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The Diary

Personal field notes, research musings, and unpolished thoughts on dark literature and mortuary science. A look behind the curtain of the Archive.

The Architecture of Madness: Why the House is Always Alive

In gothic literature, the house is never just a setting. It is the antagonist. As I was preparing the syllabus for our upcoming isolation horror study, I found myself thinking about the crumbling walls of Hill House, the suffocating halls of the Overlook, and why we are so terrified of the spaces meant to keep us safe...

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Preserving the Dead: A Visit to the Local Archives

Notes from my recent trip to the historical society, where I had the privilege of handling genuine 19th-century post-mortem photography...

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On Reading Slow: Why We Pace the Book Club

In an era of binge-reading and rapid consumption, there is a distinct magic in restricting ourselves to a few chapters a week...

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