Top 10 Black Horror Movies To Binge This Halloween

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Source: John D. Kisch/Separate Cinema Archive / GettyBlack horror films have emerged as a dynamic and essential part of the horror genre, often exploring societal issues while delivering frightening scares. In honor of spooky season, we curated a list of the top 10 Black horror films that stand out for their cultural significance and cinematic impact. Read more and check out the trailers inside.
Films like Jordan Peele’s 2017 psychological horror Get Out top the list for its cultural impact. The movie made Peele an Oscar winner and completely redefined the horror genre with its masterful blend of social commentary and thrills.
Other Black horror films like Candyman delve into the terrifying urban legend of a Black man’s ghost, addressing issues of racial violence and gentrification. The original debuted in 1992. The reboot starring Yaya Abdul-Mateen III was released in 2021 with director Nia DaCosta, bringing the narrative to a modern era.
Another favorite on the list is the 1995 classic Tales from the Hood, which is an anthology directed by Rusty Cundieff. It mixes horror with social commentary, sharing stories about racism, police brutality and justice with a supernatural twist.
A lot of the films on this list explore the idea that Black people’s waking lives can be absolutely terrifying. There is something scary, creepy and horrifying about being Black in America, and these amazing Black filmmakers and talent have been able to convey it onscreen. These films are essential for any horror fan, blending scares with deep social messages, often rooted in the Black experience.
Check out the trailers for the top 10 Black horror films below:

Top 10 Black Horror Movies To Binge This Halloween 
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1. Get Out (2017)

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Jordan Peele’s Get Out is a masterful blend of social commentary and psychological horror, exposing the horrors of systemic racism. It made Peele an Oscar winner and redefined modern horror.

2. Candyman (1992 & 2021)

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Both the original Candyman and its 2021 reboot delve into the terrifying urban legend of a Black man’s ghost, addressing issues of racial violence and gentrification. The 2021 version, directed by Nia DaCosta, brings the narrative into the modern era.

3. Us (2019)

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Peele’s Us tackles the theme of duality with a chilling story of a family haunted by their doppelgängers. It explores privilege, class, and identity, wrapped in a terrifying narrative.

4. Tales From The Hood (1995)

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This anthology directed by Rusty Cundieff mixes horror with social commentary, presenting stories about racism, police brutality, and justice with a supernatural twist.

5. His House (2020)

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This powerful film tells the story of Sudanese refugees haunted by their traumatic past as they try to start a new life in the UK. It’s a moving exploration of guilt, trauma, and horror.

6. Bones (2001)

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Starring Snoop Dogg, Bones is a throwback to Blaxploitation horror, where a murdered gangster returns to exact revenge on those who betrayed him.

7. The People Under the Stairs (1991)

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Directed by Wes Craven, this film critiques social inequality, with a young Black boy discovering horrifying secrets in a wealthy couple’s mansion.

8. Vampires vs. The Bronx (2020)

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A fun and socially conscious horror-comedy where a group of Bronx teens fights to protect their neighborhood from a group of invading vampires.

9. Ganja & Hess (1973)

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This avant-garde vampire film explores addiction, desire, and race, marking it as a cult classic in Black horror cinema.

10. Spell (2020)

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A tense supernatural thriller where a man trapped in rural Appalachia must escape the control of a Hoodoo priestess.

Top 10 Black Horror Movies To Binge This Halloween

Arts & Culture, Film & TV

Black America Web Featured Video

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Source: John D. Kisch/Separate Cinema Archive / GettyBlack horror films have emerged as a dynamic and essential part of the horror genre, often exploring societal issues while delivering frightening scares. In honor of spooky season, we curated a list of the top 10 Black horror films that stand out for their cultural significance and cinematic impact. Read more and check out the trailers inside.
Films like Jordan Peele’s 2017 psychological horror Get Out top the list for its cultural impact. The movie made Peele an Oscar winner and completely redefined the horror genre with its masterful blend of social commentary and thrills.
Other Black horror films like Candyman delve into the terrifying urban legend of a Black man’s ghost, addressing issues of racial violence and gentrification. The original debuted in 1992. The reboot starring Yaya Abdul-Mateen III was released in 2021 with director Nia DaCosta, bringing the narrative to a modern era.
Another favorite on the list is the 1995 classic Tales from the Hood, which is an anthology directed by Rusty Cundieff. It mixes horror with social commentary, sharing stories about racism, police brutality and justice with a supernatural twist.
A lot of the films on this list explore the idea that Black people’s waking lives can be absolutely terrifying. There is something scary, creepy and horrifying about being Black in America, and these amazing Black filmmakers and talent have been able to convey it onscreen. These films are essential for any horror fan, blending scares with deep social messages, often rooted in the Black experience.
Check out the trailers for the top 10 Black horror films below:

Top 10 Black Horror Movies To Binge This Halloween 
was originally published on
globalgrind.com

1. Get Out (2017)

Source:YouTube
Jordan Peele’s Get Out is a masterful blend of social commentary and psychological horror, exposing the horrors of systemic racism. It made Peele an Oscar winner and redefined modern horror.

2. Candyman (1992 & 2021)

Source:YouTube
Both the original Candyman and its 2021 reboot delve into the terrifying urban legend of a Black man’s ghost, addressing issues of racial violence and gentrification. The 2021 version, directed by Nia DaCosta, brings the narrative into the modern era.

3. Us (2019)

Source:YouTube
Peele’s Us tackles the theme of duality with a chilling story of a family haunted by their doppelgängers. It explores privilege, class, and identity, wrapped in a terrifying narrative.

4. Tales From The Hood (1995)

Source:YouTube
This anthology directed by Rusty Cundieff mixes horror with social commentary, presenting stories about racism, police brutality, and justice with a supernatural twist.

5. His House (2020)

Source:YouTube
This powerful film tells the story of Sudanese refugees haunted by their traumatic past as they try to start a new life in the UK. It’s a moving exploration of guilt, trauma, and horror.

6. Bones (2001)

Source:YouTube
Starring Snoop Dogg, Bones is a throwback to Blaxploitation horror, where a murdered gangster returns to exact revenge on those who betrayed him.

7. The People Under the Stairs (1991)

Source:YouTube
Directed by Wes Craven, this film critiques social inequality, with a young Black boy discovering horrifying secrets in a wealthy couple’s mansion.

8. Vampires vs. The Bronx (2020)

Source:YouTube
A fun and socially conscious horror-comedy where a group of Bronx teens fights to protect their neighborhood from a group of invading vampires.

9. Ganja & Hess (1973)

Source:YouTube
This avant-garde vampire film explores addiction, desire, and race, marking it as a cult classic in Black horror cinema.

10. Spell (2020)

Source:YouTube
A tense supernatural thriller where a man trapped in rural Appalachia must escape the control of a Hoodoo priestess.

François Arago: The scientist and statesman who shaped scien…

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François Arago was a pioneering French physicist, astronomer, and politician whose legacy spans both scientific discovery and public service.Born in 1786, Arago made groundbreaking contributions to the fields of optics and electromagnetism, most notably his work on the polarization of light, which helped validate the wave theory of light. He also discovered “Arago’s rotations,” a key phenomenon in magnetism that paved the way for future innovations like electromagnetic induction.Towering Scientists: Foucault’s pendulum and Earth’s rotationIn addition to his scientific achievements, Arago played a crucial role in the development of the metric system. Alongside Jean-Baptiste Biot, he extended the meridian arc from Dunkirk to the Balearic Islands, a measurement critical for defining the meter. This work laid the foundation for the global adoption of the metric system.Arago’s influence wasn’t limited to science; he was also an active politician and a strong advocate for republican ideals. He served as Minister of War and the Navy during the 1848 French Revolution and was instrumental in abolishing slavery in French colonies.Today, Arago is remembered not just for his contributions to science but also for his impact on society.In Paris, a series of 135 bronze medallions mark the Paris Meridian, a subtle homage to Arago’s work in mapping the Earth and advancing the metric system, ensuring his legacy endures both in science and in the very streets of the city he helped shape.

“Rewriting the History of Paleontology” – Ancient San Rock Painting Depicts 250-Million-Year-Old Animal Long Before Scientists Knew It Existed

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A composite picture shows the rock art painting of an ancient Dicynodont, alongside a fossil of the species and an artist impression of the rock art. Credit: Wits University
San rock paintings in South Africa likely depict extinct dicynodonts, showcasing early local engagement in paleontology before Western discovery.
San rock artists may have painted an ancient animal that roamed southern Africa over 250 million years ago, according to new research published in Plos One.
The painting, located in a cave on the La Belle France farm in the Free State province of South Africa, may be the world’s oldest known piece of paleo-art depicting an extinct mammal-like reptile called a dicynodont, predating the creature’s official scientific discovery by at least a decade.
Reinterpreting Misidentified Rock Art
Professor Julien Benoit, a paleontologist at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits University), has reinterpreted this mysterious rock art, which had previously been misidentified as a walrus-like creature or even a surviving saber-toothed cat.
“While the image strangely looks like a walrus, there are no such animals in Africa,” says Benoit.
Ancient San rock art in a cave on the La Belle France farm in the Free State province of South Africa reveals the earliest known depiction of extinct Dicynodont. Credit: Wits University
Linking Art to Paleontological Discoveries
Dicynodonts are ancient relatives of mammals that roamed the Earth between 265 and 200 million years ago. The Karoo region of South Africa, where the painting was discovered, is renowned for its rich fossil deposits of these creatures.
“The San lived and hunted among Karoo fossil footprints, bones, skulls, and teeth of long-extinct reptiles,” says Benoit. “This painting provides compelling evidence that they not only discovered these fossils but also attempted to reconstruct the living animal in their art.”
Evidence of Early Paleontological Insights
Benoit has found numerous fossil bones near the cave, supporting the theory that San artists based their depictions on actual fossil discoveries. Intriguingly, the painted animal’s body posture mimics the “death pose” commonly seen in fossilized skeletons, further strengthening the connection to paleontological findings.
The painting is estimated to have been created no later than 1835, predating the first scientific description of dicynodonts in 1845 by British paleontologist Sir Richard Owen. This timeline establishes the San as pioneering paleontologists, recognizing and depicting extinct species well before the formal scientific community.
“This finding is extraordinary. It suggests that the San people were engaging in palaeontology long before Western scientists even knew these creatures existed,” says Benoit.
Cultural and Mythological Significance
A San myth recalls that “enormous brutes” now completely extinct, used to roam southern Africa a very long time ago. This story may refer to the dicynodont fossils of the Karoo that the San discovered and tried to interpret. The study of the La Belle France cave painting and its mysterious animal supports this.
“The dicynodont may have been depicted as a ‘rain-animal,’ a mythical creature in San cosmology. They might have held special significance in San paintings.”
This research not only rewrites the history of paleontology but also highlights the deep scientific understanding and keen observational skills of indigenous communities. It opens up new avenues for interpreting rock art and understanding the complex relationship between ancient peoples and the prehistoric world around them.
Reference: “A possible later stone age painting of a dicynodont (Synapsida) from the South African Karoo” by Julien Benoit, 18 September 2024, PLOS ONE.DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0309908

“Rewriting the History of Paleontology” – Ancient San Rock Painting Depicts 250-Million-Year-Old Animal Long Before Scientists Knew It Existed

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A composite picture shows the rock art painting of an ancient Dicynodont, alongside a fossil of the species and an artist impression of the rock art. Credit: Wits University
San rock paintings in South Africa likely depict extinct dicynodonts, showcasing early local engagement in paleontology before Western discovery.
San rock artists may have painted an ancient animal that roamed southern Africa over 250 million years ago, according to new research published in Plos One.
The painting, located in a cave on the La Belle France farm in the Free State province of South Africa, may be the world’s oldest known piece of paleo-art depicting an extinct mammal-like reptile called a dicynodont, predating the creature’s official scientific discovery by at least a decade.
Reinterpreting Misidentified Rock Art
Professor Julien Benoit, a paleontologist at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits University), has reinterpreted this mysterious rock art, which had previously been misidentified as a walrus-like creature or even a surviving saber-toothed cat.
“While the image strangely looks like a walrus, there are no such animals in Africa,” says Benoit.
Ancient San rock art in a cave on the La Belle France farm in the Free State province of South Africa reveals the earliest known depiction of extinct Dicynodont. Credit: Wits University
Linking Art to Paleontological Discoveries
Dicynodonts are ancient relatives of mammals that roamed the Earth between 265 and 200 million years ago. The Karoo region of South Africa, where the painting was discovered, is renowned for its rich fossil deposits of these creatures.
“The San lived and hunted among Karoo fossil footprints, bones, skulls, and teeth of long-extinct reptiles,” says Benoit. “This painting provides compelling evidence that they not only discovered these fossils but also attempted to reconstruct the living animal in their art.”
Evidence of Early Paleontological Insights
Benoit has found numerous fossil bones near the cave, supporting the theory that San artists based their depictions on actual fossil discoveries. Intriguingly, the painted animal’s body posture mimics the “death pose” commonly seen in fossilized skeletons, further strengthening the connection to paleontological findings.
The painting is estimated to have been created no later than 1835, predating the first scientific description of dicynodonts in 1845 by British paleontologist Sir Richard Owen. This timeline establishes the San as pioneering paleontologists, recognizing and depicting extinct species well before the formal scientific community.
“This finding is extraordinary. It suggests that the San people were engaging in palaeontology long before Western scientists even knew these creatures existed,” says Benoit.
Cultural and Mythological Significance
A San myth recalls that “enormous brutes” now completely extinct, used to roam southern Africa a very long time ago. This story may refer to the dicynodont fossils of the Karoo that the San discovered and tried to interpret. The study of the La Belle France cave painting and its mysterious animal supports this.
“The dicynodont may have been depicted as a ‘rain-animal,’ a mythical creature in San cosmology. They might have held special significance in San paintings.”
This research not only rewrites the history of paleontology but also highlights the deep scientific understanding and keen observational skills of indigenous communities. It opens up new avenues for interpreting rock art and understanding the complex relationship between ancient peoples and the prehistoric world around them.
Reference: “A possible later stone age painting of a dicynodont (Synapsida) from the South African Karoo” by Julien Benoit, 18 September 2024, PLOS ONE.DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0309908

Hello Telford celebrates two years of strengthening business connections and supply chains

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Hello Telford, a free web-based app platform designed to help businesses in Telford and Wrekin connect, collaborate, and communicate, is celebrating its second anniversary.

Simon Austin – Operations Manager at Forbo Flooring, Councillor Ollie Vickers – Telford & Wrekin Council Cabinet Member for The Economy and Tess Cattell – Telford & Wrekin Council, Project Support Officer for Invest Telford. Photo: Telford & Wrekin Council

Since its launch, Hello Telford has become a vital tool for over 200 businesses, promoting more than 442 local business news stories and creating a space for valuable business-to-business opportunities.

One of the key features of Hello Telford is its ability to strengthen the local supply chain by fostering business connections within the borough. With an easy-to-use business directory covering 18 categories including manufacturing, digital, and logistics, hospitality, agriculture, and energy, businesses can quickly find partners, suppliers, and customers in their local area.
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