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Cain Miller

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PhD candidate in Cinema & Media Studies. Research focuses on gender and sexuality in horror. he/him/his

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Cain Miller @cainmiller.bsky.social · Dec 2

I suppose I should promote myself on here a bit more, yeah?

My research focuses on horror, mostly through the frameworks of gender and sexuality.

Here is my most recent publication on queer horror/experimental filmmaker Curtis Harrington:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

“I Guess We’re All a Little Afraid of What We Love” Curtis Harrington and Queer Avant-Garde Horror

Published in Quarterly Review of Film and Video (Ahead of Print, 2024)

www.tandfonline.com

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Feminist Media Histories @femmediahist.bsky.social · 6d

For your GRADUATE students! Submissions for the SCMS Gender and Feminisms Caucus Graduate Student Writing Prize are due in ONE month on November 1, 2025. The winning essay will be published (subject to revision) in FMH.

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Awards | Feminist Media Histories | University of California Press

Awards | Feminist Media Histories | University of California Press Awards   SCMS Gender and Feminisms Caucus Graduate Student Writing Prize   The SCMS Gender and Feminisms ...

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 6d

ER doc here! This is a lie. Wait times are up because the American healthcare system is an unsustainable business model and a for-profit national healthcare system just doesn’t work. These problems will continue to get worse until we change that system. It literally has nothing to do with immigrants

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d

Vance: "If you're an American citizen & you've been to the hospital in the last few years, you've probably noticed wait times are especially large & very often somebody who's there in the ER is an illegal alien. Why do those people get healthcare benefits at hospitals paid for by American citizens?"

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Cain Miller @cainmiller.bsky.social · 16d

Imagine breaking up Tenacious D so that you could be in an Anaconda remake.

Cain Miller @cainmiller.bsky.social · 27d

Killer of Sheep
Martin (the Romero film)
The Watermelon Woman
Tongues Untied
Elephant
Akira
Peeping Tom

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Cain Miller @cainmiller.bsky.social · 29d

Applying to jobs while simultaneously finishing a dissertation is... a lot.

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Cain Miller @cainmiller.bsky.social · Sep 5

Well, at least we'll get a new Charli album.

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"Wuthering Heights" | Official Teaser

YouTube video by Warner Bros.

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Cain Miller @cainmiller.bsky.social · Jul 29

Eddington is quite disappointing. It feels like a 2.5 hour South Park episode in that it tries to critique "both sides" but never actually says anything of substance. A very frustrating watch.

Cain Miller @cainmiller.bsky.social · Jul 19

Well, I guess I should throw away my Against Me! shirt.

Cain Miller @cainmiller.bsky.social · Jun 19

Good mail day 🧛‍♂️

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Anna Hughes 🍁 @annaghughes.bsky.social · Jun 5

this is like drake and kendrick lamar but they're both drake

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Cain Miller @cainmiller.bsky.social · May 28

Such a fantastic presentation on '80s Bombay horror by my friend and mentor, Kartik Nair. And Kartik was nice anough to gift me a signed copy of his book!

Thank you @benspky.bsky.social and everyone at Seattle U for organizing this!

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Cain Miller @cainmiller.bsky.social · May 18

Final Destination: Bloodlines is a hoot and a half. Probably the most fun I've had at the movies since Barbarian.

Cain Miller @cainmiller.bsky.social · May 4

Sinners is just as great the second time 'round fyi

Cain Miller @cainmiller.bsky.social · Apr 28

Sinners is pretty great! Let Ryan Coogler (and other filmmakers) make more original movies!

Cain Miller @cainmiller.bsky.social · Apr 30

Gimme gimme gimme!!!

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Weapons | Official Trailer

YouTube video by Warner Bros.

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Feminist Media Histories @femmediahist.bsky.social · Apr 29

The 11.2 issue of Feminist Media Histories is live! 🤩

This issue is devoted to "Nontheatrical Medias" and is guest edited by Tanya Goldman and Benjamin Schultz-Figueroa.

You can read their introduction below:
online.ucpress.edu/fmh/article/...

Editors’ Introduction

The December 1931 issue of International Review of Educational Technology—a monthly publication sponsored by the League of Nations’ International Educational Cinematographic Institute—begins with an e...

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Cain Miller @cainmiller.bsky.social · Apr 28

Sinners is pretty great! Let Ryan Coogler (and other filmmakers) make more original movies!

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Cain Miller @cainmiller.bsky.social · Apr 20

Gotta love those giant bananas!

Cain Miller @cainmiller.bsky.social · Apr 20

Oh, I'd love the chance to assign Roger Corman's The Trip too.

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Cain Miller @cainmiller.bsky.social · Apr 20

When I taught my class on cult films I assigned some midnight movies like Reefer Madness and Eraserhead. The students loved Beyond the Valley of the Dolls.

I also show The Gang's All Here when teaching genre and I think that counts lol

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Cain Miller @cainmiller.bsky.social · Apr 16

I love days devoted to reading.

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SCMS Horror Studies SIG @scmshorrorsig.bsky.social · Apr 11

We are delighted to share the winner of the 2025 SCMS Horror Studies SIG Grad Essay contest: Sarah Potvin!

Sarah is a PhD student at Texas A&M University. Her winning essay is titled "The Encroaching Horror of Suburban Blandness: The Stepford Wives' Feminisms."

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Cain Miller @cainmiller.bsky.social · Apr 6

It was great meeting you in person, Tanya! I am so excited for your journal issue to go live soon!

Cain Miller @cainmiller.bsky.social · Apr 6

Had a great time presenting at #SCMS25 in Chicago! Thank you to everyone who attended my panel!

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Cain Miller @cainmiller.bsky.social · Apr 5

#SCMS25 folks! Come by my panel today at 11:00 AM! 💜

Cain Miller @cainmiller.bsky.social · Apr 2

En route to Chicago for #SCMS25 #SCMS2025! Excited to present on Saturday!

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