Black Women Directors

CHR I ST I NA N. BAKER

“Dahlia Schweitzer’s book Haunted Homes is a fascinating exploration of our culture’s nearly insatiable desire for lms that explore this genre. It is as hard to put down as it is to avert your eyes from the screen, even as you know you’re going to cower in fear.”

— Michael Grais, cowriter of Poltergeist

Haunted Homes is a book for anyone who has ever awoken in the depths of the night, convinced that they heard someone—or something—lurking beyond their bedroom door. rough engaging analyses of American Horror Story (2011–) and Get Out (2017), amongst many others, Schweitzer proves that home ownership really is ‘a literal nightmare.’”

—Alison Peirse, editor of Women Make Horror

“In showcasing the incredible range of lms made by Black women directors from the silent era to the present day, Christina N. Baker masterfully reveals the rich diversity of their work, their astounding creativity, and their impressive resilience in the face of an oftenhostile industry.”