The Gothic Dispatch<p><strong>How Can I Use That?: The Influences of Edward Gorey</strong></p><p></p><p>He famously read Dracula at the age of seven. From then on, Edward Gorey and his host of pale-skinned, dark-eyed characters feasted on culture wherever they could find it.</p><p>Join me in marking what would have been the 100th birthday of the Grandfather of Goth by digging into his biggest influences. Piece together the clues scattered throughout his life. Examine the strange and disturbing marks they left on his work. And hunt his favourite artists, writers and filmmakers around the world and through the centuries.</p><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://gothicdispatch.com/tag/17th-century/" target="_blank">#17thCentury</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://gothicdispatch.com/tag/19th-century/" target="_blank">#19thCentury</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://gothicdispatch.com/tag/20th-century/" target="_blank">#20thCentury</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://gothicdispatch.com/tag/edward-gorey/" target="_blank">#EdwardGorey</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://gothicdispatch.com/tag/fragment/" target="_blank">#Fragment</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://gothicdispatch.com/tag/gorey-week-2025/" target="_blank">#GoreyWeek2025</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://gothicdispatch.com/tag/lemony-snicket/" target="_blank">#LemonySnicket</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://gothicdispatch.com/tag/tim-burton/" target="_blank">#TimBurton</a></p><p><a href="https://gothicdispatch.com/edward-gorey-influences/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gothicdispatch.com/edward-gore</span><span class="invisible">y-influences/</span></a></p>