Black horror films are having a moment right now, with the upcoming releases of The Blackening and The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster.
The genre has gained renewed interest in the past few years as the desire for more diverse films grows.
When many people think of old Black horror movies, the first one that often comes to mind is Blacula.
But there was another film that came out decades before that was classic Blaxploitation horror.
Son of Ingagi is a creature feature that was released in 1940, and was the first horror movie with an all Black cast.
In a time in which Black actors were often stuck in roles as servants or criminals, Son of Ingagi showed Black people in an entirely different light, a rare feat given the state of civil rights during that time.
This predecessor to the Black horror genre has gone largely unnoticed by most,…
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