6 Haunting Horror Novels Featuring Protagonists of Color

We all know the, unfortunately overused, trope in horror tales that the person of color dies first, regardless of whether the monster is human or supernatural. It’s so prevalent that movies and books now use it as a point of meta-reference: white heroes making it to the end while their non-white friends fall. So, let’s flip the script and look at books that focus on tales of people of color from across the world. Spend some time this Halloween with any of these fine, frightening stories and see the spooky world we live in from a new perspective.