Blacula

Yeah, exactly.

I mean, I think a while back I did a blog post where I put Scream Blackula Scream, you know, the sequel to Blackula.

And I put that in the same blog post as the Doctor 5 sequel, because I mentioned that it was rare during that time where horror movies had, you know, in the early 70s at least, had... excellent sequels you know so that's why i put those two in one blog to post together i can't remember the name but it was something like you know um rare horror movies from the early 70s with excellent sequels and then you know i discussed both scream black glass scream and uh you know, Dr. Phibes rises again.

And, you know, that is even wilder.

Previously, zombies were referred to as mindless slaves usually created by voodoo rituals like I Walk With a Zombie, but this idea of flesh-eating cannibalism from reanimated corpses was new territory and the film shocked audiences with its visceral images and black lead actor.

From here, movies like Blackula became icons in the black community where you have these intelligent, in-depth characters that aren't just furniture.

Night of the Living Dead encompassed the racial turmoil of the 1960s and as the decade passed with more gruesome stories and terrifying films with relatable characters, we moved into the 1970s where some of the greatest classics and pioneers of the genre were created.

The 1970s of horror is one of the golden ages of the genre out of the sheer amount of influential movies that came out during the decade.