Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror

Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror is a documentary that delves into the history of Black Americans in Hollywood through their connection to the horror genre. The film features interviews with African-Americans with experience or expertise in horror films, including Meosha Bean, Ashlee Blackwell, Robin R. Means Coleman, William Crain, Rusty Cundieff, Keith David, Loretta Devine, Ernest Dickerson, Tananarive Due, Ken Foree, Mark H. Harris, Richard Lawson, Tina Mabry, Kelly Jo Minter, Miguel A. Núñez Jr., Paula Jai Parker, Jordan Peele, Ken Sagoes, Monica Suriyage, Tony Todd, and Rachel True. The documentary explores how Black Americans have been represented in horror films over the past century, from the racist depictions of Black characters in early films like The Birth of a Nation to the more positive representation in recent films like Get Out. Along the way, it examines the minimal representation of Black people in horror films released between the 1930s and 1950s, the emergence of the blaxploitation genre in the 1970s, and the use of African-Americans in 1980s and 1990s horror films as token characters, sidekicks, and sacrificial lambs. The film also discusses the intersection of horror films and hip-hop music, and how increased positive representation of African-Americans in 21st-century horror films has proven to be marketable and profitable. Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror hopes that positive African-American representation in horror films will continue in the future.

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Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror was released for streaming on February 7, 2019.