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VundaHalloweenathon Day 22: Black Horror

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  #VundaHalloweenathon Day 22: "Black Horror" In defining today's theme we turn to a description outlined on the  website for  Horror Noire  Executive Producer Tananarive Due and author/screenwriter Steven Barnes's six-part online course , "The Sunken Place: Black Horror" (based on Due's UCLA class "The Sunken Place: Racism, Survival, and the Black Horror Aesthetic"): “We define 'Black Horror' as Horror by Black creators and/or featuring a Black protagonist(s) in service to a story through a Black lens. Black creators may (though not always) tackle themes of social justice, ritual and magic, ancestors, and Black survival in their work. But all Black Horror combats the erasure of Black voices in Horror.”  Check out our TikTok all month long. RECOMMENDATIONS D-Rock: - Tales From the Hood (1995) directed by Rusty Cundieff - Us (2019) directed by Jordan Peele - Talk to Me (2023) directed by Danny & Michael Philippou - Nanny (2022) d...

#VundaHalloweenAthon Day 2: "Black Horror"

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Welcome to Day 2 of our #VundaHalloweenAthon  The 2nd theme of the month is  "Black Horror."  This Saturday is a great day to get your spooky vibes and celebrate some Black Horror classics (or new classics).  In defining the theme we turn to a description outlined on the website for  Horror Noire Executive Producer Tananarive Due and author/screenwriter Steven Barnes's six-part online course , "The Sunken Place: Black Horror" (based on Due's UCLA class "The Sunken Place: Racism, Survival, and the Black Horror Aesthetic"): “We define 'Black Horror' as Horror by Black creators and/or featuring a Black protagonist(s) in service to a story through a Black lens. Black creators may (though not always) tackle themes of social justice, ritual and magic, ancestors, and Black survival in their work. But all Black Horror combats the erasure of Black voices in Horror.” It might be an oldie you just never got around to seeing or something from a fresh ...