Jun 9, 20235 min read‘The Blackening’ Director Tim Story and Co-Writer Tracy Oliver on Balancing Smart Scares with Infectious Comedy [Interview]Get ready for a great time when the acclaimed horror-comedy The Blackening releases in theaters on June 16, 2023, just in time for Juneteenth. The Blackening “centers around a group of Black friends who reunite for a Juneteenth weekend getaway only to find themselves trapped in a remote cabin with a twisted killer. Forced to play by his […] The post ‘The Blackening’ Director Tim Story and Co-Writer Tracy Oliver on Balancing Smart Scares with Infectious Comedy [Interview] appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.
Sep 13, 20224 min read‘The Blackening’ Review – All-Black Slasher Is Equal Parts Comedy and CommentaryDirector Tim Story’s slasher The Blackening has a killer premise: if all of the characters are Black, who dies first? In the adaptation of 3peat’s Comedy Central short, co-writers Dewayne Perkins and Tracy Oliver strand a group of friends at a remote cottage in the woods for Juneteenth (yes holiday horror!). Unbeknownst to them, the […] The post ‘The Blackening’ Review – All-Black Slasher Is Equal Parts Comedy and Commentary appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.