How 'Antebellum,' 'Lovecraft Country' and More Horror Stories Are Centering Black Experiences
Jordan Peele’s and his follow-up,, finally shattered any preconceived notions about who could tell these stories — and just as importantly, who could star in them. “The fact that there’s, you know, a small handful of films led by Black people, to me, was the horror itself,” the director said in the 2019 Shudder original documentary , which traces the untold stories of Black people’s contributions to the horror genre and how they’ve finally been embraced by Hollywood. Three years after, the 2020 fall season has seen the arrival of several new horror stories — ,, the now-delayed as well as HBO’s — created by and starring people of color while also breaking the tropes and stereotypes that have limited their presence in the past. “The roles