Horror Noire
eBook - ePub

Horror Noire

A History of Black American Horror from the 1890s to Present

  1. 380 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Horror Noire

A History of Black American Horror from the 1890s to Present

About this book

From King Kong to Candyman, the boundary-pushing genre of horror film has always been a site for provocative explorations of race in American popular culture. This book offers a comprehensive chronological survey of Black horror from the 1890s to present day.

In this second edition, Robin R. Means Coleman expands upon the history of notable characterizations of Blackness in horror cinema, with new chapters spanning the 1960s, 2000s, and 2010s to the present, and examines key levels of Black participation on screen and behind the camera. The book addresses a full range of Black horror films, including mainstream Hollywood fare, art-house films, Blaxploitation films, and U.S. hip-hop culture-inspired Nollywood films. This new edition also explores the resurgence of the Black horror genre in the last decade, examining the success of Jordan Peele's films Get Out (2017) and Us (2019), smaller independent films such as The House Invictus (2018), and Nia DaCosta's sequel to Candyman (2021). Means Coleman argues that horror offers a unique representational space for Black people to challenge negative or racist portrayals, and to portray greater diversity within the concept of Blackness itself.

This book is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand how fears and anxieties about race and race relations are made manifest, and often challenged, on the silver screen.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Dedication
  7. List of Illustrations
  8. Foreword
  9. Preface
  10. Acknowledgments
  11. Introduction: Studying Blacks and Horror Films
  12. 1 The Birth of the Black Boogeyman: Pre-1930s
  13. 2 Jungle Fever—A Horror Romance: 1930s
  14. 3 Horrifying Goons and Minstrel Coons: 1940s
  15. 4 Black Invisibility, White Science: 1950s
  16. 5 A Night with Ben: 1960s
  17. 6 Scream, Whitey, Scream—Retribution, Enduring Women, and Carnality: 1970s
  18. 7 We Always Die First—Invisibility, Racial Red-Lining, and Self-Sacrifice: 1980s
  19. 8 Black Is Back! Retribution and the Urban Terrain: 1990s
  20. 9 Growing Painz: 2000s
  21. 10 Representation, Recognition, and Renaissance: 2010s to Present
  22. 11 Conclusion: Black Horror Today and Tomorrow
  23. Index