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Back to Blacula and the Exploration of Horror Noire | Episode 3
Back to Blacula and the Exploration of Horror Noire | Episode 3
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49 minutes
Released:
Oct 9, 2020
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Podcast episode
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Watch Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror directed by Xavier Neal-Burgin. Featuring actors Keith David, Tony Todd, and Rachel True, director Jordan Peele, and author Tananarive Due. The film is inspired by the astounding film critic Dr. Robin R. Means Coleman who wrote a history book on black horror called Horror Noire. Listen as Amber and Ben breakdown the six phases of Black representation in horror films: Phase 1: Black People as Monsters Phase 2: Black People as Slapstick Comedy Phase 3: The Atomic Age Phase 4: Blaxploitation and Hood Heroes Phase 5: The Sacrificial and Magical Negro Phase 6: Renaissance and Black Horror Also! Watch Blacula directed by William Craine starring William Marshall.Other References: -Nnedi Okorafor article “Stephen King’s Super-Duper Magical Negroes” -Nightlight Podcast Interview with Tananarive Due -Women & Children First Presents: N.K. Jemisin's THE CITY WE BECAME By Orbit LIVE! -Horror Noire: Blacks in American Horror Films from the 1890s to Present by Dr. Robin R. Means Coleman
Released:
Oct 9, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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His House or Her Horror? | Episode 20: Directed by Remi Weekes, His House follows the story of Bol (Sope Dirisu) and Rial (Wunmi Mosaku), two asylum-seekers who've survived a tortuous journey across the Mediterranean from Sudan. We discuss assimilation, survivor’s guilt, and the horror of living in a dilapidated building. To learn more about the Mediterranean passage of immigrants check out this article: https://www.unhcr.org/en-us/protection/operations/5592bd059/sea-route-europe-mediterranean-passage-age-refugees.html Roger Ebert Review: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/his-house-movie-review-2020 by Fly on the Wallin with Amber and Ben