Black Actors Who Survived Scary Movies
Angela Bassett, Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)
OK, so Vampire in Brooklyn is not your standard slasher or gory horror flick, but it still has a body count along with many comedic moments. This is a cult black horror film classic starring Bassett and Eddie Murphy — who were both on top of Black Hollywood’s thrones at the time. Bassett played Det. Rita Veder who turns out to be a half-vampire and almost mate of Murphy’s Maximilian, a Caribbean vampire.