(Ebook) Horror Noire: A History of Black American Horror from the 1890s to Present ByRobin R. Means Coleman, 2nd Edition by Robin R. Means Coleman ISBN 9781003168256, 1003168256

(Ebook) Horror Noire: A History of Black American Horror from the 1890s to Present ByRobin R. Means Coleman, 2nd Edition by Robin R. Means Coleman ISBN 9781003168256, 1003168256

From King Kong to Candyman, the boundary-pushing genre of horror film hasalways been a site for provocative explorations of race in American popularculture. This book offers a comprehensive chronological survey of Black horrorfrom the 1890s to present day., In this second edition, Robin R. Means Coleman expands upon the historyof notable characterizations of Blackness in horror cinema, with new chaptersspanning the 1960s, 2000s, and 2010s to the present, and examines key levels ofBlack participation on screen and behind the camera. The book addresses a fullrange of Black horror films, including mainstream Hollywood fare, art-housefilms, Blaxploitation films, and U.S. hip-hop culture–inspired Nollywoodfilms. This new edition also explores the resurgence of the Black horror genrein 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), andNia DaCosta’s sequel to Candyman (2021). Means Coleman argues that horroroffers a unique representational space for Black people to challenge negative orracist portrayals and to portray greater diversity within the concept of Blacknessitself. This book is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand how fears andanxieties about race and race relations are made manifest, and often challenged,on the silver screen.