exhibit: Celebrating the Art of Edward Gorey: October 15th - December 28th, 2025

New Features:
BBC Radio had Chris Riddell OBE present a 44minute programme: May 11th, 2025: BBC Radio 3: Sunday Feature: Make Everybody as Uneasy as Possible: Edward Gorey at 100.

New Publications:
In February 27th New York Review of Books included an advert from The Edward Gorey Charitable Trust entitled: "Edward Gorey born Feb. 22, 1925 Happy 100th Birthday" (Thanks to Patrice Miller for letting me know about this one!).


In March 河出書房新社 (Kawade Shobō Shinsha) published a delightful box set: エドワード・ゴーリー 生誕100年 (Edward Gorey 100th Anniversary Box) which includes: Gashlycrumb Tinies, Doubtful Guest, Epiplectic Bicycle, Categor Y and some of the earlier releases contained a few stickers as well.


The April edition of MOE Magazine contained a an article for Gorey's centenary as well as adverts of all the new goodies for sale.


In May 東京創元社 (Tsogen) have published the third Treehorn in the set ツリーホーンのねがいごと (Treehorn’s Wish). This follows the publications of ツリーホーン、どんどん小さくなる (Shrinking of Treehorn) in January and ツリーホーンのたからもの (Treehorn’s Treasure) in March.


From June 20th until July 4th The Edward Gorey Charitable Trust sold a limited run print entitled: Skeleton Dance for $200. The run size was dependent on how many people pre-ordered.

(Image from The Edward Gorey Charitable Trust)

Pomegranate have just released "Edward Gorey's Eclectic Christmas Decor" available HERE for $29.95, a slightly bizarre set of cards which form a tiered display of Gorey artwork.

(Image from Pomegranate.com)

Pomegranate also released the designs for the 2026 calendars:

(Image from Pomegranate.com)

More soon, happy collecting!
- Xandy.



2025-02-22 - Happy Birthday Edward Gorey!

Today marks Edward Gorey's 100th birthday.
We do hope that you've managed to do celebrate the occasion in some way!



Also, another event - this time at Mohonk Mountain House:
Mohonk Mountain House: Mystery Weekend: The Other Statue – A Tribute to Edward Gorey: March 1st, 2025.

More soon, happy collecting!
- Xandy.



2025-02-17 - Edward Gorey's centenary birth week!

Saturday will be the big day, Gorey's 100th birthday.

Another (strangely secretive) event has been found, this time in Edinburgh, Scotland:

Facebook: Custom House, Leith: Phantasmagorey: February 20th - 26th, 2025.
It will feature over 40 homages to Gorey from different artists, including Steven Appleby, Tom Gauld, Woodrow Phoenix, Morten Morland and many more.

Also, another new book is approaching - written by Gregory Hischak, director at the Edward Gorey House museum:

E Is for Edward: A Centennial Celebration of the Mischievous Mind of Edward Gorey – Black Dog & Leventhal, 30 September 2025 (9780762489558)

More soon, happy collecting!
- Xandy.



2025-02-02 - Edward Gorey's centenary birth month!

Firstly, a massive thank you to all the kind words, offers of support and suggestions for the site that have flooded in since the launch last month!

February brings a very special day on the Gorey calendar as the 22nd will be the centenary itself!

I celebrate the beginning of the month with two new Collector Guides:
The Wrong Box & National Lampoon

New publications of note:


From Ted to Tom: The Illustrated Envelopes of Edward Gorey - New York Review of Books, 2025 (9781681379050)
Documenting a delightful collection of never-before-seen envelopes & letters created by Gorey and received by Tom Fitzharris during the mid-1970s.


Die Unbekannte Rübe - Lilienfeld Verlag, 2025 (9783910266018)
A German edition of The Unknown Vegetable.


RSC: Twelfth Night - Royal Shakespeare Company, Season 2024/25
This programme for the performance of Twelfth Night includes a delightful article written by Robert Wyke entitled: Illyria and Edward Gorey

There are also numerous exciting events coming up:
Library of Congress - 100 Years of Edward Gorey: January 30th - March 12th, 2025
A modest exhibition of works by Gorey.

Strand - Tom Fitzharris + Robert Greskovic: From Ted to Tom: February 3rd, 2025
What promises to be an insightful talk from two of Gorey's closest friends for the book launch of From Ted to Tom.

Edward Gorey House - Edward Gorey at 100: An Evening Forgathering at the Nunnery: February 22nd, 2025
A night of Gorey delights, themed cocktails and a Silent Auction.

Texas A&M University - Ubiquitous Edward Gorey: Centenary Celebration: April 10th - September 17th, 2025.
An exciting exhibit of Gorey through the ages, curated by Patrice Miller.

More to come, happy collecting!
- Xandy.



2025-01-05 - Happy New Year & Welcome to Goreymania!

Greetings, a very happy New Year and welcome to Goreymania - home of indepth collectors' guides into the wonderful eclectic world of Edward Gorey.

2025 is a special year for us inflicted with Gorey-mania (it being Gorey's centenary!) and as such, it seemed like the perfect time to finally launch my website.
Features are somewhat limited for now (certainly in terms of what I intend the final realisation to become), but I thought it prudent to release the first few of my Collector Guides: Graphis, Mohonk Mountain House, Playboy and The Toy Works.

My featured Guide for this release has to be The Toy Works, a culmination of many, many hours of research and diligent collecting.

Many more to come - including: Calendars & Diaries, National Lampoon, The Wrong Box and Buttons.
- Xandy.