
Whose Nightmares Are We Telling? How Horror Has Evolved for People of Color
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Is There Space for Horror Films About People of Color Outside of Racial Trauma?
There's something intriguing about this black woman, like walking up on a stage and looking at if it's sea of white masks. And also just the fact that as you said, like no one is helping her and that goes back to this idea of spectacle. So is there a space for horror films about people of color that is outside of racial trauma? I think that there is space for that racial trauma to not be the main character, but I think it will always be there because that is just the society we live in. The wonderful thing about horror is that we can take that horrific society and create something that gives us catharsis and some sort of emotional relief.
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