{"id":2030588,"date":"2025-09-18T04:11:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T04:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2030588"},"modified":"2025-09-18T04:11:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T04:11:02","slug":"the-90s-horror-comedy-you-need-to-revisit-during-halloween-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/the-90s-horror-comedy-you-need-to-revisit-during-halloween-season\/","title":{"rendered":"The \u201990s Horror Comedy You Need To Revisit During Halloween Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In my opinion (nothing humble about it), the best horror is anthology horror. It captures that campfire feeling of telling scary stories like nothing else, and the Halloween season is the perfect time for such enjoyment. Specifically, I\u2019m here to give a review of a 1990s horror anthology that should be seen as a standout in both the decade and the subgenre: <em>Tales from the Hood<\/em>. A deliberate riff on <em>Tales from the Crypt<\/em>, director Rusty Cundieff spins the anthology horror model into a story that focuses on Black lives and fears.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">I\u2019m sure there is at least one braindead dotard reading this and immediately screaming, \u201cWoke!\u201d as they collect more flaky green crust in their buttcrack, but they are the loser (as always) because <em>Tales from the Hood<\/em> offers up a handful of delightfully devilish yarns that are both creatively satisfying and have the kind of moral mindset that defined their inspiration, the EC Comics horror short stories of old. Each tale has a message and something worth learning, while also making sure to pay the bills on all the horror hijinks.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\"><strong><em>Tales from the Hood<\/em><\/strong><strong> Spins Stories With Sharp Commentary<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The wraparound story in <em>Tales from the Hood<\/em> centers around three gang members making a drug buy at a creepy mortuary run by the eclectic Mr. Simms, played by character actor Clarence Williams III. Simms uses the bodies in his funeral home to tell the boys those titular tales. Each one takes a look at different societal issues \u2014 the systemic evils of police, domestic abuse, racist politicians, manufactured violence in the Black <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/topic\/Community\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:community;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">community<\/a> \u2014 while telling their stories with all the genre abandon of a good EC Comics comic book.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Each story has its standout elements. For example, David Alan Grier shows up \u201cBoys Do Get Bruised\u201d and you\u2019d never think he got known for being a comedic actor. It\u2019s a legitimately chilling performance that still stands as one of his best. You\u2019ve also got Corbin Bernsen as a racist Southern senator being attacked by Black dolls in a segment that had to make Charles Band blush with glee. Not to mention the incredible turn from Clarence Williams III as Mr. Simms. He is an atom bomb of entertainment every time he is on the screen. I\u2019m so bummed we didn\u2019t get years of Mr. Simms played by Clarence Williams III because he\u2019s as great a horror host as the Crypt Keeper himself.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\"><strong>Short, Sweet, and Sinister<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/zl0vaE0vuJURckezsEQp_A--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/giant_freakin_robot_articles_628\/be036609dc7b1b20126734a08c0cacbf\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Tales from the Hood<\/em> is like any anthology movie in that you\u2019ll enjoy certain segments more than others. However, I wouldn\u2019t say there is a true dud in the entire lineup. The last story, \u201cHard-Core Convert\u201d is probably the weakest but it\u2019s all part of the plan once you realize where it\u2019s really headed. Each segment feels just as long as it needs to be, and every story has that big splash page moment you\u2019d want if you were reading this in a comic book.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Tales from the Hood<\/em> is one of the best horror flicks of the 1990s and a true champion in the subgenre of anthology horror. Hopefully, this retro review will get it on somebody\u2019s radar because it\u2019s a whole lot better than <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/topic\/opinion\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Rotten Tomatoes;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a> would lead you to believe. Let\u2019s see if this review can\u2019t help fix such an egregious error.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In my opinion (nothing humble about it), the best horror is anthology horror. It captures that campfire feeling of telling scary stories like nothing else, and the Halloween season is the perfect time for such enjoyment. 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