Scare Level: SpoopyTrigger Warnings: Homophobia, racism, bury your gays, several homophobic slurs, the n-word (though used entirely by people in the community), blood and gore, potential gaslighting or hypnotism (unclear), one racist ass DraculaIt's time to talk about the original black horror movie about the man himself, Mamuwalde aka Blacula! An African Prince appeals to Count Dracula to stop the slave trade and Dracula rewards him by attempting enslave his wife, turning into a vampire, and locking him in a coffin for a few hundred years. And that's all in the first five minutes!The BasicsDirector: William CrainWriters: Joan Torres, Raymond KoenigStars: William Marshall, Vonetta McGee, Denise NicholasWhat’s it about?IMDB says: An ancient African prince, turned into a vampire by Dracula himself, finds himself in modern Los Angeles.This month we’re focusing on horror films with black directors and as far as it goes, this is the classic. William Crain was directing this movie when there weren’t many black directors making movies and certainly not ones that look like this. What’s everybody’s history with this movie?RecommendationsAaron - The WizShawn - JD's RevengeAlicia - A Vampire in BrooklynEmily- CandymanBen - Dolemite is My NameJeremy - BonesFollow our guestsAaron AmosTwitter: @aaronjamosShawn PryorTwitter: @shawnrpryorShawnpryor.comAlicia WhitleyTwitter: @aliciawhitleyFollow us on twitter @proghorrorpodFollow Emily on twitter @megamothEmily's Website: Megamoth.netFollow Ben on twitter @benthekahnPre-Order Ben's new book, Renegade Rule.Follow Jeremy on twitter @jrome58Visit his website at JeremyWhitley.comRSS Feed: https://feeds.transistor.fm/progressively-horrifiedWebsite: https://progressivelyhorrified.transistor.fm/Join our Patreon at: patreon.com/progressivelyhorrified to support the show, get bonus episodes, early access to upcoming episodes, and a cool Progressively Horrified t-shirt.Come back next week! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★Take our listener survey: http://bit.ly/progressivelyhorrified-surveySign up to support Progressively Horrified on Patreon for as little as $5 a month and get bonus episodes! https://www.patreon.com/c/progressivelyhorrified Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.