Anthropophagia in Italian Cinema
A conference presentation on the history of cannibalism in Italian cinema and the Italian Cannibal film cycle in the Italian genre tradition, delivered at the Ann Radcliffe Academic Conference at StokerCon 2026.
Horror Film and Literature Criticism
Spencer Stoller
Scholar and critic of horror film and literature with a focus on Italian genre cinema, the cannibal film tradition, and queer readings of the body and consumption. English (Creative Writing) major at Scripps College with a dual minor in Italian and Media Studies.
Scholarship & Criticism
Research Intern — New York University
Supports Italian studies scholar Andrea Capra on his forthcoming book Ordinary Horror: The Aesthetics of Deformation from Leopardi to Ferrante, a study of the presence of horror in non-horror literature, providing communications support.
Editorial
Metamorphosis Zine
An independent online publication of horror literature and film criticism. Spencer writes and edits essays that pair close textual analysis with an accessible critical voice, including work on how historical and political events shape horror’s tropes and subgenres.