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weirdlookindog · 1 year

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Vonetta McGee in Blacula (1972).

#blacula #vonetta mcgee #1970s movies #william crain #horror

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atomic-chronoscaph · 2 years

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William Marshall as Blacula (1972)

#william marshall #blacula #70s movies #70s horror #70s blaxploitation #prince mamuwalde #william crain #vampires #seventies #1972

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videoreligion · 3 months

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Happy Black History Month! Quick list of some of my favorite black horror directors, whose works stay in regular rotation around here.

#Bill Gunn #Chester Novell Turner #Ernest Dickerson #James Bond III #Kasi Lemmons #Michael Mfume #Rusty Cundieff #William Crain #Eve's Bayou #Ax 'Em #Ganja & Hess #Demon Knight #Tales from the Hood #Blacula #Dr. Black and Mr. Hyde #Def by Temptation #Horror Movies #black history month #cult cinema

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schlock-luster-video · 6 months

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On October 31, 1998, Blacula was screened on Svengoolie.

Here's some new William Marshall art!

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elvira-movie-macabre · 2 years

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Movie Macabre 106 - Blacula (1972)

Movie Macabre Season 01 - Episode 06 (006) Original Air Date: 01 November 1981

Blacula (1972) Directed by William Crain Written by Joan Torres and Raymond Koenig

"An ancient African prince, turned into a vampire by Dracula himself, finds himself in modern Los Angeles." (IMDB)

Starring: William Marshall Vonetta McGee Denise Nicholas Thalmus Rasulala

Blacula was the sixth movie featured on Elvira's Movie Macabre first season. Equal parts supernatural horror and Blaxploitation film, Blacula is a film that continues to have an important spot in horror history. Though I had never seen Blacula, cultural osmosis led me to believe I knew more about this movie.

Prince Mamuwalde is a cultural ambassador sent to open relations with Transylvania and the rest of the world. Dracula, a racist who delights in enslaving people, takes offense to Mamuwalde's demand that he stop all slave trade in Transylvania. So Dracula turns Mamuwalde into a vampire, and curses him with a terrible name.

Luckily, no one calls him Blacula. What follows is a quintessential story about a vampire trying to reunite with their lost love while wrestling with their demons. William Crain's directing tends more towards action than horror, which I think benefits the film greatly. Elements that could seem cheesy come off more exciting. The film makes excellent use of light and shadow.

The story is very character-driven. The four central performances are all captivating in their own ways. We get to know a lot about these characters just based on how they carry themselves or interact with others. These are strong, intelligent, confident characters.

Overall, Blacula was a highlight of these first six Movie Macabre features. It's easy to see how Blaxploitation films, their casts, and their creators influenced so much of American pop culture at the time. Add Blacula to your watchlist if you enjoy supernatural action and character driven stories.

This film also features The Hues Corporation. Most well known for their song "Rock the Boat," the group recorded three songs for Blacula. I saw a lot of reviews complaining about the almost complete performance of "There He Is Again" in the middle of movie. I loved this moment. The song feels like a message, both to the audience and the characters. It doesn't slow the pace of the film. And look at the joy. This is a group of people doing what they love to do. I love to see it.

#elvira #elvira mistress of the dark #elvira's movie macabre #elvira movie macabre #horror host #horror film #70s horror #horror movie #horror #movie macabre #vampires #blacula #william crain #movies #the hues corporation

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erstwhile-punk-guerito · 1 year

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#blacula #william marshall #vonetta mcgee #denise nicholas #gordon pinsent #charles macaulay #thalmus rasulala #william crain #1972

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b-movieenema · 4 months

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Dr. Black and Mr. Hyde came from Blacula's director William Crain and continued the tradition of blaxploitation monster films. This is one that has some decent ideas in it. Maybe not quite up to par wtih Blacula but still a fun one to watch.

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moviesandmania · 6 months

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BLACULA (2024) Reboot of the blaxploitation classic coming in 2024

Variety has reported that a reboot of the blaxploitation horror classic Blacula is still in the works! Reporting on a 50th-anniversary screening of the original classic taking place at the Fine Arts Theater in Beverly Hills on October 24th Variety notes that the upcoming Blacula reboot movie is “slated for release next Halloween.” That’s Halloween, 2024. “The new film is a modern reimagining of…

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#2024 #Blacula #blaxploitation #Deon Taylor #film #Micah Ranum #movie #news #reboot #Scream Blacula Scream #william crain #william marshall

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vintage1981 · 8 months

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Blacula: Return of the King with Rodney Barnes and Jason Shawn Alexander | Sig Slayers Classics

The creative team behind Blacula: Return of the King discuss bringing the 70s cult classic to the comics. Writer/producer Rodney Barnes and master illustrator Jason Shawn Alexander take us through what it took to acquire the rights to Blacula and create this new epic graphic novel.

#youtube #Blacula #William Marshall #Prince Mamuwalde #Rodney Barnes #Jason Shawn Alexander #MGM #American International Pictures #William Crain #Blacula: Return of the King #Dracula

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streamondemand · 2 years

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'Blacula' – an African prince finds eternal life on Criterion Channel and AMC+

‘Blacula’ – an African prince finds eternal life on Criterion Channel and AMC+

The “blaxploitation” films of the 1970s—the term referred to exploitation films featuring African-American heroes and anti-heroes—leaned heavily on urban crime dramas and gangster movies but soon reached out to other genres, including westerns and horror films. The first and most successful of these was Blacula (1972), directed for American International Pictures by William Crain and starring…