The Black Guy Dies First: Black Horror Cinema from Fodder to Oscar by Robin R. Means ColemanMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Full Disclosure: I received an Advanced Reader's Copy of The Black Guy Dies First: Black Horror Cinema from Fodder to Oscar by Robin R. Means Coleman and Mark H. Harris from Gallery/Saga Press via NetGalley.
My mom was a horror fanatic, and she passed that love onto me. So when Gallery/Saga Press offered me the opportunity to read The Black Guy Dies First, I couldn't resist. I've seen many of the movies mentioned in the book. I still think Candyman is one of the scariest films I've ever seen. You won't catch me saying that name, let alone repeating it. I didn't even see the new version because NOPE. This was an easy-to-read, informative analysis of the history of black horror and people of color in horror. It was also surprisingly funny for a scholarly book. It made me think about many of these movies in new ways, going beyond the surface scares to what they really represent and how they reflect society. If you like horror, you owe it to yourself to read this.
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