5 Must-Watch Black Horror Films To Get You Screaming This Halloween

By Larry Hicks | OBSERVER Staff WriterJust in time for Halloween, here’s a joke circulating on social media about a horror movie with an all-Black cast:Character One: “Ayo, what’s going down in ya basement?”Character Two: “That ain’t my business.”Character One: “I feel ya.”Roll credits …Funny, but not so fun for moviegoers expecting feature-length films to provide thrills and chills for 90 minutes or more. Fortunately, there are plenty of horror movies featuring predominantly Black casts to make your skin crawl during Halloween season. Some are iconic, going back to the 1960s. Some are spun from cloth of the Blaxploitation era of the 1970s. Others are more contemporary, dealing with race and body transference.The OBSERVER asked Vincent Dee Miles, a Sacramento-based actor, director and producer, to share his list of the five-best Black horror films. Miles’ screen credits include his role as the “screaming hunter” in “The Lost World: Jurassic Park.” Locally, he is the director of CINE SOUL – part of the Sacramento International Film Festival. He has overseen the screening of hundreds of films that celebrate the African cinema diaspora.See if you agree with his choices. Action, Vince!1. “NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD” (1968)This groundbreaking film launched an enduring...