I was excited to see Marlon Wayans take a crack at horror, and the world of professional sports seemed rife for some horror shenanigans. The football of it all weighs very little into the horror, which begs the question: why make this a social horror movie? I understand that social horror has become a popular vessel to talk about social issues in the wake of Get Out. After seeing Him and so many social horror films try and fail to be a Jordan Peele joint, maybe it’s time to start exploring other avenues. Black Men: We All Need To Get On Da Gild‘Him’ And The Limits Of Social Horror Movies was originally published on newsone.com