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Horror noir (sometimes referred to as noir horror or hyphenated as horror-noir; lit. ' black horror ' ) is a film subgenre that blends elements of both horror and noir . It combines the dark, atmospheric qualities of noir with the suspense and fear typical of horror, creating a hybrid genre that integrates aspects of both.
Horror Noire is a 2021 American anthology horror film directed by Zandashé Brown, Robin Givens, Rob Greenlea and Kimani Ray Smith, and written by Tananarive Due, Steven Barnes, Ezra Claytan Daniels, Victor LaValle, Shernold Edwards and Al Letson.
The Universal horror film that comes closest to noir, in story and sensibility, is The Invisible Man (1933), directed by Englishman James Whale and photographed by American Arthur Edeson. Edeson later photographed The Maltese Falcon (1941), widely regarded as the first major film noir of the classic era. [30]
Film noir is not a clearly defined genre (see here for details on the characteristics). Therefore, the composition of this list may be controversial. To minimize dispute the films included here should preferably feature a footnote linking to a reliable, published source which states that the mentioned film is considered to be a film noir by an expert in this field, e.g.
Horror Noire had its world premiere on February 1, 2019 at Grauman's Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, California. [2] [10] On February 4, 2019, the film was shown on a double bill with Tales from the Hood at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. [2] Horror Noire was made available for streaming on the streaming service Shudder on February 7, 2019. [2] [11]
Black horror (also known as racial horror and horror noir) is a horror subgenre that focuses on African-American characters and narratives. It is largely a film genre. It is largely a film genre. Black horror typically, but not always, has Black creators.
Among the Living is a 1941 American horror film noir [2] directed by Stuart Heisler and starring Albert Dekker, Susan Hayward, Harry Carey and Frances Farmer. [1] [3] Its plot follows a man whose deranged twin brother resurfaces after he arrives in town to claim his inheritance.
Jacques Tourneur (/ ˈ t ʊr n ər /; French:; November 12, 1904 – December 19, 1977) was a French-American filmmaker, active during the Golden Age of Hollywood.He was known as an auteur of stylish and atmospheric genre films, many of them for RKO Pictures, including the horror films Cat People, I Walked with a Zombie, and The Leopard Man, and the classic film noir Out of the Past.