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Sympathy and Haunting in Nineteenth Century Scottish Ghost Stories
Wed, Oct 14
|Virtual Event
Oct 14, 2026 @ 6 p.m. EST Join us for a captivating lecture led by Michael Grant Kellermeyer —acclaimed founder, illustrator, and editor of Oldstyle Tales Press, the boutique publisher renowned for annotated and illustrated editions of classic Gothic fiction.
Time & Location
Oct 14, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM EDT
Virtual Event
About the Event
Sympathy and Haunting in Nineteenth-Century Scottish Ghost Stories
Presented by Michael Grant Kellermeyer, Founder of Oldstyle Tales Press
Join us on October 14, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. EST, for a captivating Zoom lecture led by Michael Grant Kellermeyer—acclaimed founder, illustrator, and editor of Oldstyle Tales Press, the boutique publisher renowned for annotated and illustrated editions of classic Gothic fiction and novels. With nearly fifty titles in print, including The Best Horror and Ghost Stories of Robert Louis Stevenson, Kellermeyer brings unparalleled expertise to this special event.
This lecture explores the central role of sympathy—the foundational virtue of the Scottish Enlightenment—in shaping the moral and imaginative character of nineteenth-century Scottish ghost stories. Drawing on the philosophy of Adam Smith, David Hume, Francis Hutcheson, Thomas Reid, and Lord Kames,
Kellermeyer will argue that sympathy operates in these narratives as an active force, distinguishing the Scottish tradition from English and Irish ghost stories…