It has since been established that Nollywood isn’t actively in the business of making horror films. 90’s Nollywood horror nostalgia is all we have, thanks to YouTube. Only just once, or maybe twice, did Nollywood experience two mainstream horror films – the sequel of Living in Bondage (2019) and the reboot of Nneka the Pretty... Read More

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March 30, 2021

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Why doesn’t Nollywood do horror?

Anyone who follows me on Twitter knows that I’m passionate about horror, but also how frustrated I have become that the horror genre in Nollywood is on life support. In other words, it doesn’t much exist. I have accepted that we won’t see a revival of horror movies in the industry, and I sound like... Read More

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September 4, 2018

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Nollywood was founded on horror movies, but now the industry has neglected the genre

This Friday, The Nun will premiere in cinemas and it will be glorious, a horror movie so scary that YouTube had to remove the latest trailer from its platform after it traumatised some viewers. As a new installment in The Conjuring universe, I have been looking forward to the movie since 2016. As a lover... Read More

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