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RICHARD LAWSON
You might have seen him in several movies and tv shows, doctor, Vietnam War Vet, & actor Richard Lawson starred in some of the 70s and 80s best horror movies: SCREAM BLACULA SCREAM, SUGAR HILL, AUDREY ROSE, POLTERGEIST

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2021-02-23

PAM GRIER
Living legend co-starred (with William H. Marshall) as Voodoo apprentice Lisa Fortier in SCREAM BLACULA SCREAM (1973), sequel of BLACULA, the cult movie that kickstarted the Blacksploitation horror genre.

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2020-02-10

KEN FOREE
A modern icon of the genre, Ken Foree has been in horror movies since Romero's DAWN OF THE DEAD (1978). Other titles include FROM BEYOND (1986) and 's HALLOWEEN (2007) & THE DEVIL'S REJECTS (2005) among MANY others.

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2019-02-27

ANGELA BASSETT
Modern legend Angela Bassett stars as NYPD detective Rita Veder who turns out to be a Dhampir (a half vampire) in Wes Craven's A VAMPIRE IN BROOKLYN (1995) along w/ Eddie Murphy, who also co-wrote and produced the movie.

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2019-02-16

WESLEY SNIPES
Long before , another black superhero jumped off the comic pages onto the big screen w/ 3 great horror movies (one directed by ) from 1998 to 2004: BLADE! Starring (we miss ya)

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2019-02-09