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Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror( 2019)

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Overview

Delving into a century of genre films that by turns utilized, caricatured, exploited, sidelined, and finally embraced them, this is the untold history of black Americans in Hollywood through their connection to the horror genre.

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      Meosha Bean

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      Ashlee Blackwell

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      William Crain

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      Rusty Cundieff

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      Keith David

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      Loretta Devine

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      Ernest R. Dickerson

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      Tananarive Due

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      Ken Foree

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      Mark H. Harris

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      Richard Lawson

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      Tina Mabry

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      Kelly Jo Minter

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      Miguel A. Núñez Jr.

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      Paula Jai Parker

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      Jordan Peele

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      Ken Sagoes

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      Monica Suriyage

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      Tony Todd

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      Rachel True

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      Pam Grier

      Self (archive footage)

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      Jim Kelly

      Self (archive footage)

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      William Marshall

      Self (archive footage)

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    A review by SWITCH.

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    Written by SWITCH. on Fri Feb 21 2020
    There has been a growing interest in black-led horror films since Jordan Peele's 'Get Out' shattered both minds and expectations when it hit cinemas in 2017. People are eager to discover the rich history of African American actors, writers and directors who have made innovative contributions to the film canon. Some horror movies are pulpy; some are tongue-in-cheek comedies; some are meditations on societal ills, some are overtly political, and others are about the horrors of the everyday. If you're a fan of the genre or film history, you will get a lot from 'Horror Noire: A History of Black Hor...

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    Released

    Original Language

    English

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    Keywords

    • film history