Horror Noire: Cast Announced For Shudder African-American Horror Series
TV anthology Horror Noire premieres in October on Shudder.
Shudder's upcoming anthology series Horror Noire, inspired by the nonfiction book and the documentary Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror, will feature six stories, each presented as a two-hour TV movie—"Daddy," "Bride Before You," "Brand of Evil," "The Lake," "Sundown" and "Fugue State."
The original book examined African-American history and its relationship with horror. The upcoming TV series will serve as a companion with new TV movies written and directed by African-American artists.
The producers recently announced that 13 actors have been added to its cast, including Erica Ash, Lesley-Ann Brandt, and Luke James. Other cast members are Rachel True, Brandon Mychal Smith, Sean Patrick Thomas, Peter Stormare, Malcolm Barrett, Tone Bell, Lavell Crawford, Tony Todd, Nathaniel Logan McIntyre, and Lenora Crichlow.
Brandt and McIntyre will appear in "The Lake," written by husband-and-wife writing duo Steven Barnes and Tananarive Due. James will appear in "Daddy," written by Victor LaValle. Smith will appear in "Brand of Evil," written by Ezra C. Daniels. Ash, Stormare, Bell, and Crawford will appear in "Sundown," written by Al Letson. Crichlow and Thomas will appear in "Bride Before You," written by Shernold Edwards. Barrett, True, and Todd will appear in "Fugue State," written by Barnes and Due.
Horror Noire continues Shudder's commitment to offering an inclusive and diverse range of horror stories exploring issues of culture, race, and existential anxieties essential to the genre.
Dr. Robin R. Means Coleman, author of Horror Noire: Blacks in American Horror Films from the 1890s to Present, is consulting on the series. Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror documentary producers Ashlee Blackwell, Phil Nobile Jr., and Kelly Ryan will also be consultants on the series.
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