I Will Survive! Black Horror Film Characters Who Made It To The End

It’s scary out here, y’all!

From a ghoulish day like Halloween to a random Friday that also just so happens to fall on the 13th, everyday can feel like the ghouls, goblins and psycho killers hell-bent on gruesomely claiming the lives of innocent victims as some sort of revenge plot in a slasher film are out to get you — OK, maybe not that dramatic, but you get the idea.

An unfortunate trend in these aforementioned horror movies though seems to be that Black people simply can’t catch a break. On top of being undercast as a token character of color in the first place, we’re also usually the ones to be killed off first. However, there are some standout examples that broke the mold and gave Black people everywhere a little hope that, if a killer doll ever came through snatching souls, we too could survive to see the ending credits.

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Whether it took karate moves learned from kung fu flicks, a dream world that gives you superpowers, a trusty pocketknife stashed in your back pocket or just knowing how to outrun the killer until the end, these 10 Black horror movie survivors showed us all the ways you can outsmart the likes of killers like Michael Myers, Freddy Krueger, Chucky, a fisherman with a hook or the handful of other deranged murderers in the scary movie genre.

For those in the festive spirit, this list can also help you get a jumpstart on a few great Halloween costume ideas or in choosing a horror movie marathon to dedicate the day to if you plan on staying in. Either option is a valid choice, but be sure to remember a few survival tips as you watch because, well again, you just never know — it’s crazy out here!

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From surviving soul sisters like Brandy and Jada Pinkett-Smith to hip-hop horror heroes like Ice Cube and Busta Rhymes, take a look at 10 characters that showed us that Black people actually have a chance at making it to the sequel in scary movies — SPOILERS AHEAD:

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1. Keith David, The Thing (1982)

We’re leaving the fan theories to the forums and going with the canon belief that Childs did not become ‘The Thing’ in the end and actually (no, actually!) survived. Cry about it.