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I have these too. The booklet is hilarious

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I love how you pick your cards. Just throw them in the air.😂

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🤣🤣

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The tunnel, the sea, the effigy, the burning head, the blue dog and the stones can fuck right off.

I need these cards.

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Ok, you're getting them typed out because substack will only allow pictures in some places. Apparently. Any typos are entirely the fault of Mr. Gorey.

The Effigy: August, a sexual problem, assailed honor, unpleasant secrets, amnesia, broken hopes, a misalliance, rashness, yaws, clouded mentality, abrasions, financial losses, an accident in a stadium

The Sea: January, wasting, loss of ears, an accident in an elevator, lurching sickness, cracks, false affection, vapors, a secret enemy, misdirection, demons, estrangement, chagrin.

The Burning Head: Sunday, bafflement, loss of saliva, a forged deed, an impasse, extradition, a boating accident, chilblains, delayed desires, wandering sickness, evil companions, an impediment, despondency

The Tunnel: Monday, sexual disturbance, a swindle, loss of wits, diseases of the blood, angst, false trust, an irrational project, an unpleasant discovery, bad luck, an execution, boredom, panic.

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I love this. Matching the pictures to the descriptions evoke an even more powerful feeling of woe.

Also, the tunnel may have just inspired a new logo idea for Macabre Mondays official Substack that I'm making.

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Very excited to see that logo! How cool!

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I'm curious to why the one has no caption. That kinda bugs me. LOL

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Ah, a terrifying figure indeed. Can’t post a pic here (weird), but it is called The Black Doll and says only “What most you fear/ Is coming near”

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I'd rather it stay far away, thankyouverymuch!

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It's awesome.

I'm sure Honeygloom is being tongue-in-cheek, but "Groeda Weyrd" is an anagram for "Edward Gorey."

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I actually didn’t make it up, there’s a whole preamble to the card meanings talking all about Mm. Weyrd and how terrifying she is. It’s really funny.

I thought it might be too many pics, but I’ll post the whole intro later.

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These are exquisite! ✨🕸️ Thank you so much for sharing them with us. God, I love Edward Gorey. He was truly fabulous.

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Aw, I love bugs. What a sweet memory. I hope you meet again someday.

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September 26, 2023
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I have only played that a few times with friends. We never ended up finishing our campaign, but I think I’d prefer being the DM to just playing.

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Did you make a playlist for them? I have a friend who does that with bards.

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