He liked to explore graveyards, particularly the Presbyterian Cemetery on Mountain Avenue, near his Westfield home, where apparently he wondered what it might be like to be dead.Īddams even trespassed in an abandoned gothic mansion, which would seem very familiar to Addams Family fans. 'Tell them I have a scent of formaldehyde or something,” he once urged a female friend – probably as a joke.įor whatever reason though, he was fascinated by the darker side of life from a young age.

He also had vampire-shaped door knocker and a rubber bat, but those sound rather tame in comparison.Īddams also married three women who looked like his character Morticia Addams, one of whom seemed determined to send him to a mortician before his time, and his final nuptials took place in a pets’ cemetery. Oh, and in lieu of a coffee table, he used a “drying out” table (once for bodies rather than full-bodied beverages) with holes in the corners for draining fluids and what he described as “a rather sinister stain in what would be the region of the kidneys”. The “Van Gogh of the Ghouls” and “graveyard guru” once attended a party in a Knights Templar robe, and enjoyed picnicking in graveyards, while his New York apartment was bursting with macabre mementos, including a 19th century anatomical figure with removable organs. Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)

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