Black Horror Journal

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Black Horror Journal is a podcast where creativity, Black History, and pop culture intersect with horror. 

  1. Jul 2

    Meet The Minds Behind 'The Ratchet Killer'

    There's a new slasher in town, and for now, we know him as "The Ratchet Killer." Listen as I interview twin brother director duo Rasheed and Saeed Green, who independently created "Ratchet," a horror movie that takes viewers on a journey through an urban landscape with a unique twist. Here, they discuss the filmmaking process and how sometimes you may get caught up in something you're not morally aligned with, much to your detriment.   Connect  @BlackHorrorJournal on Instagram @Starr_Rocque on Threads Listen & Subscribe  Available on all major podcast platforms.  Apple Podcasts  Spotify  Google Podcasts iHeartRadio SEO Keywords Ratchet Movie, Rasheed Green, Saeed Green, The Urbans, Clifton Powell   Ratchet Movie on IMDB

    Meet The Minds Behind 'The Ratchet Killer'

  2. Apr 3

    The Black Exorcist Drama: Abby Deserved Better

    In this episode, we explore the legal drama that derailed "The Black Exorcist" and caused it to fall into obscurity until it resurfaced as "Abby," the story of a Christian woman possessed by a demon that ironically frees her, for a brief moment, from her life of being everything for everyone, possession through a patriarchal lens, and more.  Connect  @BlackHorrorJournal on Instagram @Starr_Rocque on Threads Listen & Subscribe  Available on all major podcast platforms.  Apple Podcasts  Spotify  Google Podcasts iHeartRadio SEO Keywords Abby 1974, The Black Exorcist, William Marshall, The Exorcist, Eshu  Research  "Abby" Full Movie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvSwjBAYpp0&t=20s Eshu - Yoruba Orisha https://www.britannica.com/topic/Eshu https://www.nytimes.com/1974/12/26/archives/screen-abby-about-a-black-family-and-exorcism.htm https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/28/movies/carol-speed-dead.html?searchResultPosition=1 https://filmbunnies.wordpress.com/2008/08/13/abby-hoed-william-girdlers-abby-1974/ https://www.dreadcentral.com/editorials/521122/abby-is-not-your-rip-off-of-the-exorcist/ Sugar Hill: Supernatural Payback x A Brief History Of Voodoohttps://share.alivepodcastnetwork.com/sugar-hill-supernatural-payback-x-a-brief-history-of-voodoo

    The Black Exorcist Drama: Abby Deserved Better

  3. Feb 20

    Mantan Moreland: The First Black Man To Die In A Horror Movie

    In this episode, we take a look at Mantan Moreland, who became the first Black man to die in a modern mainstream horror movie. Moreland has a complicated legacy rooted in vaudeville and as the poster child for Black stereotypes in cinema, but his death in 1968's "Spider Baby," was symbolic of Hollywood's, and by extension, the world's troubling relationship with Black Lives in real life, and on film. We also explore how the erosion of censorship under the Hays Code and the end of the Civil Rights Era played roles in his career as well.  Black Horror Journal On Instagram Listen & Subscribe  Available on all major podcast platforms.  Apple Podcasts  Spotify  Google Podcasts iHeartRadio SEO Keywords Mantan Moreland, Bamboozled, Spider Baby, Duane Jones, Night of the Living Dead, Vaudville, Spook, Coon, Minstrel, Horror Movies, Black Horror, Black Guy Dies First, Horror Movie Tropes, Black History, Cinema History, Hays Code, Censorship Research   On The Film That Introduced the Trope Of The Black Guy Dying First The Hays Code Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz Fought to Keep 'I Love Lucy' on Air Throughout Her Pregnancy Spider Baby Horror Noir: Blacks In American Horror From The 1890s To Present 10 Horror Movies That Shaped Black Horror History Mantan the Funny Man: The Life and Times of Mantan Moreland The Black Guy Dies First

    Mantan Moreland: The First Black Man To Die In A Horror Movie

  4. Jan 17

    5 Horror Movies We're Looking Forward To In 2026

    The five movies and/or TV/serieses that we're looking forward to watching this year include, "They Will Kill You," "Ratchet," "Night Patrol," and more.

    5 Horror Movies We're Looking Forward To In 2026

  5. Jan 2

    How Emmett Till's Lynching Inspired "The Twilight Zone"

    Emmett Till takes a quick dive into how the lynching of Emmett Till in 1955 inspired then rising talent Rod Serling to create his iconic tv show, "The Twilight Zone."  Connect  @BlackHorrorJournal on Instagram @Starr_Rocque on Threads Listen & Subscribe  Available on popular podcast platforms.  Spotify Apple Podcasts  Google Podcasts iHeartRadio Deezer PlayerFM Podcast Addict SEO Keywords Emmett Till, The Twilight Zone, Rod Serling, Civil Rights Era  Research  https://www.history.com/articles/emmett-till https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/early-run-censors-led-rod-serling-twilight-zone-180971837/ https://www.ithaca.edu/node/45197#:~:text=Born%20in%20Syracuse%2C%20New%20York,the%20golden%20age%20of%20television. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/26/arts/television/jordan-peele-twilight-zone.html https://leaguewriters.blogspot.com/2010/09/censorship-and-twilight-zone.html

    How Emmett Till's Lynching Inspired "The Twilight Zone"

  6. 12/16/2025

    When Cicely Tyson Was Ebenita Scrooge

    How "A Christmas Carol," the classic Charles Dickens Christmas ghost story spawned remakes and reimaginings in unexpected ways, including a version that starred Cicely Tyson as the first Black woman to play Scrooge.   Connect  @BlackHorrorJournal on Instagram @Starr_Rocque on Threads Listen & Subscribe  Available on popular podcast platforms.  Spotify Apple Podcasts  Google Podcasts iHeartRadio Deezer PlayerFM Podcast Addict SEO Keywords A Christmas Carol, Cicely Tyson, Ebenita Scrooge, Ebony Scrooge, Vanessa L. Williams, A Diva's Christmas Carol Research  https://www.history.com/articles/christmas-tradition-ghost-stories https://www.jezebel.com/bah-herbug-a-history-of-female-scrooges-1793853705 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0694082/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0270317/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0130883/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0642719/ https://www.oxfordcastleandprison.co.uk/about/news/why-do-we-tell-ghost-stories-at-christmas/ https://kentuckylantern.com/2024/12/27/for-enslaved-people-the-holiday-season-was-a-time-for-revelry-and-a-brief-window-to-fight-back/ https://variety.com/1997/tv/reviews/ms-scrooge-1117329571/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9C4aaPDoYY

    When Cicely Tyson Was Ebenita Scrooge

  7. 12/02/2025

    Robert Johnson: The First Member Of The Illuminati?

    In this episode, we delve into the story of real-life Mississippi Delta blues legend Robert Johnson. He was a man whose life was shrouded in mystery and folklore that alleges he sold his soul to the devil in exchange for extraordinary music skills. He also inspired the character, "Sammie," from Ryan Couglar's "Sinners."  Connect  @BlackHorrorJournal on Instagram @Starr_Rocque on Threads Listen & Subscribe  Available on popular podcast platforms.  Spotify Apple Podcasts  Google Podcasts iHeartRadio Deezer PlayerFM Podcast Addict SEO Keywords Robert Johnson, Devil at the Crossroads, Blues, Blues History, Sinners, Mississippi Delta, Mississippi Delta Blues Black Horror Journal Episode 2  10 Moments That Shaped Black Horror History Research  https://www.britannica.com/biography/Robert-Johnson-American-musician https://magnoliatribune.com/2023/07/13/robert-johnson-the-man-myth-legend-and-legacy/ https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2010/06/music-monday-blues-robert-johnson-honeyboy-edwards/ https://www.americanbluesscene.com/robert-johnson-death-certificate/

    Robert Johnson: The First Member Of The Illuminati?

  8. 11/17/2025

    Welcome to Haintland

    In this episode, I interview author and editor Margeaux Weston. Margeaux has written several history books, and she recently launched Haintland on Substack, where she writes spooky tales rooted in the Southern Gothic. Here, we chat about her plans for making Haintland a place where other speculative authors and speculative enthusiasts can contribute to the community, how to write a good scary story, what the heck a haint is, anyway, and more.  Connect  @BlackHorrorJournal on Instagram @Starr_Rocque on Threads @AuthorMargeaux on Threads Haintland.Substack.com Listen & Subscribe  Available on popular podcast platforms.  Spotify Apple Podcasts  Google Podcasts iHeartRadio Deezer PlayerFM Podcast Addict SEO Keywords Haint, Voodoo, Hoodoo, Black Horror, Jordan Peele, American Horror Story, Louisiana, Baton Rouge, Horror Writing

    Welcome to Haintland
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