Darius James (aka Dr. Snakeskin, born 1954) is an African-American author and performance artist. He is the author of That's Blaxploitation: Roots of the Baadasssss 'Tude (Rated X by an All-Whyte Jury), an unorthodox, semi-autobiographical history of the blaxploitation film genre, and Negrophobia: An Urban Parable, a satirical novel written in screenplay form. His work is influenced by the Voodoo religion. James lives in Hamden, Connecticut. He appeared in the 2006 film Black Deutschland. He co-wrote and appeared in a feature-length film released in 2013, The United States of Hoodoo. Books That's Blaxploitation: Roots of the Baadasssss 'Tude (Rated X by an All'Whyte Jury) Negrophobia: An Urban Parable Voodoo Stew (German/English), Verbrecher Verlag Berlin, 2004 Froggie Chocolate's Christmas Eve / Froggie Chocolates Weihnachtsabend (German/English), Verbrecher Verlag Berlin, 2005 See also Closet screenplay References External links Darius James "Super-Thug" History Lesson 1954 births Living people African-American novelists American male novelists 20th-century American novelists 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American non-fiction writers American male non-fiction writers 20th-century African-American writers 21st-century African-American people African-American male writers