Black History Month 2016: Top 20 Best Horror Movie Characters of Color
10. Halle Berry as Miranda – Gothika
9. Samuel L. Jackson as Neville – Snakes on the Plane
8. Marki Bay as Sugar – Sugar Hill
7. Grace Jones as Katrina – Vamp
6. Duane Jones as Ben – Night of the Living Dead
5. Scatman Crothers as Dick – The Shining
4. Ken Foree as Peter – Dawn of the Dead
3. Wesley Snipes as Blade – The Blade franchise
2. William Marshall as Prince Mamuwalde – Blacula
1. Tony Todd as Candyman – The Candyman franchise
Honorable Mentions
- Marlene Clark in Ganja & Hess
- Miguel A. Núñez Jr in Friday The 13th Part V: A New Beginning
- Sanaa Lathan in Alien vs. Predator
- Laurence Fishburne in Predators
- Keith David as Childs in The Thing
- Will Smith in I Am Legend
- Rachel True in The Craft
- Pam Grier in Scream Blacula Scream
- Kelly Rowlands in Freddy vs. Jason
- All the Wayans in the Scary Movie franchise
- Delroy Lindo in The Devil’s Advocate
- Taye Diggs in The House on Haunted Hill remake
- Brandy in I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
- Morgan Freeman in Se7en
- Jada Pinkett Smith in Tales from the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight
- Samuel L. Jackson in The Exorcist III
- LL Cool J in Deep Blue Sea
- Ving Rhames in the Dawn of the Dead remake