Best Black Horror Movies Ever
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1. The Eve (I) (2015)
Not Rated | 79 min | Horror, Thriller
Friends head off to the remote island of Martha's Vineyard to celebrate New Year's Eve and reconnect. As tensions rise, an unforeseen presence halts celebrations and instead turns their holiday into a fight to live through to the new year.
Director: Ritchie Steven Filippi | Stars: Evan Bass, Miriam LaChioma, Al Thompson, Miranda Noelle Wilson
Votes: 436
2. Hood of Horror (2006)
R | 84 min | Comedy, Horror
A hip hop horror anthology of three tales of terror told by the Hound of Hell that revolve around the residents of an inner-city neighborhood whose actions determine where they will go in the afterlife.
Director: Stacy Title | Stars: Snoop Dogg, Daniella Alonso, Anson Mount, Hawthorne James
Votes: 3,162 | Gross: $0.33M
3. Da Sweet Blood of Jesus (2014)
Not Rated | 123 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
An anthropologist awakes with a thirst for blood after an assistant stabs him with a cursed dagger.
Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Stephen Tyrone Williams, Zaraah Abrahams, Rami Malek, Elvis Nolasco
Votes: 1,945
4. The Inheritance (I) (2011)
Not Rated | 85 min | Horror, Thriller
Five ambitious cousins set out on a family reunion during the dead of winter. The purpose of the retreat is to secure their inheritance, a fortune that dates back many generations.
Director: Robert O'Hara | Stars: Rochelle Aytes, Golden Brooks, Janae Burney, Keith David
Votes: 843
5. Urban Menace (1999 Video)
R | 72 min | Action, Horror
An insane preacher (Snoop Dogg) seeks retribution from the local crime syndicate (Big Pun & Fat Joe) for the death of his family and the burning of his church.
Director: Albert Pyun | Stars: Snoop Dogg, Big Pun, Ice-T, Fat Joe
Votes: 2,114
6. The Evil One (2005 Video)
R | 112 min | Horror
Chicago's most dangerous neighborhood, Englewood, is experiencing a number of recent murders that are the work of a serial killer.
Director: Parris Reaves | Stars: Saadiqa Muhammad, Sherri Mills, Teara Hill Willborn, Stacey Wingfield
Votes: 109
7. Zombiez (2005 Video)
R | 83 min | Horror
A woman finds herself on the run from the living dead. Her friends are being slaughtered and she can find no help. Will she survive or will she too fall victim to the Zombiez?
Director: Zachary Snygg | Stars: Jenicia Garcia, Jackeem Sellers, Randy Clarke, Raymond Spencer
Votes: 517
8. Cryptz (2002 Video)
R | 78 min | Horror, Action, Comedy
When aspiring rappers Tymez Skwair, Fuzzy Down, and Likrish cross paths with stripper Stesha, they follow her to a mysterious strip club where the sexy ladies are really vampires in ... See full summary »
Director: Danny Draven | Stars: Choice Skinner, Rick Irvin, Dennis Waller, Lunden De'Leon
Votes: 244
9. Tara (2001 Video)
R | 85 min | Action, Drama, Horror
A vengeful madman and his would-be victims join forces to stave off an invasion by deadly vermin.
Director: Leslie Small | Stars: Isaiah Washington, Ice-T, Guy Torry, A.J. Johnson
Votes: 351
10. Ragdoll (1999)
R | 90 min | Fantasy, Horror
A teenage rapper uses his Gran's magic powers to help him in his revenge against those who put her in the hospital.
Director: Ted Nicolaou | Stars: Russell Richardson, Jennia Fredrique Aponte, Tarnell Poindexter, William Stanford Davis
Votes: 450
11. Killjoy (2000 Video)
R | 72 min | Fantasy, Horror
Three youngsters encounter an evil clown.
Director: Craig Ross Jr. | Stars: Angel Vargas, Vera Yell, Lee Marks, Dee Dee Austin
Votes: 2,174
12. Tales from the Quadead Zone (1987 Video)
62 min | Horror
Actress, Shirley L. Jones returns from director, Chester Novell Turner's first film, Black Devil Doll from Hell (1984), to star in director Turner's next camcorder opus. She reads 2 spooky ... See full summary »
Director: Chester Novell Turner | Stars: W.J. Rider, Doug Daverport, Johnnie Tanguy, Chris Calloway
Votes: 415
13. The House on Skull Mountain (1974)
PG | 89 min | Horror, Mystery
Murders occur at the southern estate of a voodoo priestess when four relatives gather to hear her will.
Director: Ron Honthaner | Stars: Victor French, Janee Michelle, Jean Durand, Mike Evans
Votes: 792
14. Nailed (2006)
R | 90 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
"Nailed" is a thriller about two men who break into a house in an attempt to escape arrest by police, and find instead a man lying on a bed, covered in bandages, whose caretaker might have ... See full summary »
Director: Adrian O'Connell | Stars: Charles Porter, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Sam Sarpong, Veronica Borchi
Votes: 514
15. Dead Heist (2007)
Not Rated | 80 min | Action, Crime, Horror
Four friends plan the perfect small town bank heist, but choose the wrong night. Their plans go horribly wrong when vampiric zombies attack the town and trap them in the bank. Can they escape with the money and their lives?
Director: Bo Webb | Stars: Big Daddy Kane, Brandon Xavier, D.J. Naylor, Dominic L. Santana
Votes: 1,066
16. Shadow: Dead Riot (2006)
R | 81 min | Action, Horror
Evil voodoo-practicing serial killer Shadow gets executed for murdering pregnant women. Twenty years later the prison Shadow was put to death at has been turned into an experimental women's... See full summary »
Director: Derek Wan | Stars: Tony Todd, Carla Greene, Nina Hodoruk, Michael Quinlan
Votes: 1,108
17. Crazy as Hell (2002)
R | 113 min | Drama, Thriller
Psychiatrist Ty Adams doesn't believe in using drugs, but the head of Sedah State Hospital does, then 'Satan' arrives ~ walk-in patient extraordinaire... From there it's a full-on freaky ride.
Director: Eriq La Salle | Stars: Michael Beach, Ronny Cox, Sinbad, Jane Carr
Votes: 1,110
18. Holla (2006)
R | 86 min | Horror
Tells the story of a TV star who is stranded with seven of her friends in a cabin on the grounds of Camp Diamond Creek. Also trapped with the group is a murderous sociopath.
Director: H.M. Coakley | Stars: Shelli Boone, Young Sir, Charles Porter, Michael Bergin
Votes: 231 | Gross: $0.17M
19. Somebody Help Me 2 (2010 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 74 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Brendan and Darryl have both moved on with their lives following the events at the cabin in the woods; not unscathed however. Coming up on the anniversary, Brendan is still having ... See full summary »
Director: Chris Stokes | Stars: Marques Houston, Omarion, Sonny King, Chrissy Stokes
Votes: 290
20. Somebody Help Me (2007 Video)
TV-14 | 96 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
The screenplay centers on characters Brendan Young and Darryl Jennings who take a trip to the Lake Arrowhead with a group of college friends to celebrate Young's girlfriend's birthday. ... See full summary »
Director: Chris Stokes | Stars: Marques Houston, Omarion, Braxton Davis, Donna Duplantier
Votes: 1,065
21. Leprechaun 5: In the Hood (2000 Video)
R | 90 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
When three rappers want to get even with a pimp, they accidentally unleash a leprechaun who goes on a killing rampage in tha 'hood.
Director: Rob Spera | Stars: Warwick Davis, Ice-T, Anthony Montgomery, Rashaan Nall
Votes: 8,365
22. Leprechaun 6: Back 2 Tha Hood (2003 Video)
R | 87 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
When Emily Woodrow and her friends happen on a treasure chest full of gold coins, they fail to heed the warnings of a wise old psychic, who had foretold that they would encounter trouble with a very nasty and protective Leprechaun.
Director: Steven Ayromlooi | Stars: Warwick Davis, Tangi Miller, Laz Alonso, Page Kennedy
Votes: 5,734
23. Zombies in Tha Hood (2014)
90 min | Comedy
A silly comedy that follows a young group of misfit youths from a local council estate who set out to save the so called hood from a wave of colorful and not so scary zombies. The group ... See full summary »
Director: Leon Mitchell | Stars: Karlene Bowling, Adam Byford, Victor Carvalho, Isaac Coulibali
Votes: 18
24. Hood of the Living Dead (2005 Video)
R | 90 min | Horror
Ricky is a promising young scientist whose experimental formula regenerates dying cells. Ever since his parents died, Ricky's been trying hard to balance work while taking care of his ... See full summary »
Directors: Eduardo Quiroz, Jose Quiroz | Stars: Chris Angelo, Jaysun Barr, Johanna Christensen, Al Daniels
Votes: 693
25. Now Eat (2000 Video)
76 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery
A rapper named Brotha Lynch Hung shots people in a home invasion. So a crazy witch casts a spell on him making him eat whatever he kills.
Director: Kerry Alan Williams | Stars: Brotha Lynch Hung, Art Battle, Loki, Sicx
Votes: 84
26. Blacula (1972)
PG | 93 min | Fantasy, Horror, Romance
An 18th-century African prince, turned into a vampire by Dracula, finds himself in modern-day Los Angeles.
Director: William Crain | Stars: William Marshall, Vonetta McGee, Denise Nicholas, Thalmus Rasulala
Votes: 7,862 | Gross: $3.00M
27. Tales from the Hood (1995)
R | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A funeral director tells four strange tales of horror with an African American focus to three drug dealers he traps in his place of business.
Director: Rusty Cundieff | Stars: Clarence Williams III, Corbin Bernsen, Joe Torry, De'aundre Bonds
Votes: 9,597 | Gross: $11.80M
28. Def by Temptation (1990)
R | 95 min | Horror
An evil succubus is preying on libidinous black men in New York City, and all that stands in her way is a minister-in-training, an aspiring actor, and a cop who specializes in cases involving the supernatural.
Director: James Bond III | Stars: James Bond III, Kadeem Hardison, Bill Nunn, Samuel L. Jackson
Votes: 2,408 | Gross: $2.22M
29. Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)
R | 100 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
A Caribbean vampire seduces a Brooklyn police officer who has no idea that she is half-vampire.
Director: Wes Craven | Stars: Eddie Murphy, Angela Bassett, Allen Payne, Kadeem Hardison
Votes: 25,103 | Gross: $19.75M
30. Abby (1974)
R | 89 min | Horror
A marriage counselor becomes possessed by a demon of sexuality when her father-in-law, an archaeologist and an exorcist, accidentally frees it while in Africa.
Director: William Girdler | Stars: Carol Speed, William Marshall, Terry Carter, Austin Stoker
Votes: 1,087
31. Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde (1976)
R | 87 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
When a black scientist develops a formula to regenerate dying liver cells and tests it on himself, it accidentally turns him into an albino monster with a lust for murdering prostitutes, pimps and drug dealers.
Director: William Crain | Stars: Bernie Casey, Rosalind Cash, Marie O'Henry, Ji-Tu Cumbuka
Votes: 602
32. Ganja & Hess (1973)
R | 112 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
After being stabbed with an ancient, germ-infested knife, a doctor's assistant finds himself with an insatiable desire for blood.
Director: Bill Gunn | Stars: Duane Jones, Marlene Clark, Bill Gunn, Sam L. Waymon
Votes: 2,595 | Gross: $0.02M
33. Mutant Vampire Zombies from the 'Hood! (2008)
TV-MA | 90 min | Action, Comedy, Horror
In the wake of a solar flare of unusual properties, a mismatched group of inner-city survivors must put aside their animosity to escape a Los Angeles now free of gang-bangers, but infested instead with blood-sucking zombies.
Director: Thunder Levin | Stars: C. Thomas Howell, Tyshawn Bryant, Rachel Montez Minor, Johanna Watts
Votes: 427
34. Night of the Cobra Woman (1972)
R | 85 min | Horror, Thriller
After being bitten by a cobra in the Philippines, Lena can turn herself into a snake and she stops aging. The curse comes with a price. The priestess Lena must consume cobra venom and vital young men to stay young.
Director: Andrew Meyer | Stars: Joy Bang, Marlene Clark, Roger Garrett, Vic Diaz
Votes: 496
35. Alabama's Ghost (1973)
PG | 96 min | Horror
Nightclub janitor discovers a secret room, finds old magician's belongings, tries on the costumes and becomes "Alabama, King of the Cosmos."
Director: Fredric Hobbs | Stars: Christopher Brooks, Peggy Browne, E. Kerrigan Prescott, Steven Kent Browne
Votes: 276
36. Voodoo Black Exorcist (1974)
R | 88 min | Horror
The mummy of long dormant, but powerful Caribbean voodoo priest Gatanebo gets revived on a luxury South Seas ocean liner and proceeds to terrorize the passengers.
Director: Manuel Caño | Stars: Aldo Sambrell, Tanyeka Stadler, Alexander Abrahan, Fernando Sancho
Votes: 408
37. Blackenstein (1973)
R | 78 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
Eddie is a Vietnam war veteran who loses both his arms and his legs when he steps on a land mine. A brilliant surgeon is able to attach new limbs, but his assistant switches the DNA injections, transforming him into a huge hulking monster.
Director: William A. Levey | Stars: John Hart, Ivory Stone, Joe De Sue, Roosevelt Jackson
Votes: 1,417
38. Insane in the Brain (2007 Video)
Not Rated | 78 min | Horror
Funky pheromones from a nearby whorehouse awakes the living dead, who rise from the grave seeking oral gratifying BRAINZZZ!!! Enter Goldie & Sloan, two undercover, black caddy ridin', ... See full summary »
Director: Chad Hendricks | Stars: John W. Sloan, Rhynell Brumfield, Bernicia Womack, JoKisha Brown
Votes: 43
39. Scream Blacula Scream (1973)
PG | 96 min | Fantasy, Horror
The vampire Mamuwalde (a.k.a. Blacula) is resurrected by voodoo and forced to kill again.
Director: Bob Kelljan | Stars: William Marshall, Don Mitchell, Pam Grier, Michael Conrad
Votes: 3,055 | Gross: $2.18M
40. The Beast Must Die (1974)
PG | 93 min | Horror, Mystery
Eight people are invited to an island estate for the weekend. One of them is a werewolf. Can you guess which one?
Director: Paul Annett | Stars: Calvin Lockhart, Peter Cushing, Marlene Clark, Charles Gray
Votes: 4,172
41. Black Mamba (1974)
Not Rated | 92 min | Horror
An American physician living in the Philippines does battle with an evil witch.
Director: George Rowe | Stars: John Ashley, Marlene Clark, Pilar Pilapil, Eddie Garcia
Votes: 83
42. Sugar Hill (1974)
PG | 91 min | Action, Crime, Horror
When her boyfriend is murdered by mobsters, Sugar Hill decides not to get mad, but BAD. She asks the voodoo priestess Mama Maitresse to summon Baron Samedi, the Lord of the Dead, to help ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Maslansky | Stars: Marki Bey, Robert Quarry, Don Pedro Colley, Betty Anne Rees
Votes: 2,302 | Gross: $0.03M
43. Little Dead Rotting Hood (2016)
Unrated | 88 min | Horror
The residents of a small town discover that something more sinister than killer wolves is lurking in the backwoods: first the wolves start turning up dead...then people.
Director: Jared Cohn | Stars: Eric Balfour, Bianca A. Santos, Romeo Miller, Patrick Muldoon
Votes: 1,406
44. Beloved (1998)
R | 172 min | Drama, History, Horror
A slave is visited by the spirit of a mysterious young woman.
Director: Jonathan Demme | Stars: Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover, Yada Beener, Emil Pinnock
Votes: 9,582 | Gross: $22.85M
45. Bloodsucka Jones (2013)
Not Rated | 107 min | Comedy, Horror
Bloodsucka Jones rises from the pages of legend to help a chronically confused David and would-be vampire hunter Tony, save David from his vampire girlfriend's brother and his pop-collared cronies.
Director: Justin Armao | Stars: Preston Gant, Maria Canapino, Justin Armao, Travis Woods
Votes: 118
46. The Midnight Hour (1985 TV Movie)
Unrated | 94 min | Comedy, Horror, Romance
Phil, Melissa, Mitch, Mary, and Vinnie are high school friends, who unwittingly raise the dead on Halloween night. Once the dead have returned, Pitchford Cove will never be the same again....or will it?
Director: Jack Bender | Stars: Jonelle Allen, Shari Belafonte, LeVar Burton, Peter DeLuise
Votes: 2,233
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