Tales From the Hood

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Tales From the Hood

R

1995

1h 38m

Horror

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A creepy mortician, Mr. Simms (Clarence Williams III), attempts to scare teenage drug dealer Stack (Joe Torry) and his friends straight by telling them four horrifying stories. One is about a guilt-riddled cop (Anthony Griffith) who goes crazy after ignoring his corrupt partner (Michael Massee). He also tells of a meek schoolboy (Brandon Hammond) with terrifying supernatural powers. Although the young thugs want to take their drugs and escape Mr. Simms, he still has two more tales to tell.

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Joe Leydon

Variety

03/26/2009

Rusty Cundieff's "Tales From the Hood" is a smart and sassy horror anthology that mixes blunt shocks and sharp satire.

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USA Today

01/01/2000

1.5/4

[This] predictably trite Tales isn't very scary.

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Drew Dietsch

Giant Freakin Robot

Sep 18

4.5/5

Tales from the Hood is one of the best horror flicks of the 1990s and a true champion in the subgenre of anthology horror.

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Anderson Jones

Philadelphia Daily News

04/26/2022

2.5/4

[Director Rusty Cundieff] manages to amuse more often than horrify. This tends to make his "Tales" more ready for prime time than the big screen, but more entertaining than a silly haunted house ride at a summer carnival.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

04/10/2022

3/4

It ingeniously employs the multi-saga format popularized by the likes of Dead of Night and Tales from the Crypt as a springboard for an examination of real problems facing African-American communities.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

02/17/2022

3.5/4

In each macabre tale, Cundieff reconsiders the past through a new method of evaluation and representation, using grim horror stories to capture a glimpse of modern and historical reality.

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Claudio C

@Claudio666 May 1

Great Anthology (12,419 – 30 Apr 2026) Three Afro American gangsters go to the Simms Funeral Home to retrieve drugs that the funeral director Mr. Simms has found. He agrees to deliver the drugs but tells four horror tales related to corpses in coffins first. "Tales from the Hood" (1995) is a great horror anthology related to black people. All the tales are excellent and very well written and the conclusion, when Mr. Simms shows the three coffins where the drug would be is funny and concludes the film with golden key. My vote is seven. Title (Brazil): "Contos Macabros" ("Macabre Tales")

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David S.

@baxter667 Dec 15

An entertaining if a bit of a B grade film, this surprisingly good anthology film, is loaded with moral tales and social commentary. I'm surprised at how good it still is and it does hold up nicely. Not for everyone, but if you like these types of films it's not a bad waste of time and I like it!!!

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April S.

@amjone5 Oct 27

Still holds up, must watch!

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Byron H.

@HalloweenII Oct 23

3/4 It's right on that cusp of becoming a classic film as a whole. It's well made & actually scary.

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Oct 1

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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Christian K

@ckacar Sep 29

More than solid anthology feature with good, silly stories and some good kills.

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Synopsis

A creepy mortician, Mr. Simms (Clarence Williams III), attempts to scare teenage drug dealer Stack (Joe Torry) and his friends straight by telling them four horrifying stories. One is about a guilt-riddled cop (Anthony Griffith) who goes crazy after ignoring his corrupt partner (Michael Massee). He also tells of a meek schoolboy (Brandon Hammond) with terrifying supernatural powers. Although the young thugs want to take their drugs and escape Mr. Simms, he still has two more tales to tell.

Director: Rusty Cundieff
Producer: Darin Scott
Screenwriter: Rusty Cundieff, Darin Scott
Production Co: Savoy Pictures, 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks
Rating: R
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 24, 1995, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 1, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $10.7M
Runtime: 1h 38m
Sound Mix: Surround
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)