Bibliograph

The Chuckling Whatsit, Chuckling Whatsit, Richard Sala

Type

Label

The Chuckling Whatsit, Chuckling Whatsit, Richard Sala

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

Rated M

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The Chuckling Whatsit

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Richard Sala

Sub title

Chuckling Whatsit

Summary

Sala weaves the gothic cartooning traditions of Edward Gorey and Charles Addams with a melodramatic murder mystery involving astrology, ghouls, academia, and outsider art. Part noir, part horror, and part comedy, this labyrinthine tale of intrigue follows an unemployed writer named Broom who becomes ensnared unwittingly in a complex plot involving mysterious outsider artist Emile Jarnac, the shadowy machinations of the Ghoul Appreciation Society Headquarters (GASH), and the enigmatic Mr. Ixnay. Sala's deadpan delivery makes this ingeniously layered narrative a roller-coaster ride of darkly pure comic suspense. Sala's drawing style also reveals the influence of everything from Hollywood monster movies and Dick Tracy to German expressionism and Grimm's fairy tales. It's a style that's perfectly suited to the narrative, constantly flirting with Sala's fascination for the grotesque and lending palpable tension to the gruesome riddle of The Chuckling Whatsit

Target audience

adult

Classification