Horror noire : : blacks in American horror films from the 1890s to present / / Robin R. Means Coleman.

• VerfasserIn: Means Coleman, Robin R., 1969-,
• Place / Publishing House: New York : : Routledge,, 2011.
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (294 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

From King Kong to Candyman, the boundary-pushing genre of the horror film has always been a site for provocative explorations of race in American popular culture. In Horror Noire: Blacks in American Horror Films from 1890's to Present, Robin R. Means Coleman traces the history of notable characterizations of blackness in horror cinema, and examines key levels of black participation on screen and behind the camera. She argues that horror offers a representational space for black people to challenge the more negative, or racist, images seen in other media outlets, a

Table of Contents

Introduction : studying blacks and horror films -- The birth of the black boogeyman: pre-1930s -- Jungle fever: a horror romance: 1930s -- Horrifying goons and minstrel coons: 1940s -- Black invisibility, white science, and a night with Ben: 1950s-1960s -- Scream, whitey, scream: retribution, enduring women and carnality: 1970s -- We always die first: invisibility, racial red-lining, and self-sacrifice: 1980s -- Black is back! retribution and the urban terrain: 1990s -- Conclusion: catching some zzzzz's: blackz and horror in the 21st century.