The Black experience can be a terrifying one, and showing it through the lens of a horror movie naturally makes for one frightening feature.
Like in many other areas of life, Black people have been historically mistreated in genre films — often being the first ones killed off in a slasher flick, saddled with playing the token Black mystic, or being portrayed as some type of monstrous creation.
That’s why we want to celebrate the few horror gems that are now considered classics thanks to their positive portrayals Black heroes, their tackling of themes of African American life, or just the fact that they’ll scare the s**t out of you!
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