If you are looking for horror movies with black main protagonists to watch on Halloween, you should definitely check our picks for the best 5 Black Horror Movies.
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The 5 Best Black Horror Movies
Among all horror movies with black main protagonists, we have chosen for you the best black horror movies you should watch on Halloween. Here is our 5 best black horror movies list.
5. Us (2019)
4. Candyman (1992)
3. Nope (2022)
2. Blade (1998)
1. Get Out (2017)
Keep reading for more information about each movie on this list.
5. Us (2019)
Director: Jordan Peele Writer: Jordan Peele
This 2019 American horror film tells the story of a family’s serene beach vacation that turns to chaos when their doppelgängers appear and begin to terrorize them.
Starring:
- Lupita Nyong’o
- Winston Duke
- Elisabeth Moss
4. Candyman (1992)
Director: Bernard Rose Writers: Clive Barker, and Bernard Rose.
Based on Clive Barker’s short story “The Forbidden”, the 1992 American gothic supernatural horror film follows a Chicago graduate student completing a thesis on urban legends and folklore, which leads her to the legend of the “Candyman”, the ghost of an African-American artist and the son of a slave who was murdered in the late 19th century for his relationship with the daughter of a wealthy white man.
Starring:
- Virginia Madsen
- Xander Berkeley
- Tony Todd
3. Nope (2022)
Director: Jordan Peele Writer: Jordan Peele
This 2022 American neo-Western science fiction horror film tells the story of the residents of a lonely gulch in inland California bear witness to an uncanny and chilling discovery.
Starring:
- Daniel Kaluuya
- Keke Palmer
- Brandon Perea
2. Blade (1998)
Director: Stephen Norrington Writer: David S. Goyer
Based on the Marvel Comics superhero of the same name, the 1998 American superhero horror film follows Blade who is a Dhampir, a human with vampire strengths but not their weaknesses, who together with his mentor Abraham Whistler and hematologist Karen Jenson, fights against vampires, namely the exceptionally vicious Deacon Frost.
Starring:
- Wesley Snipes
- Stephen Dorff
- Kris Kristofferson
1. Get Out (2017)
Director: Jordan Peele Writer: Jordan Peele
Get Out (2017) is a 2017 American psychological horror film that follows a young black man (Kaluuya), who uncovers shocking secrets when he meets the family of his white girlfriend (Williams).
Starring:
- Daniel Kaluuya
- Allison Williams
- Bradley Whitford
This was our list of the 5 best black horror movies. Do you agree with our list? Please let us know in the comments below.