The Blackening

Seven Black friends spend a weekend getaway at a remote cabin, where they become trapped with a vengeful killer. To survive the encounter, the group relies on their street smarts and their familiarity with horror movie tropes to outwit their attacker.

This horror comedy was directed by Tim Story, marking the 13th of 15 films he has directed. It followed his 2023 project Dashing Through the Snow and preceded the 2025 film The Pickup. The movie was written by Tracy Oliver and Dewayne Perkins, who also appears in the main cast alongside Grace Byers, Antoinette Robertson, Jermaine Fowler, Melvin Gregg, and X Mayo.

Produced by MRC, The Story Company, Artists First, and CatchLight Studios, the film had a budget of 5 million USD and earned 18 million USD at the worldwide box office. On IMDb, the film holds a 6/10 rating based on 27,000 votes, while on TMDB it has a score of 5.8/10 from 436 votes. Film critics gave the movie a higher rating of 7/10 across 147 reviews.