NPR: The Blackening https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1180575668 The Blackening en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Sun, 13 Jul 2025 19:43:36 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: The Blackening https://www.npr.org/tags/1180575668/the-blackening Racist horror tropes are the first to die in the slasher comedy 'The Blackening' A group of Black friends hosts a weekend getaway at a cabin in the woods, and a played-out scary movie trope is turned cleverly on its head. Wed, 14 Jun 2023 10:02:51 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2023/06/14/1180561750/the-blackening https://www.npr.org/2023/06/14/1180561750/the-blackening The Blackening, Lisa (Antoinette Robertson) and her friends try to survive a weekend getaway turned deadly.'/>

A group of Black friends hosts a weekend getaway at a cabin in the woods, and a played-out scary movie trope is turned cleverly on its head.

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