Ep 52: Black Speculative Fiction Month

Our mini season has come to a close. In this episode, we recognize Black Speculative Fiction Month and the contributions Black creatives have made to the speculative fiction genre. We get into how Black horror reflects our deepest fears and how sci-fi is both pessimistic and optimistic about Black futures.

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RESOURCES

• "The Argument of 'Afropessimism': Frank B. Wilderson III sketches a map of the world in which Black people are everywhere integral but always excluded" by Vinson Cunningham. July 13, 2020.

Books

• Apocalypse Still by Leah Nicole Whitcomb
• The Wishing Pool and Other Stories by Tananarive Due
• Let the Dead Bury Their Dead: And Other Stories by Randall Kenan
• Let's Play White by Chesya Burke
• The Black Girl Survives in this One: Horror Stories Edited by Desiree S. Evans and Saraciea J. Fennel
• The Sound of Stars by Alechia Dow
• The Kindred by Alechia Dow
• Song of Salvation by Alechia Dow
• "You Will Know Your Tribe by Their Joy" by Julia Mallory

Movies/TV

• Are You Afraid of the Dark? Amazon Prime
• Candyman [1992] Peacock
• Bones [2001] Tubi
• The Skeleton Key Tubi
• Sugar Hill [1974] Tubi
• Abby Plex
• Scream, Blacula, Scream Tubi
• Mr. Crocket Hulu
• Bite Sized Halloween Hulu
• The Blackening Starz
• Cuties Netflix
• They Cloned Tyrone Netflix
• "Space Traders" - Derrick Bell (1994) YouTube

This podcast was created, hosted, and produced by Dani & Leah.

Our music was created by Ghrey, and our artwork was designed by Bianca.