'The Blackening' Review: A Hilarious Horror Spoof

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If there’s one type of movie I love, it’s a horror/ thriller. Wrap it up. Put a bow on it. Add some glitter. If it’s a scary movie, I’m going to watch it. Add a huge splash of Black comedy in the mix, and you’ve got me hooked and ready for the sequel before opening day.

I don’t know if it’s just me, but I’ve dubbed a specific genre of movies “black people movies“. IYKYK. And ‘The Blackening’ is now number one on that list. It’s one of the funniest movies I’ve seen in a long time. There’s nothing like sitting in a room full of Black people and laughing at jokes you know were written specifically for you.

The tagline “We Can’t All Die First” is honestly all I needed to see to know this movie was going to be right up my alley. It’s a great call out to every Black person in a horror movie being the first one to die. Clearly, we’re all quite sick of it. The masked killer in this cabin-in-the-woods thriller takes that trope and turns it into a game of “Who’s the Blackest?” where no one truly wins.

There are way more laughs than thrills, but this comedic horror does its job and then some. Don’t be fooled, though. There are a few jump scares that might have you screaming out in the theater. But don’t let that deter you if you aren’t a scary movie buff.

‘The Blackening’ puts a lot of things into question and presents the cast with a quandary that tests their “Black Card”.