lea anderson

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The roundtable gathers specialists dedicated to thinking through the Afro‐Gothic as a conceptual approach to black aesthetics and as a theoretical framework. In the spirit of camaraderie and intellectual curiosity, contributors consider meanings of the Afro‐Gothic from various disciplines and diasporic perspectives. The participants discuss the ways in which horror, haunting, the uncanny, the monstrous, and the fantastic are manifest in black aesthetics and, in doing so, they concept...

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The mouth agape is among humankind's most prevalent motifs, its imagery appearing across cultures, continents, and centuries, the significations of which hold all the grand preoccupations of the human experience: terror, hunger, and awe. Accepting Mikhail Bakhtin's estimation that the mouth is “the most important of all human features for the grotesque,” this article examines the disparities between different renderings of these ontological black holes and their disparate implication...

Enough is never enough! This week, Peaches and Michael are enjoying a heaping spoonful of creamy goodness in celebration of 1985’s THE STUFF! In addition to discussing their fascination with this foodie fright’s branding power, our hosts delve into the legendary legacy of STUFF creator Larry Cohen. Joining the conversation is celebrated screenwriter and producer Mike Zara, whose lifelong love of this cult classic continues to influence him today. Then, acclaimed writer Lea Anderson stops by to shed some light on THE STUFF’s critique of capitalism and the inherent truth of slime.

From THE SHAPE OF WATER, to BONES AND ALL, nothing's more romantic than monsters in love

From CRIMSON PEAK to CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON, love is no place for safety

Second Sight Publishing is cooking up "southern fried horror"

Chaos, camp, and queer liberation

Do I want to fuck you, be you, or eat you?

Exploring the fear of holes

A watchlist of Black folk horror films

Celebrating Bernard Rose's iconic film on its 30th anniversary

Tananarive Due, Steven Barnes, Marco Finnegan, and John Jennings discuss their new project

Approaching the cult as a devouring entity

Whether worker or customer, the retail experience is often more nightmare than fantasy

Stay out if you don't want to get bit