The House with a Clock in Its Walls
A young boy discovers that his new home is haunted by a malevolent spirit and that he has the power to communicate with the dead.
Edward Gorey (1925 - 2000) was born in chicago and received his B.A. at Harvard. He described his formal art training as “negligible.” He was the author and artist of many books for children and adults.
A young boy discovers that his new home is haunted by a malevolent spirit and that he has the power to communicate with the dead.
A young boy discovers that his new home is haunted by a malevolent spirit and that he has the power to communicate with the dead.
A boy mysteriously shrinks, ignored by adults, until a magical game offers hope.
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A young boy discovers that his new home is haunted by a malevolent spirit and that he has the power to communicate with the dead.
A boy mysteriously shrinks, ignored by adults, until a magical game offers hope.
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