A rarity this one – an African-American-created horror anthology, directed, co-written, and acted by Rusty Cundieff (the mind behind the excellent gangsta rap themed-comedy ‘Fear of a Black Hat’, which ‘CB4’ totally, utterly, and unashamedly ripped nearly scene for scene), and executive produced by Spike Lee. Opening with a gangsta skeleton title sequence, segueing into the introduction of three wannabe gangstas expecting to pickup drugs from a funeral home, apparently found by a spooky mortician (the mighty Clarence Williams III), who operates as the Cryptkeeper for this triptych of morality tales – each the unfortunate story of a resident of the home… The first story, “Rogue Cop Revelation”, covers rookie police officer Clarence, a black officer with a guilty conscience after failing to stop fellow (white) officers from killing an innocent black anti-corruption activist, arranging the death to look like a random murder… On the anniversary of the killing, now an out of control alcoholic ruined by guilt, a familiar voice commands Clarence to bring them to visit its owner… This effective little segment features an appearance from schlock legend Wings Hauser, and is sound tracked by Billie Holiday’s haunting version of ‘Strange Fruit’, written in reference to the lynching of blacks in America. …show more content…
The next day at school, after a playground fight, his teacher (Cundieff) notices older bruising on Walter’s face, which he suspects to be the result of parental abuse. That night, the source of the growling returns, gaining entry and nearly revealing its form before retreating. The next morning, Walter’s teacher notices fresh bruising, and, convinced Walter is the victim of abuse, decides to his parents a