Grotesque

Swiss author and dramatist (1921-1990)

German painter, poet and cartoonist (1832–1908)

thumb|upright=0.9|Grotesque studies, Michelangelo. Grotesque is an adjective often used to describe weird shapes and distorted forms such as Halloween masks. In art, performance, and literature, however, grotesque may also refer to something that simultaneously invokes an audience feeling of uncomfortable bizarreness as well as sympathetic pity.

five novels by François Rabelais

The Addams Family is a fictional family created by American cartoonist Charles Addams. The Addams are an eccentric old-money clan who delight in the macabre and the grotesque and are seemingly unaware or unconcerned that other people find them bizarre or frightening. The Addamses' view in seeing their family life and interests as normal was a basis for the satire and comedy. They originally appeared in a series of 150 standalone single-panel comics, about half of which were originally published in The New Yorker between 1938 and their creator's death in 1988. They have since appeared in other media, such as television, film, video games, comic books, a musical, and merchandise.

American cartoonist (1912–1988)

tragicomic play by Friedrich Dürrenmatt

1924 novel by Mikheil Javakhishvili

Italian playwright (1880-1947)

Swiss writer (1868-1939)

collection of tales by Honoré de Balzac