Deliciously creepy, Rebekah! The Insect God is so bizarre and horrifying. Definitely some commentary on the rich and their apathy towards their own children is going on from Gorey. 💕🪳🕷️
This inspired the Millicent questline in Elden Ring: it features a character named “Gowry” (which sounds identical to “Gorey” in the original Japanese) who turns out to be a giant bug in disguise.
Ooh, as a bit of a true crime nerd, I really enjoyed the real-world angle, Rebekah. Unfortunately at least in the US, children are more likely to be harmed by close relatives or guardians than strangers. This includes neglect, as you pointed out.
All that aside, I've always thought the imagery and weird rhymes in this poem were hilarious!
It’s great, isn’t it? There’s another article in this series which pushes the envelope a bit further when it comes to real world child abuse. It’s much less funny (in my opinion) and Gorey himself was on the fence about the final product so it’ll hopefully form an interesting point of comparison!
Thanks for the shout out!
This is terrific. REALLY enjoyed reading this.
I’m so glad you enjoyed it, Harry!!
Can't wait to work my way through the others!
I read this in a coffee shop with small children screaming outside, which added to the creepy atmosphere of this piece. Such a good one!
Haha amazing, that seems like the right way of engaging with Gorey!
Deliciously creepy, Rebekah! The Insect God is so bizarre and horrifying. Definitely some commentary on the rich and their apathy towards their own children is going on from Gorey. 💕🪳🕷️
Thanks Sheila! It’s a fascinating little tale
This inspired the Millicent questline in Elden Ring: it features a character named “Gowry” (which sounds identical to “Gorey” in the original Japanese) who turns out to be a giant bug in disguise.
Ooh, as a bit of a true crime nerd, I really enjoyed the real-world angle, Rebekah. Unfortunately at least in the US, children are more likely to be harmed by close relatives or guardians than strangers. This includes neglect, as you pointed out.
All that aside, I've always thought the imagery and weird rhymes in this poem were hilarious!
It’s great, isn’t it? There’s another article in this series which pushes the envelope a bit further when it comes to real world child abuse. It’s much less funny (in my opinion) and Gorey himself was on the fence about the final product so it’ll hopefully form an interesting point of comparison!