This February, Midnight Social Distortion will be celebrating Black History Month by honoring Black horror characters, in particular Black horror survivors, throughout the twenty-eight day period. Each day will feature one black male and one black female survivor in horror and sci-fi to bring light to the positive, albeit still problematic, black champions of representation in horror. Some disclaimers first: obvious spoilers ahead, and not all horror survivors will be featured this go round, but will appear in later posts down the line.
Julian Morrissey (Jibrail Nantambu)
Character Arc:
Julian was just chilling with his babysitter Vicky, watching scary movies and “clipping his nasty ass toenails.” A modern day smart ass, Julian was also aware as fuck and knew something crazy was going on in his bedroom closet. After having his favorite babysitter calm his nerves, Julian asks her to check the closet. Luckily it was Vicky who checked it and not Julian, because Michael Myers was nestled in the closet and immediately started slicing once Vicky opened the door, giving Julian enough time (and common sense) to get the fuck out.
Fun Trivia
Julian is the first black kid to appear in a Halloween movie and have lines and a memorable exit.
Final Thoughts
Julian became an internet sensation in the horror community after the movie was released. Some fans didn’t care for his comedic turn, but others adore and champion his character for getting the fuck outta dodge when Michael hit the scene. Let’s pray he shows up in the sequel in some capacity.
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