Trigger Warnings:
We are talking about horror. So there is some mention of violence, murder, and sexual violence. There are no graphic descriptions.
Summary
In the second episode of my Black horror series, I interview my friend, writer and screenwriter of horror and speculative Fiction, Nicole D. Sconiers. This is such a rich, vibrant, productive conversation full of so many Black horror recs!
My Mermaid Research
https://jalondradavis.com/#scholar
Mentions/Citations:
Nicole Sconiers, Escape from Beckyville: Tales of Hair, Race, and Rage
Nicole Sconiers, "How to Become An Ancestor"
Nicole Sconiers, "Saints and Shapeshifters"
Nicole Sconiers, A Mother's Intuition
Jordan Peele, Out There Screaming: An Anthology of Black Horror
Kinitra Brooks,Sycorax's Daughters
Peter Medak, The Changeling
Zakya Harris, Rashida Jones, The Other Black Girl
Alter (Youtube Channel for Horror shorts)
Blaque Witch Yaya, "Haunted Underwater Black Community/Lake Lanier"
Tananarive Due, My Soul to Keep
Tananarive Due, "The Lake" in Ghost Summer
Zandashé BrownRobin GivensRob GreenleaKimani Ray Smith, "The Lake" in Horror Noire (2021)
Zora Neale Hurston, "Spunk"
Edgar Allen Poe, "The Telltale Heart"
Misha Green, Lovecraft Country
C.Y. Marshall,Lady Ice (series)
Janine Nabers and Donald Glover, Swarm
Nicole Givens Kurtz, Slay: Stories of the Vampire Noire
Justina Ireland,Dread Nation
Nikyatu Jusu, Nanny
Breonna Taylor SAY HER NAME.
Other Episodes Referenced:
Mami Melusine, "Nikyatu Jusu's Nanny: Mami Wata Onscreen" The Merwomanist Podcast
Mami Melusine, "Mami Melusine Reflects: Mermaids, Motherhood, and Grief"
Mami Melusine, "Mami Melusine Watches: Mermaid Horror Films"
