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The stories were mediocre, even for an anthology styled film. I think many of the actors could do so much more given better scripts. I hope to see more of them. I've been a fan of Lenora Crichlow since she starred in Being Human (British series). Ditch the writers, keep the cast.

I was a little bit hesitant when I sat down to watch the 2021 horror anthology titled "Horror Noire", as horror anthologies usually tends to be dubious most of the time. But still, as I hadn't already seen this one, I sat down to watch it.

And as I had not even heard about it, I didn't know what to expect, aside from it being a horror anthology.

Well, sure "Horror Noire" was watchable, but the segments were of varied levels of enjoyment and entertainment, much as expected since it is an anthology after all.

The first segment was titled "The Lake" and actually had some potential to it, but ultimately it drowned out in a rubbish ending. A shame really, because this segment was off to a great start.

The second segment was titled "Brand of Evil" and that one was actually my personal favorite of the stories told in "Horror Noire". Why? Well, simply because the storyline was the most interesting and compelling.

Moving on to the third segment, which was titled "Bride Before You". Now this one was interesting and had a great atmosphere to it, perhaps the most atmospheric of all the segments. The build up of tension was good, but I just wish that we were allowed to see what was causing all the noise in the house.

The fourth segment was titled "Fugue State", and while it actually had Tony Todd on the cast list, it was just not an interesting segment. It was actually the least interesting of all the segments.

"Daddy" is the title of the fifth segment, and it was a swing and a miss in terms of entertaining me. The storyline was just not well-constructed and offered little of anything actually.

And finally "Sundown" is the sixth and final segment in "Horror Noire". It was fair enough, as it was nicely paced, but it was just a bit too generic in terms of originality. This segment, however, had Peter Stomare on the cast list, which was a nice touch.

Ultimately then "Horror Noire" was a mediocre horror anthology, and it didn't manage to stand out amidst other horror anthologies. And it is not one that I will be returning to watch a second time.

My rating of "Horror Noire" lands on a five out of ten stars.

While the subject matter of the stories is intended to explore racial problems using the horror genre, the film mostly falls flat because of sub-standard writing.

By far the worst of the bunch is the second segment - a truly dreadful script - but elsewhere there isn't really much that shines, in spite of the very competent cast.

Thanks to Laura Crichlow's performance, the most successful story is probably the period piece, and elements of humour sometimes rescues the final story from mediocrity.

Overall, a wasted opportunity which doesn't do black cinema much in the way of favours.

Given that this site is now insisting that I type more, and having nothing else of importance to say, I'll point out that it's now raining outside my window.

I was hopeful after the first minute, it seemed like this had a decent budget and filmed well, then the dialogue started unfortunately. The writing is terrible, the stories lack imagination, and overall silly and boring. Since this is supposed to be a showcase for black horror given the title it amazes me the writer ignored hundreds of years of powerful folklore in black history, many of which would offer excellent stories.

What a waste of good acting talent. This was laughably bad. Felt like it was written by children. Not a patch on something like the V/H/S anthologies.

Poor scripts, bad plots, simplistic direction, mediocre acting. And so on.

As my husband pointed out when I said that I felt like I was watching a bad NYU MFA student's class first year class project, "You're being too generous!"

'Nuff said.

I've given it an score of 6, based on the average of what I rated each segment.

The first story, The Lake I think was by far the best one. And it set a strong tone, but I think a majority of the stories that followed were a let down. I think all the stories boasted great ideas, but for me, the execution of them fell short in places.

Brand of Evil again was a good idea, but came across a little silly.

Bride Before You I don't fully get. Would have liked a little more clarity on that one.

The story Fugue State felt a bit comical, and I don't think it should have been. That could have been darker. I don't feel like the main actress in that story pulled it off very well.

Daddy was next strong one after The Lake. I thought the main actor was really good in it, but again, like Bride Before You, it could have elaborated on a little bit.

Sundown was ok. It was an obvious comedy, but didn't really hit all the comedic notes for me.

Individual scores:

The Lake - 7/10 Brand of Evil - 6/10 Bride Before You - 5/10 Fugue State - 4 Daddy - 7/10 Sundown - 5/10.

Gave it a chance as I do like a good horror film. Seems like every new horror film now is a big disappointment. Don't waste your time and instead watch an 80s/90s classic horror film. 0 stars wasn't an option sorry.

Unlike other reviewers, I thoroughly enjoyed every story in this horror anthology and that's a first. This anthology is NOT for those looking for stories of Black struggle or a deranged maniac chasing corny Black stereotypes through a neighborhood. If you're looking for that, you'd have a better time watching Leprechaun in the Hood.

Each story is based on realistic horrors that Black people in America face everyday like the history of being barred from public spaces, colorism, voting rights, polarizing politics/religious zealotry, and the duality of feeling a like a success and a sellout. Each theme was weaved into a story that seems unrelated until you look closer.

As far as production, overall every story had good direction and there were no glaring sound issues, which can be a problem in a lot of low budget movies. Some sets were bare, but again this was on a low budget. The actors didn't treat it like a low budget and still gave good performances.

Okay I had high expectations on this it started out really well with the first story and some of the others were really good but not all of them some of them were dumb af it could be a lot better as a whole.

This anthology was poorly filmed with talented actors that weren't given much too work with. Perhaps it was focusing more on the "message" than entertainment, or the perhaps the scripts were rushed to meet a fading fad, but nothing hit the mark. Not worth watching at all.

Terrible... I could've wasted that time on something else. Absolutely terrible... ugh. The acting, the dialogue, some of the scenes were just plain stupid. Seems like something somebody would've recorded on their phone and put on YouTube... ugh.

The first story feels like a student film, i mean a high school student film. The acting is ok, but the story is a groanable cliche. Then there are just about NO SPECIAL EFFECTS. It's shockingly crude. And the dialogue... astonishingly weak... people saying "yeah" and mumbling through the critical scenes. I was expecting bad but this first story was laughable. Compilations typically start with a strong story, and if this was strong I'd hate to see the weaker ones.

Bad script. Check.

Bad acting. Check.

Bad directing. Check.

Bad plots. Check.

Bad editing. Check.

I had such high hopes for this film. I love anthologies (and short stories). They are concise, to the point and most of the time tickle your brain to come up with your own version of an ending.

Putting together an anthology film is a great opportunity to put your message across without tiring the audience.

Not in this case.

The stories are spineless, pointless, with a "couldn't care less" approach.

Even the underlying social commentary is trivial, transparent, predictable, unoriginal and weak.

P. S. Forgot to mention the ridiculous voice-over in the Daddy segment's first scene in the elevator. Amateurish to say the least.

The gist of "Horror Noire" is to have brief horror stories wherein African-Americans are the protagonists as opposed to side characters who immediately get killed off. Too bad the movie doesn't amount to much. Only the second segment is interesting.

There was one thing that I noticed, and I wonder if it's just for the movie. The segment about the dad featured a scene where the dad was teaching a high school class focusing on Isaac Bashevis Singer's "Enemies: A Love Story". A girl says that it features a survivor of the Nazis' atrocities on a ship sailing to the US and battling a demon. I've only seen Paul Mazursky's big-screen adaptation of that novel, so I don't know the original story. However, Wikipedia's description of the novel doesn't mention a demon, although of course it could've been condensed. Maybe the idea behind that scene here was that the girl didn't read the whole novel and it was just a way to set up that segment. Either way, that is not what the novel or the movie adaptation are really about.

Anyway, a pretty weak movie.

Thought all were well made and strong acting. Agree with other that some of them could have been fleshed out. I liked Sundown and Daddy. Though Daddy could have been longer, kid and dad were great and scary. I'd like to see a sequel as the concept is clever.

I see some people were disappointed with this film. I personally, am glad to see something fresh from Hollywood. New stories are always welcome. I'm sick of Hollywood remaking everything and tossing in all that CGI. I appreciate that the stories were based on the black experience as opposed to just having a few black characters with no depth, that only serve as cannon fodder.

The Bride Before You had a twist I didn't see coming. Every story was great. Sundown had me laughing all the way through. Erica Ash was amazing. Loved this film and hope to see more like it.

Best story telling I've seen in a while. Had a few part that made me laugh but It was all horror. ....buuuttt I tell you the story is deep and the meaning is as well . I give it ten stars!. It goes deep into every character their flaw their lives and their wants and it not the silly drop to the floor and die , it's a plan out theory i hope to see more in the future . A fan.

I'm one of those ppl that tends to google before watching just to make sure I'm not wasting my time. Anywho, this movie is definitely a great watch I really enjoyed the different plots & the twists. Especially bride before you! Whoever the writer is did a great job constructing this story, making it relatable and also lowkey thrilling @ the same time. And also great actresses/actors as well!

This movie is soooo full of information that I sadly didn't know and being huge horror fan, I want to know every single fact I can. Wow it just blows my mind how terribly racist alot of the subtext of these movies are. Really makes you think, there should be so many more of these kind of documentary's ! One of the facts i did know was how important it was to have Duane Jones as the lead of Night of the living dead, and the way the group of whites just shoot him on sight with out finding out if he was a zombie or not! That scene was so powerful and sadly was and is how a lot of Americans still think!!