Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror

by Jordan Peele

I view horror as catharsis through entertainment. It’s a way to work through your deepest pain and fear—but for Black people that isn’t possible, and for many decades wasn’t possible, without the stories being told in the first place.

I swear, there must be some genetic well of low self-esteem that makes humans look for something, anything, to worship. Give us a glimpse of a more powerful, sentient entity and some of us will offer up our wombs as incubators.