Our mini season has come to a close. In this episode, we recognize Black Speculative Fiction Month and the contributions Black creatives have made to the speculative fiction genre. We get into how Black horror reflects our deepest fears and how sci-fi is both pessimistic and optimistic about Black futures. Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr [https://zencastr.com/?via=danielle-buckingham] RESOURCES * "The Argument of 'Afropessimism': Frank B. Wilderson III sketches a map of the world in which Black people are everywhere integral but always excluded [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/07/20/the-argument-of-afropessimism]" by Vinson Cunningham. July 13, 2020. Books * Apocalypse Still [https://a.co/d/7hRbMSx] by Leah Nicole Whitcomb * The Wishing Pool and Other Stories [https://bookshop.org/a/93534/9781636141794] by Tananarive Due * Let the Dead Bury Their Dead: And Other Stories [https://bookshop.org/a/93534/9780063325258]by Randall Kenan * Let's Play White [https://bookshop.org/a/93534/9781937009991] by Chesya Burke * The Black Girl Survives in this One: Horror Stories [https://bookshop.org/a/93534/9781250871657]Edited by Desiree S. Evans and Saraciea J. Fennel * The Sound of Stars [https://bookshop.org/a/93534/9781335406699] by Alechia Dow * The Kindred [https://bookshop.org/a/93534/9781335428608] by Alechia Dow * Song of Salvation [https://bookshop.org/a/93534/9781335453723] by Alechia Dow * "You Will Know Your Tribe by Their Joy [https://www.instagram.com/p/CO1KpJgn_p9/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==]" by Julia Mallory Movies/TV * Are You Afraid of the Dark? [https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0CC6KH3XN/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r]Amazon Prime * Candyman [1992] [https://www.peacocktv.com/watch-online/movies/horror/candyman/00f6fade-22d4-372a-85db-5ca532ad5f39] Peacock * Bones [2001] [https://tubitv.com/movies/465367/bones?start=true&tracking=google-feed&utm_source=google-feed] Tubi * The Skeleton Key [https://tubitv.com/movies/630864/the-skeleton-key?start=true&tracking=google-feed&utm_source=google-feed] Tubi * Sugar Hill [1974] [https://tubitv.com/movies/100021314/sugar-hill?start=true&tracking=google-feed&utm_source=google-feed]Tubi * Abby [https://watch.plex.tv/watch/movie/abby?utm_content=5d7768bd308bca0020331822&utm_medium=deeplink&utm_source=google-catalog] Plex * Scream, Blacula, Scream [https://tubitv.com/movies/437645/scream-blacula-scream?start=true&tracking=google-feed&utm_source=google-feed] Tubi * Mr. Crocket [https://www.hulu.com/movie/c8bde9de-d937-4fca-b56c-50ba25be5c53] Hulu * Bite Sized Halloween [https://www.hulu.com/watch/12c31de4-16b1-4387-82a2-69bdb508af7b] Hulu * The Blackening [https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0C5B4FQMS/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r] Starz * Cuties [https://www.netflix.com/title/81111198] Netflix * They Cloned Tyrone [https://www.netflix.com/title/80996324?source=35] Netflix * "Space Traders" - Derrick Bell (1994) [https://youtu.be/UpOJzIvmCCk?si=xyHhTysoZ_v1POLU]YouTube This podcast was created, hosted, and produced by Dani & Leah. Our music was created by Ghrey, and our artwork was designed by Bianca.