Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Most people think of Get Out as the beginning of something new in Black horror. Film historian Dr. Alyssa Lopez, Assistant Professor of History at Providence College, knows better. In this episode, she traces Black horror all the way back to the 1920s — to silent-era race films, Black vampire movies of the blaxploitation era, and the long gap before Jordan Peele reopened the door. By the time she arrives at Sinners, you understand exactly why this film feels like a culmination. An essential first conversation for anyone who wants to know where this moment came from. This episode is hosted by Dr. Brittney Frantece, Thurgood Marshall Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of African and African American Studies, Dartmouth College, and is produced by the Dartmouth Institute for Black Intellectual and Cultural Life in collaboration with the Dartmouth Media Production Group.
Most people think of Get Out as the beginning of something new in Black horror. Film historian Dr. Alyssa Lopez, Assistant Professor of History at Providence College, knows better. In this episode, she traces Black horror all the way back to the 1920s — to silent-era race films, Black vampire movies of the blaxploitation era, and the long gap before Jordan Peele reopened the door. By the time she arrives at Sinners, you understand exactly why this film feels like a culmination. An essential first conversation for anyone who wants to know where this moment came from. This episode is hosted by Dr. Brittney Frantece, Thurgood Marshall Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of African and African American Studies, Dartmouth College, and is produced by the Dartmouth Institute for Black Intellectual and Cultural Life in collaboration with the Dartmouth Media Production Group.
