What's New
May 2:
Great news! The Venture Brothers are coming back! New episodes of the best thing on Cartoon Network begin airing June 1 during their Adult Swim block. What does this have to do with black horror? Well, there's a recurring character on there named Jefferson Twilight who's sort of a mix of Blade and an aging Shaft by way of Samuel L. Jackson (see below). He's a "Blacula hunter," meaning he hunts only black vampires. It's a concept so hilarious, it almost doesn't matter if the material is funny. But luckily, it is. Check out clips here and here.

May 1:
Trailers! Get your red-hot trailers!
April 30:
Check the photo from BHM reader (and t-shirt wearer) Christopher Philippo, with a certain Tony Todd! If you wanna be on the cutting edge of fashion like Christopher, check out the Black Horror Movies line at CafePress.

April 26:
Next week Friday, May 2, features a couple of black horror TV premieres:
Dead Heist @ 2:00 AM on Showtime, and Blacula @ 11:00 PM on Turner Classic Movies!
 
April 20:
Saw IV
April 18:
Well, Megan Good and her enormous...um, eyebrows...have been cast in the upcoming Saw V. Let's hope she fares better (and longer) than she did in One Missed Call. Or Venom. Who am I kidding? The question isn't if she'll die; it's when she'll die (and also how long she can continue to play a damn teenager). I'll wager somewhere around the 35-minute mark. Any takers?

April 15:
Looks like Tony Todd's The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is finally coming out, some two years after it was made. Image Entertainment has May 20 listed as the release date, and since they also have DVD cover art (see below), it looks like this might actually happen. One thing I can't figure out: is that Tony or Tracy Scoggins on the cover?

April 12:
You've heard of the Ken doll; now, here's the Ben doll! That's right; it's Ben from Night of the Living Dead. In doll form! He even comes with a rifle! (No word on whether there's a removable bullet hole for his forehead.) It won't be available until June, but you can pre-order now at fearwerx.com. (It would be cool if they sold it in B&W, as they do with another figure, the cemetary zombie.)

April 11:
Prison
March 27:
Soulful
March 15:
Automaton Transfusion
March 10:
In everything I do, I try to spread the message of Black Horror Movies. Check out my latest subversive shot at The Man: Interview With the Black Guy. Fight the power!
March 8:
The Rage
March 1:
Stage Fright
February 22:
Barackula: The Musical
February 19:
Fans of Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror rejoice! According to Variety, there's a new urban horror anthology on the horizon! This one's called Shady Talez...with a "z" of course. This one could potentially have a decent budget, given it's being produced for Paramount, although writer Dallas Jackson's previous scriptwriting experience amounts to one film: (wait for it...) Uncle P, starring Master P and Lil' Romeo. Could we have another Don't Be Scared on our hands? Shudder. Talez is being executive produced by the Violator management company/record label and will supposedly be tapping its talent pool to be featured in the film -- which means there's the potential it could feature rappers like 50 Cent, LL Cool J, P. Diddy, Missy Elliott, and Busta Rhymes...but don't count on it.
February 17:
These new stills from Wesley Snipes' upcoming zombie western GallowWalker make it clear that we're not talkin' 'bout your pa's zombies. Many more shots are available at blog.zombiespirit.com, where you can also read some interesting behind-the-scenes info about the origin of the film and how it almost starred Chow Yun-Fat! Incidentally, IMDb now has the release date listed as 2009...grrr...
 
 
February 16:
The Promise Keeper
BIG NEWS! Sorry the updates have been less frequent recently, but there's good reason: I've just started as the Horror/Suspense Guide for About.com, so now you can read twice as much of my jibber-jabber for the same price! (That being free.) Don't worry, I don't plan on it affecting my duties to BlackHorrorMovies.com, unless it leads to my becoming elected to some higher office. Anyway, go to horror.about.com to check it out, and spread the word!

February 8:
Ouanga
February 2:
Are You Scared
January 28:
The Rape of the Vampire
January 23:
Cursed Part 3
January 20:
Now here's an interesting upcoming British urban horror movie with some freaky-looking doll, um, "thingees" (see below). It's called Wishbaby, and it's writtend/directed by Stephen W. Parsons, who wrote the theme song for Howling II -- easily the best part of the movie (listend to it here). It's low budget, but there's some talent involved -- including Tiana Benjamin from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire -- so I'm optimistic. Check out the trailer at www.wishbaby.com.
 
 
January 19:
Midnight Menace
January 14:
Who knew that Geretta Geretta of Demons and Rats fame is now a director of art house drama? See for yourself. According to IMDb, she's actually written and directed a few films. Go 'head, girl!

January 13:
Dying Young
January 6:
The Mist
January 4:
It sems as if Darin Scott, the guy who co-wrote Tales From the Hood and The Offspring, is directing a new horror flick called Blood Boulevard. It's described as such:
Blood Boulevard follows the story of four strangers who are stranded together in a seemingly normal barbershop due to a terrible storm. As they ease into the barber’s chair, they realize that they are getting more than just a haircut. An eerie and omnipotent barber prepares to groom his customers and divulges their most horrifying secrets. With morbid violence, ghoulish horrors, grisly creatures, and out-of-body experiences, the men and the audience are in for sheer fright.
I have high -- er, mid-sized hopes that, given Scott's track record, he at least has a decent budget to work with. The artwork looks pretty good, I guess. We'll have plenty of time to ponder it, because the film's just in pre-production and might not get released until 2009.
January 3:
The trailer for the upcoming remake of Prom Night has been released, and looks like there are three black major characters, including a gal who seems like she might not last long and a cop played by Idris Elba -- who you'd think would've learned his lesson after biting the dust in The Reaping last year. Oh well, judge for yourself.
December 31:
Boy Eats Girl
December 24:
Hack!
December 19:
Day X
December 17:
Tony Todd's website has trailers for two of his upcoming movies: The Thirst and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. As far as I'm concerned, every horror movie trailer should have a Tony Todd voiceover, whether or not he's actually in the film.
December 11:
Poor Pretty Eddie (AKA Black Vengeance)
December 6:
Haunted Spooks
December 1:
Always good for a smile: Night of the Living Dead in 30 seconds...and re-enacted by bunnies
November 30:
Dr. Giggles
November 25:
Abar, the First Black Superman
November 20:
The good news: Wesley Snipes' Gallowwalker site is up. The bad news: the IRS apparently took the marketing budget.

November 19:
Voodoo Tailz
November 16:
This isn't horror-related, but it might come in handy: "How to Avoid Alienating Your Black Friends".
November 15:
Ice Spiders
November 12:
Can't get enough of black people playing servants and savages? Well, Turner Classic Movies is featuring black roles all through November, including early horror films like Boys of the City, Spooks Run Wild, Gildersleeve's Ghost, King Kong, and Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost. They're classic because they're old!
November 10:
Revenge of the Zombies
November 1:
Somebody Help Me
October 27:
Tales From the Quadead Zone
October 25:
Somebody Help Me, a slasher from the folks who brought you You Got Served (let that sink in), comes out on DVD November 13, but you can catch a sneak peek of the entire movie on BET Halloween night! That means it's free. Cable is free, right? Click the pic below to see a trailer.

October 24:
Return to House on Haunted Hill
Also, check out Possum Death Spree! No black people to speak of, but pretty darn funny.

October 22:
BlackHorrorMovies.com is quoted in this week's Jet Magazine! Or, as old people call it, "the Jet". It's an article on Lyriq Bent's role in Saw IV. Click the cover to see the article (pdf format).
October 20:
Nailed
October 17:
BlackHorrorMovies.com's influence is spreading like a fungus! Check out the piece I wrote for eHow.com: "How to Be Black in a Horror Movie". (I also wrote "How to Be Black in an Action Movie", but that's of less relevance to this site.)
October 14:
Office Outbreak
October 8:
Da Hip Hop Witch
October 4:
The Borrower
September 29:
Holla If You Hear Me
September 26:
The DVD for Holla is releasing October 9 from Lionsgate Studios, and lo and behold, look at the quote at the top of the cover! In your face, Ebert...and that other dude...and the guest host filling in for Ebert this week while he recuperates from his stroke or thumb amputation or whatever it is that's wrong with him. Yes, in your face, too! Holla!
September 20:
The Final Patient (AKA One Step Closer)
September 18:
Just in time for Columbus Day! Get your official BlackHorrorMovies.com shirts right here!

September 16:
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
September 12:
Don't I Know You...? Black Horror Character Actors
September 11:
Storm of the Dead
September 6:
April Fools
September 1:
Check out the new Black Devil Doll poster! I smell Oscar...
August 30:
Ghosts of Mars
August 25:
Don't I Know You...? Black Horror Character Actors
August 23:
Dying Young
August 20:
Dead Heist
August 15:
BlackHorrorMovies.com has been nominated for a Black Web Award for BEST BLACK MOVIE SITE! Click below to vote...preferably, for me. Not only can you vote more than once, but each vote is guaranteed* to add a day to your life!
*Not really.
August 13:
Crazy As Hell
August 9:
Wow, we've got a real bounty of black horror on the way. The latest is April Fools, featuring likeable character actor Obba Babatunde (see Necronomnicon) and -- stop me if you've heard this before -- a hooded killer! We can probably eliminate Mr. T as a suspect, since it's widely known that he pities the fool. The movie comes out September 11. Don't be a "fool"; check out the trailer here.
August 8:
Are we in for a nouveaux Blaxploitation horror movement? Here are a couple of promising upcoming flicks that are headed in the right direction. Oh me oh my...(drool noises)
Black Devil Doll, from the fine folks at RottenCotton.com, was recently featured in this Fangoria article!
See www.myspace.com/blackdevildolldvd.

Ken Foree as we've all been longing to see him: jolly...and pissed! From the twisted mind behind BadAzzMofo.com, it's Black Santa's Revenge: www.myspace.com/blacksantamovie.
August 6:
Check out these behind-the-scenes shots of the upcoming Blood RIver, the directorial debut of Shedrack Anderson III, who you might remember as Rudy from the live-action Fat Albert movie. He was also killed in the fun slasher Drive-Thru, and by the looks of things in the third pic below, he doesn't fare much better here. Oh well, he's behind the camera, so who cares? And look, it's Bubba Smith! Can't wait!
 
 
August 4:
The Hills Have Eyes 2
August 3:
Black zombies! Here are some cool behind-the-scenes pics of CBS's zombie show "Babylon Fields," courtesy of Black Horror Movies reader Johnathan Swindell (pictured). Black-Italian hottie Leila Arcieri is also featured in the show, which, last I heard, was tabbed as a mid-season replacement. Thanks, Johnathan!
 
July 31:
Devil's Express (AKA Gang Wars)
July 25:
FINALLY! Access to a working computer! Mine died, and I'd just like to take this opportunity to say that eMachines and everyone associated with them can go straight to Hell. Have a nice day.
Dust Devil
July 6:
Isolation
June 30:
The Wounded
June 26:
Frankenhunter: Queen of the Porno Zombies
June 21:
Primeval
June 17:
Urban Menace
June 14:
The Serpent and the Rainbow
June 9:
Rapper "Slash" Actor
June 5:
Frankenthug
May 30:
The Breed
May 27:
Night of the Cobra Woman
Black Mamba
May 24:
Bleeding Rose
May 22:
Dying Young
Most Valuable Victims
May 17:
Gangs of the Dead (AKA Last Rites)
May 12: (Back from vacation!)
Three Sickxty (AKA Manic)
April 28:
The White Gorilla
April 24:
Recon 2020: The Caprini Massacre (AKA Power Corps)
April 21:
Deep Blue Sea
April 17:
Sisters
April 11:
The Bogus Witch Project
April 7:
Snake Island
April 3:
The House of Dies Drear
March 31:
Headhunter
March 28:
Frogs
March 24:
Masters of Horror: The V Word
March 21:
Psycho Cop Returns (AKA Psycho Cop 2)
Sublime
March 18:
Kracker Jack'd
March 15:
Alabama's Ghost
March 11:
Dying Young
March 9:
Vampire in Brooklyn
March 5:
Black Dahlia
March 2:
Caged Terror (AKA Golden Apples of the Sun)
February 27:
Ain't Too Proud to Die: A Who's Who of Black Actors Who've Died in Horror Movies
February 25:
Doll Graveyard
February 23:
Africa Addio (AKA Africa Blood and Guts)
February 20:
The First Power
February 18:
The Witches
February 15:
The Eyes of the Mummy
February 12:
Dead Men Don't Die
February 6:
Death Row
February 1:
Chop Shop
January 26:
Vegas Vampires
January 23:
The Black Death
January 21:
King of the Streets (AKA Alien Warrior)
January 18:
Tales from the Hood
January 14:
Memorial Valley Massacre
January 12:
Dying Young
January 9:
Snakes on a Plane
Snakes on the Brain
January 5:
Africa: Evil or Just Misunderstood?
January 3:
In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro
January 1, 2007:
Spirit Lost
December 27:
Vampz
December 24:
I don't think I mentioned it before, but Qwikfliks is a scam. Just FYI, as my gift to you. Happy Holidays!
December 23:
Scream Bloody Murder (AKA Matthew)
December 20:
Don't Be Scared
December 18:
Devil Times Five (AKA The Horrible House on the Hill)
December 16:
Gold Digger Killer
December 14:
Holla If I Kill You
December 10:
Bad Boys
Chaos
December 8:
Slip
December 4:
Cut Up
December 2:
Embalmer
November 27:
Trilogy of Terror
Trilogy of Terror II
Trilogy of Terror (1984)
November 24:
Shrunken Heads
November 21:
Konga
November 18:
Midnight (AKA Backwoods Massacre)
November 15:
Night of the Sorcerers (AKA La Noche de los Brujos)
November 12:
Dying Young
Most Valuable Victims
November 10:
White Skin (AKA Cannibal AKA La Peau Blanche)
November 7:
The Pizza Man
November 1:
Arachnia
October 31:
BlackHorrorMovies.com featured on NPR! Women swoon! Men are indifferent.
October 30:
The Cavern (AKA WIthIN)
October 26:
Bats
October 24:
Candyman
October 21:
Nurse Sherri (AKA Black Voodoo AKA The Possession of Nurse Sherri)
October 18:
The Black Horror Movie "Types"
October 14:
Holla
October 13:
Bad Boys
October 10:
The Offspring (AKA From a Whisper to a Scream)
October 7:
The Evil One
October 2:
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
September 30:
The Big Alligator River
September 27:
Vault of Horror
September 22:
Motor Home Massacre
September 18:
Bloodz vs. Wolvez
September 16:
Black Moon
September 12:
Hall of Fame
September 10:
The Supernaturals
September 6:
Demon Knight
September 3:
Bloody Murder 2
September 2:
Vampire Assassin
August 31:
The Zebra Killer (AKA Panic City AKA Combat Cops)
August 28:
J.D.'s Revenge
August 25:
Dying Young
August 22:
Voodoo Curse: The Giddeh
August 18:
The Midnight Hour
August 14:
The Horror of Party Beach
August 10:
Eye See You
August 7:
Necronomicon: Book of the Dead
August 4:
Voodoo Moon
August 1:
Child's Play 3
July 30:
The Bride and the Beast
July 29:
Hall of Fame
July 28:
The Black Witch Project
July 26:
Urban Nightmare
July 23:
Twilight Zone: The Movie
July 21:
Creepin'
July 19:
The House on Skull Mountain
July 17:
Dream Home
July 14:
Tenement (AKA Slaughter in the South Bronx)
July 12:
Bad Boys (and Girls): Black Horror's Most Wanted
July 11:
28 Days Later
July 6:
Check out my essay "Scary Sistas: A Brief History of Black Women in Horror Films" at PrettyScary.com!
July 5:
The Believers
July 3:
Minotaur
June 30:
Bigfoot Caught on Tape
Dying Young
June 28:
Urban Evil: A Trilogy of Fear
June 25:
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
June 23:
Black Devil Doll from Hell
June 21:
Old Dracula (AKA Vampira)
June 18:
Most Valuable Victims
June 16:
Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde
June 14:
Body Bags
June 12:
Son of Kong
June 9:
Abby
June 5:
Chloe, Love Is Calling You
June 3:
Dying Young
June 2:
Hold That Ghost
May 31:
Mighty Joe Young
May 29:
The Devil's Daughter
May 26:
Hall of Fame
House on Haunted Hill
May 20:
Piranha II: The Spawning
May 16:
Ritual
May 12:
White Dog
May 9:
Def By Temptation
May 6:
Ax 'Em
April 30:
Black Voodoo Exorcist
April 26:
Devil Hunter
April 22:
Shadow: Dead Riot
April 15:
Woods of Evil
April 9:
2001 Maniacs
April 5:
Hood Rat
March 31:
Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid
March 26:
Dying Young
March 23:
The Dawn
March 20:
Doom
March 16:
Exorcist II: The Heretic
March 14:
No Black People Were Harmed in the Making of This FIlm
March 11:
Halloween: Resurrection
March 9:
The Thing With Two Heads
March 6:
Exorcist: The Beginning / Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist
March 2:
Alien vs. Predator
February 27:
The Stand
February 20:
Full Eclipse
February 19:
Dying Young
Links
February 18:
CrossBones
February 15:
Resident Evil: Apocalypse
February 11:
Frankenstein / Bride of Frankenstein
February 8:
The Green Mile
February 5:
Jason X
February 3:
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
January 31:
Venom
January 29:
Devon's Ghost: Legend of the Bloody Boy
January 26:
Freaks
January 23:
Dying Young
The Ghost Breakers
January 20:
Psychic Killer
January 18:
Zombie Island Massacre
January 16:
Half-Caste
January 14:
Guardian
January 12:
Day of the Dead
January 10:
Gothika
January 8:
Dawn of the Dead
January 6:
Jeepers Creepers 2
January 3:
Freddy vs. Jason
January 1, 2006:
Jaws: The Revenge
December 27:
Tower of Blood
December 23:
Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood
December 21:
Tanya's Island
December 19:
The Vault
December 16:
Grey Knight (AKA Ghost Brigade AKA The Killing Box)
December 14:
Do You Wanna Know a Secret
December 12:
The Oblong Box
December 10:
The Bone Snatcher
December 9:
Demon Slayer
December 7:
Cryptz
December 6:
Frankenfish
December 4:
Ragdoll
December 3:
Dying Young
December 2:
Death Valley: The Revenge of Bloody Bill
November 30:
The Skeleton Key
November 28:
Recoil
November 26:
Street Tales of Terror
November 24:
Ganja & Hess
November 22:
Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest
November 19:
The Horrible Doctor Bones
November 17:
Bones
November 15:
Hall of Fame
November 13:
Boys of the City
November 11:
Lady in White
November 9:
Red Water
November 7:
The Omega Man
November 5:
Land of the Dead
November 3:
Dying Young
November 1:
Zombie 4: After Death
October 30:
Spooks Run Wild / Ghosts on the Loose
October 28:
The Beast Must Die
October 26:
Blackenstein
October 24:
Event Horizon
October 22:
The Graveyard
Black Horror Hall of Fame
October 20:
The Shining
October 18:
Petey Wheatstraw
October 17:
The People Under the Stairs
October 16:
Dark Town
October 15:
Fight for Your Life
October 13:
Shark Attack
October 12:
Cutthroat Alley
October 11:
Zombie (AKA Zombi 2)
October 10:
Scream, Blacula, Scream
October 9:
Night of the Living Dead (1990)
October 8:
Dying Young
Predator 2
October 6:
Killjoy 2
October 5:
Bugged
October 4:
Predator
October 3:
Blacula
October 2:
Monster From Green Hell
Vamp
October 1:
Now Eat: The Movie
September 30:
No Black People Were Harmed in the Making of This Film
September 29:
Zombiez
September 28:
Son of Ingagi
September 27:
Dying Young
September 26:
Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning
September 24:
Friday the 13th Part 3
September 23:
Meeting at Midnight
September 22:
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
September 21:
Diamonds of Kilimandjaro
September 20:
Soul Vengeance
September 19
Creepshow 2
September 18:
Breeders
September 17:
Dying Young
Killjoy
Vampiyaz
Wishmater/Wishmaster 2
September 16:
The Last Wave
September 14:
Bram Stoker's The Mummy
Leprechaun in the Hood
Rats: Night of Terror
September 12:
I Walked With a Zombie
Son of Dracula
Hood of the Living Dead
September 11:
Lucky Ghost
September 10, 2005:
Curse of the Voodoo
Dracula 3000
Dying Young
Graveyard
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