This is a word, a podcast from Slate. I'm your host, Jason Johnson. It's a tale as old

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Welcome to a word, a podcast about race and politics and everything else. I'm your host,

Jason Johnson. No matter how scared the times are in this country, nothing brings people

out to the movie theaters like a good scare.

For decades, African-American characters and horror films were fools, designated victims,

or both. But a whole class of Black creatives is rewriting the script for horror, building

on the work of African-American filmmakers who worked in the shadows to bring forth stories,

the brightness, and also honor our humanity. Joining us to talk about this is writer Mark

H. Harris. He's co-author of the new book, The Black Guy dies first. Black horror cinema

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