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African-American Horror Movies 101

Black Is Boo-Tiful

By Mark H. Harris, About.com

Robbyne Manning in the urban horror movie Holla

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Notable African-American Horror Movies

  • Drums o' Voodoo (1934)
  • Ouanga (1936)
  • The Devil's Daughter (1939)
  • Mr. Smith Goes Ghost (1940)
  • Son of Ingagi (1940)
  • Mr. Washington Goes to Town (1941)
  • Lucky Ghost (1942)
  • Professor Creeps (1942)
  • Fight That Ghost (1946)
  • Blacula (1972)
  • Ganja and Hess (1973)
  • Abby (1974)
  • The House on Skull Mountain (1974)
  • Sugar Hill (1974)
  • Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde (1976)
  • J.D.'s Revenge (1976)
  • Black Devil Doll From Hell (1984)
  • Def By Temptation (1990)
  • The People Under the Stairs (1991)
  • Tales From the Hood (1995)
  • Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)
  • Spirit Lost (1996)
  • Urban Menace (1999)
  • Killjoy (2000)
  • Leprechaun in the Hood (2000)
  • Bones (2001)
  • Hood Rat (2001)
  • Cryptz (2002)
  • Cutthroat Alley (2003)
  • Street Tales of Terror (2004)
  • Vampiyaz (2004)
  • Vampz (2004)
  • The Evil One (2005)
  • Hood of the Living Dead (2005)
  • Zombiez (2005)
  • Dream Home (2006)
  • Holla (2006)
  • Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror (2006)
  • April Fools (2007)
  • Nailed (2007)
  • Somebody Help Me (2007)

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