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Robin R. Means Coleman traces the history of notable characterizations of blackness in horror cinema, examines key levels of black participation on screen and behind the camera, and unpacks the genre's racialized imagery and narratives that make up popular culture's commentary on race.

Horror films --- African Americans in motion pictures. --- Race in motion pictures. --- History and criticism. --- Ethnische Beziehungen --- Horror films. --- Horrorfilm. --- Schwarze --- History and criticism --- USA. --- United States. --- Films d'horreur --- Noirs --- Afro-Américains --- Acteurs de cinéma noirs américains --- États-Unis --- Histoire et critique --- Au cinéma --- Afro-Américains --- Acteurs de cinéma noirs américains --- États-Unis --- Au cinéma

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Race in motion pictures. --- Horror films --- African Americans in motion pictures. --- History and criticism. --- PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / History & Criticism. --- PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / General. --- African Americans in motion pictures --- Race in motion pictures --- United States

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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.

Motion pictures --- Performing arts