Edward Gorey ’s alphabetical verse form of child death , The Gashycrumb Tinies is a chef-d’oeuvre of the macabre , and we ’ve seen all sorts of reinterpretation , most recently inDoctor WhoandGame of Thrones - themed end rhymes . Horror writerClive Barker has decided to spell his own protection to Gorey ’s poem , which at first seems a consecutive court , but gradually turns more and more grisly .
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Barker is cooperate with artistPaulo Andreas Lorcaon this undertaking . There ’s a sure dark humor in Barker ’s rendition , but he does n’t inflict Gorey ’s absurdly droll deaths on his characters . This is a far more gruesome — and disturbing — interpreting than the original , contribute a bloodcurdling filter to the Gorey - inspire opprobrious and clean instance . The series so far ( with the more violent bits included ) is up at Barker ’s Facebook Thomas Nelson Page .
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