Lemony Snicket and Kids

Having just finished A Series of Unfortunate Events, and starting on All The Wrong Questions series, both by Lemony Snicket, I have found myself asking the inevitable questions:
Are there any other children's books that fit in to the same somewhat dark humorous genre?
Are there any children's books that utilize similar methods of introducing and explaining certain phrases used in the English language?

I'm always on the lookout for "dark" kidlit, and I've found some great ones recently:

- The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls by Claire Legrand
- the Spooksville series (The Secret Path, The Howling Ghost, etc.) by Christopher Pike
- The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place series (The Mysterious Howling, The Hidden Gallery, etc.) by Maryrose Wood

but none of these books are as "clever" or blunt as Snicket is.

I read Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein and I was impressed by the creativeness of the puzzle-based story. I purchased The Crossroads, the first book in Grabenstein's Haunted Mystery series, and I'm hoping that it will be both creepy and clever!

All the wrong answers is a really nice series.

I like to read those kind books