While everyone loves a good horror hero or a triumphant final girl, horror films would be nothing without the villains that create the thrills and chills.
While Black people have historically been the first to die in a horror flick, we often forget the instances when they are the first to kill – as the charismatic or terrifying villain that sets the film’s action into motion. Whether it’s an evil narrator, a teenager on a killing spree, a sweet grandmother with a secret, or a supernatural force, these big bad antagonists create spooky movie magic.
Take a look at some of the most bone-chilling Black horror villains in film below.
01The Tethered – Us, 2019Jordan Peele proved he was a master of screams sprinkled with social commentary with his 2019 sophomore film. A legion of doppelgangers, led by Red (Lupita Nyong’o) emerges from below to taste life on the “right” side of society – leaving a trail of blood as they try to replace their equal. 
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