A review by sistermagpie
Searching for Sycorax: Black Women's Hauntings of Contemporary Horror by Kinitra D. Brooks

4.0

A super interesting overview of the place--or absence of place--of the black woman's pov in the horror genre. Going in I probably assumed it would be looking at different and movies, describing what roles black women had in them etc., but its pov looks wider than that. The author uses Sycorax, a character from Shakespeare's The Tempest, to embody this unique/pov that isn't focused on in horror, so you have to look for her. Sometimes she shows up in unexpected places. For instance, there's a really interested section on the works of Nina Simone and Memphis Minnie, whose blues music connects directly to conjure women traditions.

To me, as a horror fan, it was just a fascinating new way of looking at things--and of course it includes plenty of great recommendations for movies/books/music to check out.