Lea Anderson

Black feminist monster theorist. Ganja's daughter.

Contributor at FANGORIA, since 2021

Lea Anderson is a poet-turned-genre expert, scholar, critic, and lifelong monster kid approaching monster theory from a Black feminist perspective. She's a regular contributor at Fangoria where she also wrote the column Eaten Alive! exploring devouring monsters as forms of narrative/social technology. Her work on horror and the Gothic has been featured in print and online in Darkest Margins: 24 Essays on Liminality and Liminal Spaces (1428 Publishing), liquid blackness (Duke University Press), Bright Wall/Dark Room, Collider, Bitch, amongst others. She has lectured on the genre for Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies, Salem Horror Fest, and at universities and conferences internationally, appeared on the Shudder docuseries The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time and Horror's Greatest, and can also be caught guesting on podcasts like Midnight Mass, Bitches On Comics, and The Truth In This Art.

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From Lesbian Vampires To Zombies: Your Ultimate Guide To Jean Rollin
ByLea Anderson

Sink your teeth into the legendary French horror filmmaker’s fantastique world.
In The Thrall Of SINNERS: Ryan Coogler Resurrects History Of The Modern Vampire
ByLea Anderson

Mesmerism, Vodoun, and learning how to dance with the devil without inviting him inside.
It Came From The Hood: A History Of The Unholy Union Of Hip-Hop And Horror
ByLea Anderson

Genre seeping into the work of contemporary artists like Kid Cudi, Megan Thee Stallion, and Doja Cat has deep roots.
Eaten Alive: Worms In THE STRAIN And T BLOCKERS
ByLea Anderson

Would you still love me if I were a worm?
Eaten Alive! Megan Thee Stallion’s Cobra Era
ByLea Anderson

Exploring the function of horror in pop music.
The Bad One: Black Women And Our Doppelgängers
ByLea Anderson

Exploring the Black girl doubles in LOVECRAFT COUNTRY, YELLOWJACKETS, and THE OTHER BLACK GIRL.
Eaten Alive! Fandom, Fanaticism, And Idolatry In MISERY, SWARM, And DER FAN
ByLea Anderson

Look what you made me do!
Eaten Alive! POPCORN’s Movies Within A Movie Triple Feature
ByLea Anderson

Spectatorship is never purely passive.
What A Girl Wants Is A Smörgåsbord: 20 Horror Movies For Girl Dinner
ByLea Anderson

*eats deliciously*
Eaten Alive: Underwater Creatures And THE ABYSS
ByLea Anderson

“Hello darkness, my old friend.”

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