At first glance, a black man is the first to die. “Get Out was a game changer for so many of us,” says Tananarive Due, a horror writer, academic and executive producer. “People didn’t understand that black horror was a thing. “Black characters were put in these boxes, and the roles were so stereotypical,” Due says. The ensuing decades are portrayed as a more positive era in black horror film-making – even though similar stereotypes still remain.

Source: The Guardian February 07, 2019 18:44 UTC