Black Culture Superstitions
According to elder Black family folklore, you better not step on anyone's of these, or else your mama's back is going to break.
What are cracks in the sidewalk?
Michael Jackson song features a music video with zombies rising from the dead and is basically the ultimate Halloween anthem?
What is thriller ?
Who directed the 2017 horror film Get Out?
Who is Jordan Peele?
On Martin, Martin dresses up as a pimp named Jerome, a martial artist, and this classic green-skinned Universal monster for Halloween named ?
What is Frankenstein ?
No prescription. No co-pay. No appointment. Just a cold can from the fridge—what beverage has served as unofficial Black family medicine for generations?
What is Ginger ale ?
If your left hand is doing this involuntary physical reaction, older folks will immediately tell you that you're about to come into some unexpected money.
What is itching?
Which rapper released the song “Monster” featuring Nicki Minaj, Jay-Z, Rick Ross, and Bon Iver?
What is Kayne West?
What 2025 horror movie directed by Ryan Coogler stars Michael B. Jordan in two roles as twin brothers?
What is Sinners?
On A Different World, Whitley Gilbert and the gang share scary stories, but the ultimate campus chills always come back to the spooky lore surrounding this fictional HBCU.
What is Hillman College?
Your mama says you have a cold. Her prescription consists of this citrus fruit, some hot water, and “a little honey.”
What is lemon ?
In Southern hoodoo and folk tradition, sprinkling this kitchen staple across your doorways and windowsills keeps negative energy and evil spirits out.
What is salt ?
This R&B icon dropped the gothic, vampire-inspired music video for "Disturbia" and famously sang about finding "Love on the Brain."
What is Rhianna ?
Which actress played Adelaide Wilson and her terrifying double Red in Us?
What is Lupita Nyong’o?
In the spooky Halloween-themed episode of this hit 2000s sitcom starring Tracee Ellis Ross and Golden Brooks, the crew deals with relationship paranoia and creepy haunted house vibes
What is Girlfriends ?
You wake up congested and can barely breathe. Before urgent care, Grandma has you standing over a bowl of this household staple while she tells you to “breathe it in.”
What is Vicks VapoRub?
According to superstition, what is said to happen if you break a mirror?
What is bad luck for 7 years
This legendary rapper and member of Wu-Tang Clan built a solo career leaning heavily into horror-core aesthetics, serial killer alter-egos, and movies like Ghost Dog.
Who is Method Man ?
What is the title of the first Madea Halloween movie released in 2016?
What is Boo! A Madea Halloween
In this critically acclaimed FX comedy-drama, Earn, Al (Paper Boi), and Darius navigate a surreal, eerie Halloween party in Atlanta where Darius encounters an eccentric homeowner played by guest star Donald Glover in whiteface
What is Atlanta ?
You say you’re cold. Your mom doesn’t turn up the thermostat—she tells you to put on what?
In traditional Southern hoodoo and folklore, placing a heavy iron skillet upside down on this part of your stove is an old trick used to chase away unwelcome, lingering company or evil spirits.
What is front burner?
This 90s R&B group asked "What's the Flavor?" but in the spooky realm, they gave us smooth vocals while dressed like pimps and players in dark supernatural settings.
Who is Dru Hill? (Or Acceptable Alternative: Who is Jodeci?)
Nia DaCosta previously directed which 2021 horror movie about a legendary hook-handed killer?
What is Candyman?
In Living Single, which character is particularly excited about Halloween and goes all-out with the holiday?
What is Synclaire ?
You tell Grandma you don’t feel well. She asks one question before diagnosing you: “Did you ______?”
What is eat ?