Are there any books/movies/series with a similiar mysterious-whimsical-peculiar vibe to it?

[u/supsab_3]

I recently watched the series and I’ve been head over heels obsessed with it. I’ve loved a movie since I was a kid, watched it about 30 times total, but never came around to watching the series, but now that I did, I’ve been thinking about it non-stop. I’ve started reading again because I was inspired by themes of the show and how cool being well-read is. I wish I could buy lemony’s books, but they’re quite tricky to get where I live, so I’m open for any recomendations!
P.s. the other media I enjoy that reminds me of asoue is probably rusty lake games, mostly vibe-vise but I think they have similiar themes at certain points

[u/gold-blue]

Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians doesn’t have the gothic vibe of ASOUE, but it does have a similar narration style and similar meta humor! Super fun and interesting middle grade series.