At this time of year, I like to reread some of my favorite spooky stories, especially books from the John Bellairs book series. I also enjoy revisiting many of my favorite Edward Gorey illustrations and book cover designs.
The Spell of the Sorcerer's Skull has one of my favorite Gorey-designed covers from the series, and it is an image that always puts me in a Halloween frame of mind! From the skull nestled into the typography to the jack-o-lantern in the window, this wonderful image compels me to pick this book up and read it in October.
I do so agree! Sorcerer's Skull is one of my favorites, and the cover is fantastic. That little skull.
ReplyDeleteI've loved John Bellairs books with those covers since my age was in the single digits. I read mostly digitally now, but I still like to have particularly collection-worthy physical books. A few years back when I realized they had stopped using the Gorey covers on the new releases, I bought old original versions of the all the hardcovers with the Gorey dust jackets.
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