'Black Zombie' Traces Horror From Haiti to Modern Dance

Black Zombie: Before the Dead Walked, History Had Already Made the Monster

Fresh, undiscovered knowledge is something Maya Anik Bedward is serving up on a platter with Black Zombie. This upcoming documentary takes viewers on a deep ... The post Black Zombie: Before the Dead Walked, History Had Already Made the Monster first appeared on [your]NEWS.

'Black Zombie' traces horror from Haiti to modern dance

Kino Lorber released the trailer for "Black Zombie" on Wednesday. The documentary explores the history of zombies from their Haitian roots to cinema.

Fantasia 2026 Review: BLACK ZOMBIE is an Insightful Look Into Haitian Zombie Origins

Not too long ago, it seemed that anyone with a camera and a vague understanding of horror movies was churning out genre-specific documentaries. Standouts like Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror ran circles around other puddle-shallow attempts like The Found Footage Phenomenon. Even more announced titles circa 5-years old never saw the light of day (as of yet), despite lucrative crowdfunding campaigns and announced talent. All to say, when t…

Black Zombie Trailer Digs Up the Unsettling Origins of a Horror Staple

A selection at SXSW Film Festival 2026, Hot Docs 2026, Fantasia International Film Festival, 2026 Black Star Film Festival 2026, and more, Maya Annik Bedward’s documentary Black Zombie will now get a theatrical release starting next month. Ahead of an opening on September 11 in NYC & LA, Kino Lorber has released the first trailer. Here’s the snyopis: “BLACK ZOMBIE digs beneath the blood-soaked spectacle of modern horror to uncover the zombie’s b…

BLACK ZOMBIE: Doc Opening in NY and LA in September Before Nationwide Theatrical Release

In the world of film festival attendance sacrifices are made when looking at the event's schedule. Such a choice was made when it came time to screen Maya Annik Bedward's documentary, Black Zombie, at Fantasia the other week. Our apologies to the director and writer but it was scheduled up against something else that we could not pass up. For every good movie you see there are other equally good ones that you have to pass on.    Thankfully, we w…

BLACK ZOMBIE: Explore The Evolution Of The Undead In New Trailer

Watch the trailer for BLACK ZOMBIE, a new documentary exploring the history of the undead in horror and where their legend originally came from.