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Jordan Peele presents a 'new' Black horror

This week, host <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/1123917129/brittany-luse">Brittany Luse</a> kicks off spooky season by sitting down with the current champion of Black horror, Jordan Peele. In his most recent project, he's taken his talents from the screen to the page as the editor of a new book of short stories, <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/676736/out-there-screaming-by-edited-by-jordan-peele/">Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror</a>. Then, Brittany is joined by Black horror scholar and author Tananarive Due, to discuss her contributions to the anthology and her upcoming novel, <a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Reformatory/Tananarive-Due/9781982188344">The Reformatory</a>. Due walks Brittany through how she honors a horrific past while offering readers satisfying scares. <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/676736/out-there-screaming-by-edited-by-jordan-peele/">Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror</a> is out today. Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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