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The Black guy dies first : Black horror cinema from fodder to Oscar / Robin R. Means Coleman, PhD, and Mark H. Harris.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, New York : Saga Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2023Copyright date: ©2023Edition: First Saga Press trade paperback editionDescription: 320 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781982186531
  • 1982186534
Other title:
  • Black guy dies 1st
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: "The Black Guy Dies First explores the Black journey in modern horror cinema, from the fodder epitomized by Spider Baby to the Oscar-winning cinematic heights of Get Out and beyond. This eye-opening book delves into the themes, tropes, and traits that have come to characterize Black roles in horror since 1968, a year in which race made national headlines in iconic moments from the enactment of the 1968 Civil Rights Act and Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination in April. This timely book is a must-read for cinema and horror fans alike"-- Provided by publisher.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 791.4361 M483 Checked out 06/20/2024 33111010971113
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A definitive and surprising exploration of the history of Black horror films, after the rising success of Get Out , Candyman , and Lovecraft Country from creators behind the acclaimed documentary, Horror Noire.



The Black Guy Dies First explores the Black journey in modern horror cinema, from the fodder epitomized by Spider Baby to the Oscar-​winning cinematic heights of Get Out and beyond. This eye-opening book delves into the themes, tropes, and traits that have come to characterize Black roles in horror since 1968, a year in which race made national headlines in iconic moments from the enactment of the 1968 Civil Rights Act and Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination in April. This timely book is a must-read for cinema and horror fans alike.

"The Black Guy Dies First explores the Black journey in modern horror cinema, from the fodder epitomized by Spider Baby to the Oscar-winning cinematic heights of Get Out and beyond. This eye-opening book delves into the themes, tropes, and traits that have come to characterize Black roles in horror since 1968, a year in which race made national headlines in iconic moments from the enactment of the 1968 Civil Rights Act and Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination in April. This timely book is a must-read for cinema and horror fans alike"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-315).

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