Black Horror Renaissance (2017-Now)
In this post I argue the thesis: the audience driven success of Get Out (2017) encouraged more money invested in making black horror. This investment resulted in more black voices successfully telling black stories through the genre which helped push the genre forward while validating unspoken pains experienced by many in the community and generating large return on investments.
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The Skeleton Key (2005)
On the surface The Skeleton Key (2005) comes off as an average horror thriller film of the time, taking audiences along to question the main character’s sanity and if supernatural elements could be the root cause. Kate Hudson portraying Caroline Ellis is a 25 year old who recently lost her dad while pursuing the roadie tour life which is the reason for her sudden career shift. For the pay of $1,000 a week she moves into this mansion to care for an elderly man but the job isn'
Jun 12, 2022
Get Out (2017)
Not too long ago in a place not so far away Black horror meant low budget, badly scripted, comedy-adjacent, straight to TV projects. Rather than a subgenre of horror it was simply a punchline with some notable good additions that tried to break out of that stereotypical box to no longterm avail. From the widespread introduction of the concept the movie stood apart from others immediately in an obvious way: it spoke to Black audiences rather than about Black audiences.
Feb 17, 2022
His House (2020)
Set in Britain, His House is about 2 refugees, Rial portrayed by Wunmi Mosaku and Bol portrayed by Sope Dirisu, who are South Sudanese and from there travel through the English Channel from France to strive for a better life. On their journey they lose their daughter who drowns before making it. Both get temporary asylum and feel that their woes have ended but when they arrive it's sparsely furnished and dilapidated, junk and they've already faced racism on their way to thei
Feb 10, 2022
Candyman (2021)
The movie Candyman 2021 delivers on the promises that the trailer makes, particularly if you're going in not expecting the previous movies to be entirely intertwined in this installment. In the original Candyman that came out in 1992 Tony Todd portrays a fictional but vengeful spirit that kills people who speak his name 5 times into a mirror. Much of the first movie doesn’t pertain to the modern remake & instead takes the legend and develops it into a narrative fit for the ti
Sep 11, 2021
