Tales from the Hood

"We need more black perspectives in horror! This movie is not only fun but you can tell how meaningful it was to the folks making it, wanting to talk about the issues in they find their own communities through a horror lens which is always a great way to shed light on things without alienation. Horror is a universal language. "

"SO fun, a great slice of campy 90's black-directed, black-produced horror. the american flag is purposefully used in two shorts to highlight the hypocrisy of the american judicial and administrative systems with regards to black men--most memorably clutched by a 'former' KKK member like a security blanket trying to ward off his ancestral and personal karma. the mural short feels like a homage to the original Candyman film, and that one is the most emotionally devastating wrt police brutality. but my favorite is the monster short, with the sympathetic magic and the teacher who makes a difference by paying attention and acting on his gut instincts (not really sure why the mother was flirting with another man so hard so close to her husband coming home, but ok). the classroom design brought me right back to my elementary school years (tho we didn't have the fancy dress code)."

"Old classic I watched growing up. Great storytelling throughout this film. Three young hustlers looking for stolen drugs in a mortuary become interested in the stories being told by the undertaker. "

"I remember going to see this alone in high school. It was great I even found it scary even though it had comedic moments. Definitely a classic. Like the Lost Boys. "

"Shocktober 2024: One of the most consistent horror anthology movies I've ever seen. All of the vignettes are at such a high quality that it's somewhat astounding. I could see any of them being someone's favorite. Hell, even the overarching framing device is fantastic with the Crypt Keeper-like mortician played by Clarence Williams III striking JUST the right tone. He was consistently balanced between creepy, silly, and irreverent, but he managed to never get so silly that he'd lose message or so preachy that he'd become boring. He's a great character and ties together the movie even better than its themes and pov already tie it together."

"One of my favorite horror films of all time ."

"Tales from the Cryp…i mean Hood is about these three knuckleheads who go to a Funeral Home to get “The Sh*T.” It’s Junior from Players Club, Chicago from Poetic Justice, & Stacy from The Wood(Pause). The “mortician” who runs said “funeral home” needs a comb very bad & begins to tell Are You Afraid Of The Dark stories about these dead people. There’s a zombie politician, a monster with weak bones, dolls dressed like Kanye, & a twist. RIP Moesha boyfriend to."

"Nothing scared me more than this when I was a kid. Still top 5 best horror anthologies ever! "

"I nice blend of hood and horror with meaningful plots"

"Rest in peace, Clarence Williams III."