
Delving into a century of genre films that by turns utilized, caricatured, exploited, sidelined, and finally embraced them, this is the untold history of black Americans in Hollywood through their connection to the horror genre.


“Be careful where the truth may lead...”
Delving into our collective nightmares, this horror-documentary investigates the origins of our most terrifying urban legends and the true stories that may have inspired them.

Rachel Mills
Self

Joshua Zeman
Self
Cindy Butler
Peggy Loomis
Stephen Winick
Self
Killer Legends is a documentary, history, crime, horror film released in 2014. Directed by Joshua Zeman, it stars Rachel Mills, Joshua Zeman, Cindy Butler. Delving into our collective nightmares, this horror-documentary investigates the origins of our most terrifying urban legends and the true stories that may have inspired them.
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