117 - Mandatory Viewing - Horror Noire (2019)

Published: June 15, 2020, 10 a.m.

Welcome back to Fright School! This week Joshua and Joe get serious about the state of the world over the last few weeks. We discuss the complicated history of Blackness in horror through the fantastic documentary HORROR NOIRE which is absolutely REQUIRED viewing for everyone, especially fans of horror. There is so much history and analysis packed into the documentary's short time span. Black Lives Matter and more than ever we need to commit to this truth and the work of anti-racism.

Recommended Reading:

Original trailer HORROR NOIRE) (2019)

HORROR NOIRE is available fro FREE on SHUDDER! No subscription needed

GET THE BOOK: Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror by Robin R Means Coleman

Justice in June (and every other month) resources for understanding and committing to anti-racist work

Tananarive Due and Steven Barnes' "The Sunken Place: Racism, Survival, and Black Horror Aesthetic" online class

The enlightening doc Horror Noire lays out black history through black horror films By Noah Berlatsk

EXTRA CREDIT:

The Complicated History of Blackness in Horror Films

Check us out on the Horror Movie Night Podcast Live episode!

Check out GEEKSCAPE'S latest show MFK ULTIMATE! with Joe and Delia!

SOCIALLY DISTANT TRIVIA WITH JOE!

We were so happy to be judges for Under_Score Productions weekly script competition! We want to encourage all of our friends and fans who love to write to contribute:

The theme for the week of 15 June to 20 June 2020 is International Locations.

So to all the creatives trapped in their homes, please submit your International location themed film scripts to the twelfth week of the Under_Score Productions script writing contest.

This week's script must feature two (or more) international locations, such as two cities, regions, countries. The week's script is due Saturday 20 June at 1200 Central Time. Submit a 10 to 25 page script in .PDF format.

Submit to: underscorescripts@gmail.com

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Fright School Recommended Texts:

The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror by David J. Skal

Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film by Carol J. Clover

Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror by Robin R Means Coleman

Projected Fears by Kendall R. Phillips

The Horror Genre: From Beelzebub to Blair Witch by Paul Wells

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