Horror noire
Subtitle: blacks in American horror films from the 1890s to present
By: Robin R. Means Coleman
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780415880190; 9780415880206; 9780203847671
Subjects: History and criticism; Race in motion pictures; Horror films; African Americans in motion pictures
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : studying blacks and horror films; title: The birth of the black boogeyman: pre-1930s; title: Jungle fever: a horror romance: 1930s; title: Horrifying goons and minstrel coons: 1940s; title: Black invisibility, white science, and a night with Ben: 1950s-1960s; title: Scream, whitey, scream: retribution, enduring women and carnality: 1970s; title: We always die first: invisibility, racial red-lining, and self-sacrifice: 1980s; title: Black is back! retribution and the urban terrain: 1990s; title: Conclusion: catching some zzzzz's: blackz and horror in the 21st century.