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We follow a reluctant, melancholy Scrooge-type, Edmund Gravel, and his holiday guide, The Bahhum Bug, on a bizarre and poetic journey. The characters they meet wax subtle meditations on the meaning of Christmas…or existence…or meaninglessness. We’re not really sure. But in the end, fruitcake! Edward Gorey (1925-2000), an eccentric writer and illustrator best known for his macabre pen-and-ink Edwardian drawings and his morbid sense of humor, created 100 books, including “The Gashlycrumb Tinies,” “The Doubtful Guest” and “The Wuggly Ump.” He also designed prize-winning sets and costumes for innumerable theater productions from Cape Cod to Broadway; a remarkable number of his illustrations appear in publications such as THE NEW YORKER and THE NEW YORK TIMES, and in books by a wide array of authors from Charles Dickens to Edward Lear, Samuel Beckett, John Updike, Virginia Woolf, H.G. Wells, Florence Heide and many others. His well-known animated credits for the PBS “Mystery” series have introduced him to millions of television viewers. Gorey's masterful pen and ink illustrations and his ironic, offbeat humor have brought him critical acclaim and an avid following throughout the world. |
