Cynthia Miller

Cynthia J. Miller is a cultural anthropologist specializing in visual media, with a focus on horror, the monstrous, and related topics. She is the editor or co-editor of 21 scholarly volumes, including the forthcoming Explorers on Screen: Adventure! Danger! Romance! (2026) and the recently published Journeys Into Terror: Essays from the Cinematic Intersection of Travel and Horror (2023), along with dozens of articles in journals and edited scholarly volumes.

Miller is the recipient of the Peter C. Rollins Prize for a book-length work in popular culture, and the James Welsh Prize for lifetime achievement in adaptation studies. She serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Popular Culture, and on the governing board of the International Association for Media and History (IAMHIST).