Directed by Ray Marsh • 1975 • United States
Starring Marlene Clark, Lawrence Cook, Wally Taylor
This fascinating, long-overlooked fusion of supernatural horror and Afrocentric mysticism has earned comparisons to Bill Gunn’s reclaimed independent landmark GANJA & HESS. Like that film, LORD SHANGO stars Marlene Clark, here as Jenny, a mother living in the South who turns her back on the Christian church when her daughter’s boyfriend is drowned during a Baptism gone wrong. In a search for both spiritual meaning and vengeance, Jenny turns to the world of voodoo.
Directed by Arthur Marks • 1976 • United States
Starring Glynn Turman, Louis Gossett Jr., Joan Pringle
Law student Ike (Glynn Turman) is enjoying a night on the town with his friends when his life changes dramatically. Taking part in a nightclub hypnosis act, he becomes possessed by the spirit o...
Directed by Frank Packard • 1977 • United States
Starring J. Walter Smith, Tobar Mayo, Roxie Young
When a Black revolutionary (Tobar Mayo) working as a bodyguard for a scientist developing a superpower serum is transformed into an indestructible, telekinetic man of steel, he sets about unleashin...
Directed by Cliff Roquemore • 1977 • United States
Starring Rudy Ray Moore, Sy Richardson, Jimmy Lynch
The great Rudy Ray Moore created a worthy successor to his iconic Dolemite with this uproariously inappropriate horror comedy. He stars as Petey Wheatstraw, a nightclub stand-up and born player...
