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Jazz and Kat from Girl That's Scary speak with Dr. Robin R. Means Coleman about her new book, the horror genre, and more!

Girl That's Scary spoke with 'The Black Guy Dies First' author Mark H. Harris about his first forays into horror, his book, and more.

We gave readers a host of excellent articles that ranged from informative to fun to weird. Here are some of our best posts this year.

In 2023, Communication Prof. Robin R. Means Coleman, vice president and associate provost for institutional diversity and inclusion, published the second edition of her book “Horror Noire: A History of Black American Horror from the 1890s to Present.” She also published “The Black Guy Dies First: Black Horror from Fodder to Oscar,” which she co-wrote...

A group of college friends is forced by a masked killer with a crossbow to decide who among them is “the Blackest” and so will die first in Tim Story’s smart, funny take on an enduring horror trope.

This comedy turns horror film stereotypes upside down. A look behind the scenes.

“People sometimes ask why I want to read horror at all, let alone write it,” says the horror novelist, whose new book is “Lone Women.” “So much writing glances off the hardest and worst experiences, but horror confronts the worst that happens. ... A good horror novel doesn’t lie to you.”

Theres a history of Black characters dying in horror movies, but some hope as well. Heres how.

CHICAGO — Robin Means Coleman has heard it all. Cliches like: Maybe we should split up and look. Tropes like: I didn’t get bit, I’m fine. Also: That sound —

This week's dining and entertainment coverage includes reviews for ‘Daisy Jones & The Six’, an exhibit on Salvador Dalí at the Art Institute and a wizard-themed restaurant in Wicker Park.