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536:, a Black actor, in its lead role of Ben. In contrast to previous depictions of Black people in horror films as ineffectual, he was written to be smart, resourceful and heroic, and was also one of horror's first Black protagonists. The film also ends with Ben being shot and killed by a group of white vigilantes, who proceed to burn him in a manner comparable to lynching. Due framed the scene in the context of the
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who, as of 2019, teaches classes on Black horror, stated that Black horror "doesn't necessarily have to be made by Black creators" but that it typically "is made by Black filmmakers and does star black protagonists to tell a Black story" and that "sometimes it is enough just to have a Black character
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in a film for it to be considered Black horror". She also defined Black characters in Black horror films as "actually hav agency in the film and maybe even surviv" while exceeding the stereotypical roles of Black characters in horror films "who were just sidelined or monster bait". Due has compared
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wrote that "we should mistake for being a contribution to black horror" due to how the film downplays Sue Ann's
Blackness. According to critic Robert Daniels, "expectations for conversations about racism and structural inequities" led to "the advent of serious-minded Black horror" following the
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wrote that it was "important to the history of horror and to Black horror in particular" for being "laced unabashedly with inside jokes specifically aimed at a Black audience". It has been described as the "godfather of Black horror" by Camilo
Hanninbal Smith of the
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810:, respectively. Cundieff described it as "deal with problems in the African-American community and showing how the scariest things that happen to you are the human things that happen to you" while using "the supernatural as a redemptive element". It became a
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not to support the
Atlantic slave trade before being bitten by him and turned into a vampire, later waking up in 1972 after his coffin is opened by antique dealers. Its box office success led to the creation of more Black horror films. Its 1973 sequel,
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called it "inarguably one of the most seminal black horror films" and described Todd's character as "the first black supernatural killer depicted onscreen". Its release led to a slight resurgence in Black horror films. The success of the 1989
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Before the first Black horror films were created, American horror films scarcely featured Black actors, and those that featured Black characters often did so mockingly or depicted them as primitive in the vein of
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wrote that it "ushered in a wave of Black horror films and TV series that investigate and exploit modern and historical racial dynamics for monstrous thrills". For his writing of the film, Peele won the
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also described Black horror films as horror films "that feature prominent Black stories and heroes" despite horror not having "always been the most welcoming for Black characters". Jason Parham of
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Christianity. For
352:...imparting a moral lesson or highlighting some political struggle within our society". Black horror is also sometimes referred to as racial horror, horror noir, or horror noire.
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characters and narratives. It is largely a film genre. Black horror typically, but not always, has Black creators. It often has social and political commentary and compares
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s success, a number of studios seemingly lost sight of the reality that the movie wasn't good simply because it was a 'Black horror movie' about racist bodysnatchers." For
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wrote that Black horror filmmakers "let loose arguments about class conflict or policing or the psychological terror of race, and how whiteness eats at the mind".
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was also responsible for an uptick in Black horror films in the 1990s. Black horror films from the late 1980s to the 2000s included the
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as the mistress of a plantation owner, but even those roles were largely in the service of helping white characters. Black actors
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or are depicted as the monster". Mark Harris compared the horror film trope of killing off Black characters first to
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2789:"'Tales From the Hood' Director Rusty Cundieff: Why It Took 20 Years to Make a Sequel to His Black Horror Anthology"
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wrote that racial and social commentary were "basically the core of the genre, historically". Laura
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in its lead role as the outcast Sue Ann, has also been described by critics as a Black horror film.
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is ground-standing Black horror that'd make trendsetters from Rusty
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Williams, Allison; Placzek, Jessica; Williams, Veralyn; Luse, Brittany (October 3, 2023).
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2345:"The Blackening's Antoinette Robertson On The Necessary Unseriousness Of Black Culture"
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that "the Black presence in horror, as in
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3135:"'Ma,' 'The Help,' and the Vexing Collaborations of Octavia Spencer and Tate Taylor"
1689:"Why It's Still Radical To Make A Horror Film Like 'Ma' With A Black Female Villain"
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to the genre, stating, "Black history is Black horror," while Ryan Poll, for the
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Imperiled Whiteness: How Hollywood and Media Make Race in "Postracial" America
2115:"'What's Actually Happening': Looking for History in Jordan Peele's 'Get Out'"
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Imperiled Whiteness: How Hollywood and Media Make Race in "Postracial" America
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missed its point, writing, "It's not the reliving of the trauma that guides
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3422:"Award-winning Black creators unite for Shook! A Black Horror Anthology"
2842:"Anatomy of a Title: 'The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster' (Exclusive)"
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157:(2021). Some critics argued that, by 2020, Black horror had entered its
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3262:"'Racism+' Is How You Get Shows Like The Falcon and the Winter Soldier"
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2761:"A timeline of the most influential black horror films and filmmakers"
2405:"Your Halloween Watchlist Needs These Black Horror Movies & Shows"
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to visit the family of his white girlfriend, Rose Armitage, played by
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2146:"How Nope director Jordan Peele changed the face of the horror genre"
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579:(1973) also starred Jones and won the Critics' Choice award at the
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3290:"How 'Get Out' Inadvertently Started a Wave of Black Trauma Films"
2897:"The metaphor at the center of Jordan Peele's very ominous 'Nope'"
2312:? Director Coke Daniels Insists He Did Not Rip Off Jordan Peele's
2244:"Celebrate Halloween With the Scariest Black Movies And TV Series"
1920:"From 'Blacula' to 'Get Out,' the evolution of Black horror films"
986:(2022), which criticized American spectacle. After the release of
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The Black Guy Dies First: Black Horror Cinema from Fodder to Oscar
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2022:"How Black Horror Became America's Most Powerful Cinematic Genre"
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for not being "aware horror is not solely about horror", unlike
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Peele continued to explore Black horror in his follow-up films,
3370:"6 books to get you started with Black horror, classic and new"
3318:"It's Time to Retire the Black Woman Hair Trope in Film and TV"
3011:"'Tales from the Hood 3' star says being Black is scary enough"
1987:"In Slasher Film 'Candyman,' the Horror Is U.S. Housing Policy"
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1010:(2021), a sequel to the 1992 film of the same name directed by
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2815:"Here's why the 1995 film 'Tales from the Hood' still matters"
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Jean-Philippe, McKenzie and Ewart, Asia (September 27, 2021).
1848:"Black horror films may be on verge of a resurgence with 'Us'"
1726:"The Black Horror Movie Canon Is So Much More Than 'Get Out'"
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as progenitors of Black horror, and named the 1967 painting
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Several Black horror films and television series made after
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and has been described as the "godfather of Black horror".
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by Faith Ringgold a piece of Black horror in visual art.
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The genre of Black horror became especially popular after
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2601:"A History Of Black Horror's Evolution In The Modern Age"
2086:"Tales from the Hood, the cult horror comedy 25 years on"
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Findlay, Kaia; Burney-Scott, Omisade (October 7, 2022).
1879:"Horror Noire and the Legacy of Get Out Two Years Later"
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offered more opportunities for Black horror filmmakers.
3234:"Why So Many Black Horror Films Are Horrors Themselves"
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on Black people. The film also opposed the notion of a
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and director Bomani J. Story. Following the release of
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The Journal of the Midwest Modern Language Association
2376:"The Unintended Racial Horror of 'Lovecraft Country'"
2172:"The Blackening: Film challenges horror movie tropes"
1752:"Can One "Get Out?" The Aesthetics of Afro-Pessimism"
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Out There Screaming: An Anthology Of New Black Horror
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on Black horror. She also described the artworks of
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1960s to 2000s: Blaxsploitation and 1990s resurgence
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3344:"Six Books That Will Scare You—And Make You Think"
2733:"22 of the Scariest Horror Movies in Black Cinema"
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3097:Roasts Racist Horror Tropes and Slays the Crowd"
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682:(1997), directed by Roland K. Armstrong; the
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3316:Goffe, Nadira (September 13, 2023).
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2955:Schager, Nick (September 12, 2022).
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2634:"15 Black Horror Films to Watch Now"
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1531:Black horror novels include Gomez's
1165:The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster
1026:and focused on police brutality and
2374:Phillips, Maya (October 19, 2020).
2144:Benchetrit, Jenna (July 23, 2022).
1985:Mock, Brentin (September 9, 2021).
1724:Bradley, Laura (October 31, 2021).
1395:opined that "the same bag of tricks
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3288:Allen, Tavius (October 13, 2021).
3200:Lawrence, Briana (June 22, 2021).
3009:Perry, Jamyra (October 16, 2020).
2924:Butler, Bethonie (June 18, 2023).
2759:Kelley, Sonaiya (March 15, 2019).
2562:Collis, Clark (February 1, 2019).
2055:Giorgis, Hannah (April 17, 2021).
1525:The American People Series 20: Die
837:and surge in Black horror projects
417:'s role of Mandy in the 1934 film
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2895:Berlatsky, Noah (July 22, 2022).
2482:Gordon, Doug (October 28, 2017).
2343:Komonibo, Ineye (June 20, 2023).
2203:Daniels, Robert (July 28, 2022).
976:(2019), which explored themes of
850:(2017), the directorial debut of
2599:Jones, Okla (October 16, 2022).
2275:Parham, Jason (April 30, 2021).
2057:"Who Wants to Watch Black Pain?"
1846:Vognar, Chris (March 20, 2019).
1687:Bushman, Monica (May 31, 2019).
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1959:Blake, John (October 4, 2020).
1600:Shook! A Black Horror Anthology
1583:(2021), Zakiya Dalila Harris's
151:Black horror television series
3091:Donato, Matt (June 14, 2023).
3065:Maki, Vanessa (June 7, 2023).
2983:Briger, Sam (March 30, 2021).
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1064:beliefs, and racism. The 2019
886:, a horror film about racism,
814:and Isaura Barbé-Brown of the
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3420:Salmon, Will (June 8, 2023).
3206:Horror Movie Yet Here We Are"
2464:10.2979/blackcamera.11.2.0005
2448:10.2979/blackcamera.11.2.0005
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1587:(2021), and Johnny Compton's
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724:(2001)—both were directed by
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1311:, Briana Lawrence wrote for
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1188:and facing racial violence,
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689:The Serpent and the Rainbow
585:Blaxploitation horror films
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768:(1998), an adaptation of
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2681:Night of the Living Dead
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646:. Sonaiya Kelley of the
583:upon its release. Other
529:Night of the Living Dead
515:Night of the Living Dead
293:transgenerational trauma
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237:Texas A&M University
104:, which was directed by
59:Night of the Living Dead
1652:Means Coleman, Robin R.
1566:The Ballad of Black Tom
908:medical experimentation
869:Da Sweet Blood of Jesus
410:Monster from Green Hell
332:Tonja Renée Stidhum of
2488:Wisconsin Public Radio
1591:. Jordan Peele edited
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1129:Vampires vs. the Bronx
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1135:Two Distant Strangers
1093:Tales from the Hood 3
1087:Tales from the Hood 2
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1816:Entertainment Weekly
1585:The Other Black Girl
1553:(1997), Hopkinson's
1462:Black horror author
1409:The Other Black Girl
1248:Entertainment Weekly
1200:Zakiya Dalila Harris
1191:The Other Black Girl
786:(1995), directed by
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476:Spencer Williams Jr.
382:Spencer Williams Jr.
281:Atlantic slave trade
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2875:The Washington Post
1925:New York Daily News
1750:Poll, Ryan (2018).
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1496:Charles W. Chesnutt
1405:racial assimilation
1325:so much, right?'"
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1082:Tales from the Hood
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783:Tales from the Hood
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701:Vampire in Brooklyn
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608:Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde
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2702:"Black Horror 101"
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1421:They Cloned Tyrone
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1491:The Conjure Woman
1472:Bram Stoker Award
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1293:Lovecraft Country
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