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Michael Grant Kellermeyer (b. 1987) is a "retired" English professor and current bibliographer, illustrator, editor, critic, blogger, and author based in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in English from Anderson University (2010) and his Master of Arts in Literature from Ball State University (2012). He taught college writing and literature in Indiana for nine years at, variously, Ball State University, Ivy Tech Community College, and the Indiana Institute of Technology. He left higher education in 2019, and today he is a proud stay-at-home dad – for his daughter, Charlotte, and son, Hugh – which has allowed him to make publishing and writing his full-time professional focus.
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Oct 10, 2026 ∙ 23 min
Top 31 Classic Spooky Poems to Read on Halloween Night
The Gothic poem occupies a rather special place in the literary imagination. Where the Gothic novel can take its time ushering us through a creaking door, down a candlelit corridor, and into the room where something terrible has happened, the Gothic poem has other means at its disposal. A few lines of balladry, a rhythm like approaching hoofbeats, a moonlit landscape, or a refrain that grows more disturbing with every repetition can conjure an entire haunted world. Poetry is especially well...
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Oct 8, 2026 ∙ 5 min
Arthur Conan Doyle's Through the Veil, Explained: A Detailed Summary and a Literary Analysis
Edwardian writers of speculative fiction found a pet topic in reincarnation. Whether through progressive, linear cycles of rebirth, supernatural possession, or visions of past lives, the concept of a long-dead personality finding a foot-hold in the present – allowing them to voice their undying passions – was a recurring theme of the age. This concept haunted the oeuvre of almost every notable literati of the ‘aughts and ‘teens, including Oliver Onions (“Io,” “The Rosewood Door,” “Phantas,”...
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Sep 26, 2026 ∙ 4 min
Ambrose Bierce's Beyond the Wall, Explained: A Detailed Summary and a Literary Analysis
Obviously influenced by Poe’s “House of Usher,” “Beyond the Wall” doesn’t carry nearly the same weight but cannot be denied its status as a classic American ghost story. What it does share are Gothic atmospherics, a delightfully campy protagonist (both are eccentric blue-bloods living in isolation in gloomy quarters), and a relationship with a frail woman whose decent into the tomb doesn’t put an end to their correspondence. While Poe’s antihero refused his sister and silently ignored her...
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