The Blackening Director Tim Story on Balancing Comedy & Horror

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Director TimStory (Barbershop) talks to Bleeding Cool about his latest horror-comedy for Lionsgate in TheBlackening. challenges & more. Interview GraceByers JermaineFowler MelvinGregg Lionsgate TimKStory Blackening

that follows seven Black friends who reunited for a Juneteenth weekend getaway only to find themselves trapped in a remote cabin with a twisted killer. Forced to play by his rules, the friends soon realize this ain't no game. Story spoke to Bleeding Cool about tackling horror, overcoming initial doubts, horror influences, and filming.

While working on this, did it remind you of anything you've done before or you've seen or read before? Antoinette Robertson as Lisa, Grace Byers as Allison, Jermaine Fowler as Clifton, and Dewayne Perkins as Dewayne in The Blackening. Photo Credit: Glen WilsonWhat's interesting and once I was going through it with the writers, we talked a lot about their inspirations for their writing.

It's interesting. It probably wasn't as difficult as I thought it would be. I'm comfortable in the world of comedy, but when you add this other genre, whether it be romance, action, or in this case, horror, on one side, you're a little bit on edge.

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