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tenaflyviper · 5 years ago

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Tumblr won't allow me to fix any of the broken links, nor to add additional films to the list, so the only way I can add link fixes is through a reblog.

Links that no longer work in original list (if it has a link below, that is the updated link):

The Vampire's Ghost (1945)

Lord Shango (1975)

Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde (1976)

Nurse Sherri (1978)

House of Dies Drear (1984)

Isolation (2005)

Chain Letter (2010)

Attack the Block (2011)

Soft Matter (2018)

Hospitality (2008)

Monsters: My Zombie Lover (1988)

I Drink Your Blood (1970)

Breeders (1986)

Vamp (1986)

Surf Nazis Must Die! (1987)

The Borrower (1991)

Leprechaun in the Hood (2000)

Ritual (2001)

Halloween: Resurrection (2002)

2001 Maniacs (2005)

Demon House (2018)

Films there are now links for:

Blackenstein (1973)

Ganja & Hess (1973)

The Beast Must Die! (1974)

Petey Wheatstraw: The Devil's Son-in-Law (1977)

Black Devil Doll from Hell (1984)

Full Eclipse (1993)

Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995)

Crazy as Hell (2002)

Cryptz (2002)

Devon's Ghost: Legend of the Bloody Boy (2005)

Ice Spiders (2005)

Motor Home Massacre (2005)

Shadow: Dead Riot (2006)

Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror (2007)

The Inheritance (2011)

Bigfoot: The Lost Coast Tapes (2012)

Prom Ride (2015)

New Additions:

Day of the Dead (1985) (added by request) ★ ★ ½

Witch Doctor of the Living Dead (1985) - Written and directed by Charles Abi Enonchong (Nigerian shot-on-video horror film)

Class of 1999 (1990) (added because Pam Grier is one of my personal role models)

The End of the Wicked (1999) - Directed by Teco Benson (Nigerian shot-on-video horror film) (Part 1) (Part 2)

Urban Evil (2000)

Devil's Den (2006)

Fury (2009)

Holla II (2013) ★ ½

In the Closet (2013) - Directed by Lamont A. Coleman

The Ghost of Saint Aubin (2013) ★ ★ ★

Disciples (2014)

Death's Door (2015)

Beast of the Water (2017) - Directed by Rashaad Santiago

Inhumanity (2017) ★ ★ ½

Paranormal Evil (2017)

Captured (2018)

The Evil Inside Her (2018)

Fixation (2018) ★ ★

47 Meters Down: Uncaged (2019) ★ ★ ★

A Brilliant Monster (2019)

Head Count (2019) ★ ★ ★ ★

Horror Noire (2019) – Directed by Xavier Neal-Burgin

The Intruder (2019) ★ ★ ★ ½

Jacob's Ladder (2019) ★ ★ ½

Little Monsters (2019) ★ ★ ★ ★

Ma (2019) ★ ★ ★ ★

Pilgrim (2019) ★ ★ ★ ½

Thriller (2019) ★ ★

Us (2019) – Written, directed, and produced by Jordan Peele ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Upcoming Films:

Candyman (2020) - Written and produced by Jordan Peele; directed by Nia DaCosta

Antebellum (2020) - Written and directed by Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz

Spiral (2020)

I absolutely cannot wait to see the new Candyman. The character is sorely underappreciated, especially given how unique and compelling he is compared to other horror icons (I've gone more in-depth about this topic before). Jordan Peele is the perfect person to breathe new life into the Candyman franchise, and I for one will definitely be seeing it in theaters!

Black Horror Movies

I had been wanting for a while now to make a post covering horror films made by black filmmakers, or that furthered the careers of black actors and actresses–what better time than Black History Month? Especially given the unfortunate stereotypes and overall treatment of black people in horror films, I wanted to spotlight those films that avoid such pitfalls, and helped paved the way for black filmmakers and performers to embrace and establish themselves in the genre.

I couldn’t have compiled such a great list without the help of “Blacula” at BlackHorrorMovies.com. His site is absolutely invaluable for those with any interest in black horror cinema, and I highly recommend paying a visit!

I will be including Blacula’s “Racial Representation” rating for each film, when available (ratings are out of five stars). I will also be including a separate list of films that are more flawed in their presentation, but are still noteworthy. If you feel a film was omitted from the list, it is likely that it didn’t meet the criteria of positive representation or social/historical significance.

SUPER IMPORTANT: While I will try to add warnings when applicable, I’m afraid I have not seen every single film on this list, so there may be upsetting content that I’m not aware of. If you are unsure about a film’s content, and whether or not it will be right for you, please consider looking up the IMDB or Wikipedia listings (or the entry on BlackHorrorMovies.com) beforehand. Any potentially triggering words in titles will be censored for this list.

Lastly, permanent link availability is NOT GUARANTEED. I wish I could have had more links to offer, but I’ve tried to rely only on free streaming sites and Youtube, so as to avoid sending anyone to any sites that might be untrustworthy. Tubi TV requires signing up (on PC, anyway), but it is still 100% free (and it’s also available as an app on Android, IOS, Xbox Live, and Playstation, as are Frightpix and Popcornflix). I will do my best to update links when there are changes.

There are a few films here that veer more toward being thrillers, action, sci-fi, or dark fantasy, but I still felt they deserved to be included.

Son of Ingagi (1940) ★ ★ ★ ★

The Vampire’s Ghost (1945) ★ ★ ★ ½

Night of the Living Dead (1968) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (Alternate link)

Night Gallery (1969) ★ ★ ★ ★ ½

Blacula (1972) ★ ★ ★ ★ ½

The Thing with Two Heads (1972) ★ ★ ★ ½

Alabama’s Ghost (1973) ★ ★ ½

Ganja & Hess (1973) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Scream, Blacula, Scream (1973) ★ ★ ★ ★ (Alternate link)

Don’t Look in the Basement (1973) ★ ★ ★ (Alternate link)

Abby (1974) ★ ★ ★ ★

Sisters (1973) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

The Beast Must Die! (1974) ★ ★ ★ ★ ½

The House on Skull Mountain (1974) ★ ★ ★

Sugar Hill (1974)

Old Dracula (aka Vampira) (1974) ★ ★ ★ ½

The Zebra Killer (1974) ★ ★ ★ ½

Lord Shango (1975) ★ ★ ★ ★ ½

Welcome Home, Brother Charles (1975) ★ ★ ★

Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde (1976) ★ ★ ★ ★

Devil’s Express (1976) ★ ★ ½

J.D.’s Revenge (1976) ★ ★ ★ ½

Abar: The First Black Superman (1977) ★ ★ ★ ★

Dawn of the Dead (1978) ★ ★ ★

Nurse Sherri (1978) ★ ★ ★ ★

Midnight (1982) ★ ★ ★ ½

House of Dies Drear (1984) ★ ★ ★ ★

The Midnight Hour (1985) ★ ★ ★ ½

Predator (1987) ★ ★ ★

Lady in White (1988) ★ ★ ★

The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988) ★ ★ ½

Death Spa (1989) ★ ★ ★ ½

Night of the Living Dead (1990) ★ ★ ★

Predator 2 (1990) ★ ★ ★

The People Under the Stairs (1991) ★ ★ ★ ★

Candyman (1992) ★ ★ ★ ½

Dust Devil (1992) ★ ★ ★ ★ ½

Back From Hell (1993) ★ ★ ★

Full Eclipse (1993) ★ ★ ★

Cut Up (1994) ★ ★ ★ ★

Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995)

Ozone (aka Street Zombies) (1995)

Tales from the Hood (1995) ★ ★ ★ ★

Se7en (1995)

Event Horizon (1997) ★ ★ ★ ★

Beloved (1998)

Blade (1998)

Fallen (1998)

Candyman: Day of the Dead (1999)

Urban Menace (1999) ★ ★

House on Haunted Hill (1999) ★ ★ ★ ★

Ragdoll (1999) ★ ★ ½

Killjoy (2000) ★ ★ ½

Queen of the Damned (2002)

28 Days Later (2002) ★ ★ ★ ★

Cryptz (2002) ★ ★ ★

Bubba Ho-Tep (2003)

Cutthroat Alley (2003) ★ ★ ★

Gothika (2003) ★ ★ ★ ½

Dawn of the Dead (2004)

Dark Town (2004) ★ ★ ★ ½

Frankenfish (2004) ★ ★ ★ ★

Vampz (2004) ★ ★ ½

White Skin (2004) ★ ★ ★ ½

Boy Eats Girl (2005) ★ ★ ★ ★

The Cavern (2005) ★ ★ ★ ★

Day X (2005) ★ ★ ★ ★

The Final Patient (2005) ★ ★ ★ ★

Isolation (2005) ★ ★ ★ ★ ½

Land of the Dead (2005) ★ ★ ★ ½

The Skeleton Key (2005) ★ ★ ★ ½

Gangs of the Dead (aka Last Rites) (2006) ★ ★

Minotaur (2006) ★ ★ ★

Recon 2020: The Caprini Massacre (2006) ★ ★ ★

Slip (2006) ★ ★ ½

Shadow: Dead Riot (2006) ★ ★ ½

Dead Heist (2007) ★ ★ ½

Death Row (2007) ★ ★

The Hills Have Eyes 2 (2007) ★ ★ ½

I Am Legend (2007)

Ice Spiders (2007) ★ ★ ★ ★ ½

Nailed (2007) ★ ★ ½

Snoop Dogg’s Hood of Horror (2007) ★ ★

Primeval (2007) ★ ★ ★

Promise Keeper (2007) ★ ★ ★ ★

Saw IV (2007) ★ ★ ★

Sublime (2007) ★ ★ ★ ½

Hanah’s Gift (2008) ★ ★ ★ ½

Mutant Vampire Zombies from the Hood! (2008) ★ ★

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (2008) ★ ★ ★

The Crypt (2009) ★ ★ ★ ★

Chain Letter (2010) ★ ★ ★

Easter Bunny, Kill! Kill! (2010) ★ ★ ★ ½

Attack the Block (2011) ★ ★ ★ ★

The Dead (2011) ★ ★ ★ ½

The Inheritance (2011) ★ ★ ★ ½

Machete Joe (2012) ★ ★ ★ ½

The Mortician (2012) ★ ★ ★ ½

Scary or Die (2012) ★ ★ ★ ½

Blood Tokoloshe (aka Ghetto Goblin) (2013) ★ ★ ★ ½

Repentance (2013)

The Purge: Anarchy (2014) ★ ★ ★ ★

American Backwoods: Slew Hampshire (2015) ★ ★ ★ ½

Bloodsucka Jones (2015)

The Sickle (2015) ★ ★ ★ ★

Unsullied (2015) ★ ★ ★ ★ (R*PE WARNING)

Wasteland (2015) ★ ★ ★ ½

Writer’s Retreat (2015) ★ ★ ★ ½

The Alchemist’s Cookbook (2016) ★ ★ ★ ★

The Devil Lives Here (2016) ★ ★ ★ ★

Dying to Kill (2016) ★ ★ ★ ½

Home (2016) ★ ★ ★ ½

A House is Not a Home (2016) ★ ★ ★ ½

Initiation (2016) ★ ★ ★ ★

The Invitation (2016) ★ ★ ★ ★ ½

Not Another Zombie Movie (2016) ★ ★ ★ ½

The Purge: Election Year (2016) ★ ★ ★ ★

Zoombies (2016) ★ ★ ★ ½

Bloodrunners (2017) ★ ★ ½

It Comes at Night (2017) ★ ★ ★ ★ ½

Parasites (2017) ★ ★ ★ ½

The Transfiguration (2017) ★ ★ ★ ★

Bird Box (2018) ★ ★ ★ ★

But Deliver Us From Evil (2018) ★ ★ ★ ½

The First Purge (2018) ★ ★ ★ ★

Good Manners (2018) ★ ★ ★ ★ ½

Overlord (2018) ★ ★ ★ ★ ½

Pooka! (2018) ★ ★ ★ ★ ½

Slice (2018) ★ ★ ★ ½

Soft Matter (2018) ★ ★ ★ ★

They Remain (2018) ★ ★ ★

Horror Films By Black Filmmakers:

Black Devil Doll from Hell (1984) - Written, produced, and directed by Chester Novell Turner ★ ★ ½

Tales from the Quadead Zone (1987) - Written, produced, and directed by Chester Novell Turner ★ ★ ½

Def By Temptation (1990) - Written, produced, and directed by James Bond III ★ ★ ★ ★ (Alternate link)

Ax ‘Em (1993) - Written, produced, and directed by Michael Mfume ★ ★ ½

Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995) - Directed by Ernest R. Dickerson ★ ★ ★ ★

Spirit Lost (1996) - Directed by Neema Barnette, written by Shirley Pierce, and produced by The Black Entertainment Network (BET)

Bugged! (1997) - Written, produced, and directed by Ronald K. Armstrong ★ ★ ★ ★

Three Sickxty (1998) - Written, produced, and directed by Natural Drye ★ ★ ★

Cursed Part 3 (2000) - Written, produced, and directed by Rae Dawn Chong ★ ★ ½

Now Eat (2000) - Written and directed by Kerry Alan Williams ★

Scary Movie (2000) Written and produced by Marlon and Shawn Wayans, and directed by Keenan Ivory Wayans

Bones (2001) - Directed by Ernest R. Dickerson ★ ★ ½

Creepin’ (2001) - Written, produced, and directed by Tim Greene ★ ★ ½

Tara (aka Hood Rat) (2001) - Produced and directed by Leslie Small ★ ½

Scary Movie 2 (2001) - Written and produced by Marlon and Shawn Wayans, and produced and directed by Keenan Ivory Wayans

Crazy as Hell (2002) - Produced and directed by Eriq La Salle ★ ★ ★ ★

Holla If I Kill You (2003) - Written and produced by Jeff Carroll ★ ★ ★

Scary Movie 3 (2003) - Written by Marlon and Shawn Wayans

Street Tales of Terror (2004) - Written and directed by J.D. Hawkins ★ ½

The Evil One (2005) - Written and directed by Parris Reaves ★ ★ ★

Damon (2006) - Written, produced, and directed by Eric Richardson-Hagans ★ ★ ½

Gold Digger Killer (2006) - Written and produced by Jeff Carroll ★ ★

Holla (2006) - Written and directed by H.M. Coakley ★ ★ ★ ½

Holla If You Hear Me (2006) - Written, produced, and directed by Mark Harris ★ ★

Office Outbreak (2006) - Written, produced, and directed by Shawn Woodard ★ ★ ★

Scary Movie 4 (2006) - Written by Marlon and Shawn Wayans

April Fools (2007) - Written, produced, and directed by Nancy Norman ★ ★ ½

Bleeding Rose (2007) - Written, produced, and directed by Kareem Bland ★ ★

Insane in the Brain (2007) - Written, produced, and directed by Chad Hendricks

Somebody Help Me (2007) - Written, produced, and directed by Chris Stokes ★ ★ ★ ½

Soulful (2007) - Written and directed by Sarah Poindexter ★ ½

Hospitality (2008) - Written and directed by Tony Ducret ★ ★ ★

Bigfoot: The Lost Coast Tapes (2012) - Produced and directed by Cory Grant ★ ★ ★

A Haunted House (2013) - Written and produced by Marlon Wayans ★ ½

Scary Movie 5 (2013) - Written by Marlon and Shawn Wayans, and directed by Malcolm D. Lee

The Night Seekers (2014) - Written, produced, and directed by Menetie T. Ejeye ★ ★

Da Sweet Blood of Jesus (2015) - Written, produced, and directed by Spike Lee (A remake of Ganja & Hess)

Ojuju (2015) - Written, produced, and directed by C.J. “Fiery” Obasi ★ ★ ★ ½

Prom Ride (2015) - Written, produced, and directed by Kazeem Molake ★ ★ ★

Get Out (2017) - Written, produced, and directed by Jordan Peele (Academy Award winner for Best Original Screenplay) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Moma’s Spirit (2018) - Written, produced, and directed by Robert L. Parker III

Out of Gas (2018) - Written, produced, and directed by Michael Lemelle, and co-directed by April Marcell

Tales From the Hood 2 (2018) - Written, produced, and directed by Rusty Cundieff and Darin Scott ★ ★ ★ ½

Traffik (2018) - Written, produced, and directed by Deon Taylor ★ ★ ½

Short Films and Music Videos:

“Thriller” (1983)

Ru Paul’s Trilogy of Terror (1984) ★ ★ ★

Monsters: “My Zombie Lover” (1988)

Masters of Horror: “The V Word” (2006) ★ ★ ½

The Blaxorcist (2007)

Black Santa’s Revenge (2007) ★ ★ ★

Fear Itself: “Something With Bite” (2008) ★ ★ ★ ½

Barackula: The Musical (2008) ★ ★ ★ ★

The Strange Thing About the Johnsons (2011) ★ ★ ★ ★

Flawed, But Still Noteworthy:

Lucky Ghost (1942) ★ ★

Midnight Menace (1946) ★ ★ ½

How to Make a Monster (1958) ★ ★ ★

R*pe of the Vampire (1968) ★ ★ ★ ★

Beware! The Blob (1972) ★ ★ ★

I Drink Your Blood (1970) ★ ★ ½

Night of the Cobra Woman (1972) ★ ★

Frogs (1972) ★ ★ ★ ½

Blackenstein (1973) ★ ★ ★

Caged Terror (1973) ★ ★ ½

Black Mamba (1974) ★ ½

Devil Times Five (aka The Horrible House on the Hill) (1974) ★ ★ ★ ½ (Alternate link)

The Last Wave (1977) ★ ★ ★ ½

Petey Wheatstraw: The Devil’s Son-In-Law (1977) ★ ★ ★

The Thing (1982)

Zombie Island Massacre (1984) ★ ★ ½

Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning (1985) ★ ★ ★ ★

Breeders (1986) ★ ★ ★ ★ ½

Vamp (1986) ★ ★ ½

The Supernaturals (1986) ★ ★ ½

The Believers (1987) ★ ★ ½

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) ★ ★ ★

Surf Nazis Must Die! (1987)

The Offspring (1987) ★ ★ ½

The Blob (1988) ★ ★ ★ ★

Memorial Valley Massacre (1988) ★ ★ ½

Night of the Demons (1988) ★ ★ ½ (I didn’t want to add this one, but I’m including it specifically for my co-worker, because he loves it) (Alternate link)

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988) ★ ★ ½

The Borrower (1991) ★ ★ ★

Body Bags (1993) ★ ★ ★ (Alternate link)

Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993) ★ ★ ★

Vampire in Brooklyn (1995) ★ ★ ★ ½

Embalmer (1996) ★ ★ ★ ½

Anaconda (1997)

Deep Blue Sea (1999) ★ ★ ★

Leprechaun in the Hood (2000) ★ ★

The Vault (2000) ★ ★ ½

Thi13en Ghosts (2001)

Jason X (2001) ★ ★ ½

Recoil (2001) ★ ★ ★

Ritual (2001) ★ ★ ½

Eye See You (2002) ★ ★ ★

Halloween: Resurrection (2002) ★ ★ ½

Arachnia (2002) ★ ★ ★

Demon Slayer (2003) ★ ★

Alien vs Predator (2004) ★ ★ ★ ★

Death Valley: The Revenge of Bloody Bill (2004) ★ ★ ½

2001 Maniacs (2005) ★ ★ ★ (I was hesitant to include this one, but Blacula liked it)

Devon’s Ghost: Legend of the Bloody Boy (2005) ★ ★ ★ ½

Hood of the Living Dead (2005) ★ ½

Motor Home Massacre (2005) ★ ★ ★

Vampire Assassin (2005) ★ ★ ★

Woodz of Evil (2005) ★ ★ ½

Storm of the Dead (2006) ★ ★

Chop Shop (2007) ★ ★ ½ (R*PE WARNING - no nudity, but still)

Vegas Vampires (2007) ★ ★

Black Devil Doll (2009) (An homage to Chester Novell Turner’s Black Devil Doll from Hell)

Nite Tales (2009) ★ ★

Gallowwalkers (2012)

The Purge (2013) ★ ★ ★ ½

Honky Holocaust (2014) ★ ½ (This is a Troma movie. If you are not familiar with Troma films, you may want to skip this one)

Safari (2014) ★ ★ ★

The Legend of Black Annie (2015) ★ ★ ★

Teeth and Blood (2015) ★ ★ ½

Urban Cannibal Massacre (2016) ★ ★ ½

Coleville (2017) ★ ★ ½

The Recall (2017) ★ ★ ★

The Cloverfield Paradox (2018) ★ ★ ★ ★

Demon House (2018) ★ ★ ★ ½

Snake Outta Compton (2018) ★ ★ ½

I hope others enjoy this list as much as I enjoyed compiling it. It’s something I’ve wanted to do for a long time (probably the thing that interests me most about horror films is their historical significance, and influence on/reflection of our ever-changing society), and I’m glad I finally got it done. I only wish I could have provided more links! Also, once again, I urge anyone interested in black horror cinema to visit BlackHorrorMovies.com. You’ll find lots of other films besides the ones on this list.

If the trends I noticed while putting this list together continue, we’re likely to see a massive increase in horror films written and directed by black filmmakers in the near future! 🤞

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