Horror noire : blacks in American horror films from the 1890s to present /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Means Coleman, Robin R., 1969-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, 2011.
Subjects:
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.