When you think of Black horror films…beyond Tales From The Hood and Candyman, you probably draw a big-time blank. Well, not to worry. We’ve got you covered with a few highly-yet-undeservedly looked-over horror flicks with Black actors holding the reigns.
If you’re looking for a fright on this Hallow’s Eve and want to see a few melanated faces on your screen at the same time…we’ve got you covered. Here are five slept-on Horror films with African American characters in lead roles. The films we’ve picked here run the gamut in release dates — from genre-defining classics from 50 years ago, to 90’s flicks, to recent films you can pull up on Netflix right now.
Hit the flip for your spooky watchlist. And trust us, the Black character DOES NOT die first in any of these selections! Let us know if these are flicks you’ve seen/enjoyed in the comment section…
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If you’re already back in from taking the kiddies trick-or-treating and getting ready to step out for the grown folks turn up later this evening, take this as your inspo for the evening.
Halloween has officially kicked off, and celebs are already showing out. Take a peek at some of the best Halloween costumes we’ve seen so far this year. First up, an adorable family costume from the Harts:
Kevin Hart and his crew were a squad of Minions for the big day…
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Baby True Thompson is probably having a better Halloween than you. The bouncing baby girl whose parents are Khloe Kardashian and Tristan Thompson has had SIX outfit changes so far including a unicorn costume matching Mama Khloe who wrote that Trues’s “too cute to spook.”
She also wore an adorable panda outfit, swipe left to see it.
Later True was dressed up as a pig, a lamb, tiger and a flamingo.
Daddy Tristan has since shared super sweet pics of True’s first Halloween on his InstaStory which is also shutting down claims that Khloe’s leaving him amid those cheating rumors. Prior to today’s holiday, Khloe was spotted in Cleveland cheering on Tristan during the Cavaliers game.
Before that she vacationed with baby True in Bali.
Looks like they’re one big happy family again.
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Tuesday morning the NY Giants backup quarterback Kyle Lauletta was arrested in Weehawken, N.J. while driving to the team’s practice facility in East Rutherford for “various motor vehicle and related disorderly persons offenses” that include “eluding police, a third-degree crime, obstructing administration of law, and resisting arrest, which are disorderly persons offense.” There were also motor vehicle charges for “reckless driving, disregarding an officer’s directions, improper turn in a marked traffic lane, and failure to remain in a marked lane,” according to a NY Daily News op-ed , titled “To better understand white privilege just look at Kyle Lauletta and the QB mess of the Buffalo Bills.”
NJ.com was the first to report on Lauletta’s arrest, noting the football player exhibited similar behavior in the same location just 24 hours before, but officers opted to mail him a summons rather than chase him down.
Weehawken police say it was only 8 a.m. when Lauletta was spotted driving his 2017 Jaguar recklessly in a busy area of Pleasant Avenue approaching Route 495 West, where he attempted to make an illegal right turn from the wrong lane despite being instructed by an officer to stay in his marked lane. Lauletta continued and nearly struck the officer before being stopped by another officer at the end of the Route 495 on-ramp, police said. He disobeyed police again when he was asked to show the officer his license and registration and refused to get out of his car.
I’m old enough to remember when police tased Milwaukee Bucks guard Sterling Brown and stepped on his ankle because he parked his car across two parking spots. https://t.co/OK120m7cLO
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) October 30, 2018
On Twitter Jemele Hill noted the difference between how Lauletta was treated in comparison to Milwaukee Bucks player, Sterling Brown, who is black, and in January was surrounded by 11 officers, slammed to the ground, stepped on and tasered for parking illegally in a handicap spot outside of a drugstore.
Crazy right?
Meanwhile records uncovered by NJ Advance Media show Lauletta’s driving record includes a reckless driving charge from his days at the University of Richmond. Court documents show he was caught driving 84 mph in a 55mph zone in Fairfax County, Va. on Jan. 11, 2017.
Lauletta paid a $150 fine and plead guilty to an amended charge of failure to obey a highway sign. His records show two other speeding charges as well, once in Virginia and once in Florida. A May 2017 speeding charge — 64 mph in a 45 mph zone — was amended under Virginia law to a misdemeanor and resulted in a fine of $114.
We’re not saying Lauletta had a beating coming to him, but it just seems interesting how bias would result in one athlete being over policed, while another athlete with a pretty bad driving record actually endangered the lives of an officer and managed to be treated in a manner that was more than fair…
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Ashanti is another year older but from the looks of that bawwwwwdy ain’t much changed! The singer turned 38 on October 13 but she’s still sharing some yammylicious images from her birthday trip to the Bahamas. Ashanti posted three sets of photos on her Instagram page to commemorate the occasion.
Back to Bday Recappin
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That bikini is fire though riiiight?
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