Tales from the Hood Deep-Rooted Appreciation

[Danie84]

...can we talk about how this underrated Classic Horror gem is still relevant to our plight today:

Pigs Brutality, Slavery Reparations, and Black-on-Black violence All the vignettes were gut-wrenchingly TRILL, but Krazy K's FUKKERY really burnt my 90s kid Soul slow

"Cain was the world's first murderer"

"He slayed his brother"
"And how many BROTHERS HAVE YOU SLAIN"

 

[Numero Deux]

Great flick, everyone seems to forgotten about it though. The experiences of being black in America wrapped up in entertaining, horror stories. There was relevant message in every one of them that one could connect to.

Most flicks show people of other races filtered through the eyes of white folks. This one showed whites through the lens of black folks in America and was completely unapologetic about what it showed-those cops and their pet Uncle Tom, along with that KKK politican and the skinhead, all getting their comeuppance.

 

[Apollo Creed]

Came out when I was a kid and my uncle made me watch it, did not understand it what so ever as I was in 1st or 2nd grade at the time. Saw it again as an adult and all I can say is WOW.

 

[saturn7]

Have'nt seen this in a good minute.

".....and this ain't the terror dome neither!"

Lol @ edit Ileana's cuz from Menace. Made the term "nigglet" popular

 

[LauderdaleBoss]

Classic film.

I wish we had more black horror movies

 

[Apollo Creed]

Classic film.

I wish we had more black horror movies

Thing is this was waaaaaay deeper than being a horror flick

 

[Idaeo]

I need to re-watch this...I haven't seen it in at least 15-20 years.

Spoiler

I feel even saying that

 

[LauderdaleBoss]

Thing is this was waaaaaay deeper than being a horror flick

Of course.

I wouldn't mind seeing any type of well thought out creatively deep black movie of any genre really.

 

[feelosofer]

Yea, this movie is a underrated gem, and it's crazy how relevant the issues in the movie are still to this day. Nothing changed over 20 years.

 

[SAJ!!]

Very Underrated.

 

[Apollo Creed]

Of course.

I wouldn't mind seeing any type of well thought out creatively deep black movie of any genre really.

And really I can't even call this "scary" as it was more so stories of "bad guys" meeting Karma for most of the tales.

 

[LauderdaleBoss]

And really I can't even call this "scary" as it was more so stories of "bad guys" meeting Karma for most of the tales.

True, horror was pretty much the vehicle used to drive the message.

 

[FaTaL]

 

[Apollo Creed]

The Last Story with Hakeem is literally the story of Chicago kids

 

[Red Shield]

Hard-Core Convert was the scariest segment


Surprised there was never more black horror flicks.