![]() ![]() He talks about horror, as in the horror associated with enslavement, with Jim Crow, and, in the other sense, he talks about art horror, which is the horror that focuses on social critique. ![]() There’s a critic-philosopher, Noël Carroll, he divides horror and gives it an ability for us to speak about it or define it more easily. ![]() We literally change the definitions of horror as we create it. When Black women write horror, it often pushes the boundaries of what is considered horror. We have simply been erased and willfully ignored. Kinitra Brooks: I specialize in Black women and the horror genre, and I like to highlight that Black women have long enjoyed, and created within, the horror genre. Our conversation below is a celebration of Cherish Farrah’s beautifully insidious ability to weevil itself under your skin, imbuing you with growing dread as it unravels in unimaginable horror.Įditor’s note: This interview was hosted virtually by Loyalty Bookstore on February 10th 2022.ĭr. Cherish finds herself willing to do almost anything to keep her friendship with Farrah even as it dawns on her that Farrah will go even further in her pursuit to remain in Cherish’s life But things fall apart as Farrah’s family begins to face economic hardship. Cherish Farrah revolves around the friendship of two Black teenage girls enmeshed in a world of wealth and privilege. ![]()
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