For any Gorey fans, this is a gem of an exhibition. It's housed in the end of the New College Library, which has generously reasonable opening hours, and the librarians seem very welcoming to potential visitors. Gorey was born in 1925 so this is a centenary celebrating his life and work, and comes courtesy of a donor who has left New College a Gorey collection including signed works and first editions.

Even if you know his work well, there are likely to be rare glimpses of his work you are not familiar with, albeit recognisable a mile off as his trademark style. His love of fur coats and ballet is noted, and his fondness for cats (over people, it seems). My companion and I speculated over the long fingers of his influence over others, and indeed others' influences over him. Teaching himself to read, aged 3, with Bram Stoker's Dracula may well have helped. Had he also read Saki? Whence his anglophilia? Which popular sci-fi do these beetle arms remind us of?

Yes, it's dark. His "double feature" of Dancing Cats and Neglected Murderesses (almost certainly based on some vile true stories) is probably wince-inducing in its juxtapositions. But the enticing cover he illustrated for Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats hints at something sweeter. For every ten histories of the darker side of bicycling, there's a sad story about a dog in search of an umbrella. At the very least it is constantly surprising, and his way with names is worth appreciating alone. We can heartily recommend going yourself, to be unsetlted, Wilfully.