‘The Blackening’ – Trailer For Buzzy, Black Horror Satire Arrives: “We can’t all die first”
This June 16th, the world will finally be treated to a horror-comedy from director Tim Story that made waves at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. The Blackening is a biting satire about an ensemble of Black friends who find themselves in serious danger at a remote woodland cabin.
The Blackening is directed by Tim Story and written by Tracy Oliver & Dewayne Perkins. The film stars Grace Byers, Jermaine Fowler, Melvin Gregg, X Mayo, Dewayne Perkins, Antoinette Robertson, Sinqua Walls, with Jay Pharoah, and Yvonne Orji.
The movie centers around a group of Black friends who reunite for a Juneteenth weekend getaway only to find themselves trapped in a remote cabin with a twisted killer. Forced to play by his rules, the friends soon realize this ain’t no motherf****** game. Directed by Tim Story (Ride Along, Think Like A Man, Barbershop) and screenplay and screen story by Tracy Oliver (Girls Trip, Harlem) & Dewayne Perkins (The Amber Ruffin Show, Brooklyn Nine-Nine), The Blackening skewers genre tropes and poses the sardonic question: if the entire cast of a horror movie is Black, who dies first?
Lastly, what do you think of the trailer for The Blackening? Will you be headed to theaters for this violent comedy when it arrives on June 16th? Let us know on Twitter via @DreadCentral. We’re always around to chat about all things Black horror!
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