Wow! I have loved your site for years and visit it often! Welcome to the tribe.

I wish I was in the area, I'd would have loved to attend... :(

A bit of personal Gorey trivia; I remember owning, as a child, the Gorey illustrated "Rumplestiltskin." I remember being to drawn to, and fascinated by the artwork, that even after I got too old to read the book I would look at it for the illustrations. Anyway, the book probably got tossed, but for years I tried to find a replacement; which I finally did just a few months back on eBay! Hooray for me!

oo that sounds so fun, wish I lived there. I love your store :-D

hmm - how many people will be there? maybe a Gashlycrumb Tinies game?
You could print each of them out and every guest who joins the party gets one pinned to their back.
The goal of the game is to talk to people and guess which Gashlycrumb death you've died, it could be a fun icebreaker.

you certainly could have a dramatic friend do a reading

as far as decor goes - black and white theme maybe with a splash of red? you could blow up some of your favorite images (like his bats) and hang them. Also this pop-up stage would be pretty neat: www.amazon.com/Edward-Gor...952-4757706

Somehow Gorey reminds me of tea type fair - but am not sure what time a day your event is set for.