Books by Tyler R. Tichelaar

Tyler R. Tichelaar, 2012

From the horrors of sixteenth-century Italian castles to twenty-first-century plagues, from the French Revolution to the liberation of Libya, Tyler R. Tichelaar takes readers on far more than a journey through literary history. The Gothic Wanderer explores man’s deepest fears, his efforts to rise above them for the last two centuries, and how he may finally be on the brink of succeeding. Whether it’s seeking immortal life, the fabulous philosopher’s stone that will change lead into gold, or human blood as a vampire, or coping with more common “transgressions” like being a woman in a patriarchal society, being a Jew in a Christian land, or simply being addicted to gambling, the Gothic wanderer’s journey toward damnation or redemption is never dull and always enlightening. Novels discussed range from Frankenstein and Dracula to Mary Shelley’s The Last Man, Fanny Burney’s The Wanderer, and works by Carlyle, Dickens, and Bulwer-Lytton.

Tyler R. Tichelaar, 2016

Lilith’s Love, the fourth volume in Tyler R. Tichelaar’s revolutionary historical fantasy series The Children of Arthur, brings together diverse legends to create a new human history that both surprises and reveals how powerful the imagination can be. With an impressive cast of historical and legendary characters that includes Merlin, Emperor Constantine XI, the Wandering Jew, Dracula, and Lilith herself, this tale takes readers from the Fall of Constantinople to a New World Order in the twenty-first century, rewriting a past we thought we knew to create a future far more fabulous than we ever dreamed. At its center is the tale of Quincy Harker, whose mother Mina drank Dracula’s blood, thus gifting Quincey with some extraordinary powers.

Tyler R Tichelaar, 2023

In Vampire Grooms and Spectre Brides, Tyler R. Tichelaar, PhD, argues that there is no such thing as French Gothic or British Gothic literature, or even British or French literature during the nineteenth century. Works like The Count of Monte Cristo, Dracula, A Tale of Two Cities, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame can be better understood when placed within the context of the blended tradition since novels in both languages and in translation continually crisscrossed the English Channel, only to return in new iterations throughout the century. From John Polidori to Paul Féval and Bram Stoker, and from Mrs. Radcliffe to Eugène Sue and Charles Dickens, the Gothic produced some of the strangest, most fascinating, and most significant novels ever written.