Bad Boys (and Girls): Black Horror’s Most Wanted Villains
Black people originated the slang of bad meaning good, but that doesn't mean they can't also be bad meaning bad. They've played some of the more memorable baddies in horror history. Here are some of the baddest black villains to grace a horror movie screen. Whatcha gonna do when they come for you?
Blacula, Blacula and Scream, Blacula, Scream
The poster child...
Before They Were Stars: Black Actors and Actresses Who Got Their Starts in Horror Movies
Most actors and actresses have to pay their dues before they become famous, and one genre well versed in due-paying is horror. Popular with producers out to make a quick buck yet reviled by critics, horror movies are both high in number and low in esteem, making them perfect entry-level fare for aspiring thespians. In fact, some of the...
Best Black Horror Movies of 2022
There was a time not too long ago that it would be difficult to create a “best of” list of horror movies featuring black leads in any given year, since there were so few of them, and the ones that did exist were of such dubious quality. But thankfully, things have changed in both quantity and quality over the...
What New Horror Movies Come Out This Week?
Horror Movie and DVD Release Dates Schedule, updated weekly, every Tuesday.
Africa: Evil or Just Misunderstood?
Representations of Africa in Horror Movies
When Toto sang about Africa back in the day, it sounded so much more inviting than what we see coming out of Hollywood. Horror movies in particular have been guilty of perpetuating the image of “darkest Africa”, filled with ravenous animals and wild-eyed natives who wouldn’t even shake your hand before biting it off....
Most Valuable Victims: Black Actors Who’ve Died the Most in Horror Movies
Most confirmed horror deaths by black actors. R.I.P., brothers and sisters, R.I.P.
Tony Todd (15)
Are You Scared 2
Candyman
Candyman 2
Candyman 3
The Crow
The Eden Formula
Minotaur
Murder-Set-Pieces
Night of the Living Dead
Nite Tales
Scarecrow Slayer
Shadow: Dead Riot
Shadow Puppets
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Wishmaster
Pam Grier (6)
Bones
Class...
If Horror Movies Had Black Casts
Re-imagining your favorite horror movies with black casts.
Scary Sistas: A Brief History of Black Women in Horror Films
Originally posted on Pretty-Scary.net
Black women in cinematic history have long faced the double-barreled Hollywood stigma of race and gender "otherness," their fleeting moment of glory coming in the '90s when "You go, girl!" was introduced into the popular lexicon. On the more formal level of Oscar recognition, meanwhile, the black female images thus far celebrated by the Academy of...
Interview with the Black Guy
Originally published on MadAtoms.com
You've seen him in every horror movie since 1984: the black guy who hangs out with a group of white people he has nothing in common with, whose only purpose, it seems, is to die first. He's been sliced into pieces in Resident Evil, de-armed in Predator, and he had his head punched off in Friday...
No Black People Were Harmed in the Making of This Film
Don't feel like seeing black blood spilled? Wanna see the black guy escape with his life (and a new respect for power tools)? Here are some films that have been rated NDN (No Dead Negroes)...
Movie
Actors Who Live
Year
Abby
Carter, Terry
1974
Cook, Nathan
1974
Cowden, Michael
1974
Kinchelow, Felice
1974
Marshall, William
1974
Moore, Juanita
1974
Ray, Joan
1974
Robinson, George
1974
Speed, Carol
1974
Stoker, Austin
1974
Alligator People, The
Dickerson, Dudley
1959
Goodwin, Ruby
1959
Townsend, Vince Jr.
1959
Amityville II
Gunn, Moses
1982
Ross, Ted
1982
Amityville 1992
Carpenter, Willie C.
1992
Amityville:...