Black storytellers in horror: Making waves despite the obstacles

Review | ‘Him’ fumbles its potential as a new classic of Black horror

In 2017, Daniel Kaluuya’s horrified gaze in Jordan Peele’s “Get Out” captured audiences and critics and spurred what some call the Golden Age of Black Horror. “Us,” “Nope,” “Candyman” and, most recently, “Sinners” have all used horror to comment on the subjugation of Black people in America. While other films, such as “Antebellum,” are exploitative of images of Black torment, “Him,” directed by Justin Tipping, commits an uncommon crime. Not only…

Black storytellers in horror: Making waves despite the obstacles

From Jordan Peele to Ryan Coogler, Black filmmakers in horror are paving the way despite inequality and racism in Hollywood. Learn more about it here!