Illusion Artisan: Visual Journeys Through American Literature

Welcome to the video catalog for the Illusion Artisan YouTube channel. As a retired educator with over 15 years of experience in Instructional Technology, I create short, engaging video productions designed to bring classic American Literature to life. This site serves as a curated digital library of my multimedia projects, making it easy for educators, students, and instructional designers to find high-quality visual resources for online, blended, and traditional classrooms. Explore the organized collection grid below to find targeted multimedia assets for your curriculum modules.

The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe
2025
Gothic / Short Fiction
19th-Century Romanticism
The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe
2025
Gothic / Short Fiction
19th-Century Romanticism
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
2025
Gothic / Short Fiction
19th-Century Romanticism
Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne
2025
Gothic / Short Fiction
19th-Century Romanticism
The Cask of the Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe
2025
Gothic / Short Fiction
19th-Century Romanticism
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
2025
Psychological / Short Fiction
Realism & Regionalism
The Prodigal Son by James Weldon Johnson
2025
Poetry
The Harlem Renaissance
The Devil and Tom Walker by Washington Irving Part 2
2025
Gothic / Short Fiction
19th-Century Romanticism
The Devil and Tom Walker by Washington Irving Part 1
2025
Gothic / Short Fiction
19th-Century Romanticism
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce
2026
Psychological / Short Fiction
Realism & Regionalism
Coyote and the Monster
2026
Folklore / Oral Tradition
Pre-Colonial / Indigenous
Coyote Steals Fire
2026
Folklore / Oral Tradition
Pre-Colonial / Indigenous
Go Down Moses
2026
Poetry / Spiritual
19th-Century Romanticism
Coyote Finishes His Work
2026
Folklore / Oral Tradition
Pre-Colonial / Indigenous
A Sound of Thunder by Ray Bradbury
2026
Sci-Fi / Short Fiction
Modernism
Gothic Study Ambience | The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe
2025
Gothic / Ambience
19th-Century Romanticism
Let My People Go by James Weldon Johnson
2026
Poetry
Harlem Renaissance
Twas The Night Before Christmas by Clement Clarke Moore
2025
Poetry / Holiday
19th-Century Romanticism
Coyote and the Buffalo
2026
Folklore / Oral Tradition
Pre-Colonial / Indigenous
Chief Joseph's Surrender Speech
2025
Rhetoric / Nonfiction
Realism & Regionalism
"Ain't I a Woman?" by Sojourner Truth
2025
Rhetoric / Nonfiction
Realism & Regionalism
The Monkey's Paw by W.W. Jacobs
2026
Gothic / Supernatural
Victorian / Edwardian
The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe
2025
Gothic / Poetry
19th-Century Romanticism
The Veldt by Ray Bradbury
2026
Sci-Fi / Short Fiction
Modernism
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson
2026
Gothic / Short Fiction
Modernism
Illusion Artisan: How to Navigate this Site
2025
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