See what I did there? This is what has to be one of the most interesting modern and thank God nontraditional telling’s of Frankenstein I have seen in a long time. The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster is a 2023 American science-fiction horror film written and directed by Bomani J. Story in his directorial debut.

The world of seventeen year-old genius Vicaria is rife with violence, police brutality, and drug abuse. After losing her mother, and later her brother to violence, Vicaria vows to stop the violence bringing her family back to life. She successfully resurrects her brother, but it soon becomes apparent that she has brought back a monster that is hungry for vengeance.

It stars Laya DeLeon Hayes, Denzel Whitaker, Chad Coleman, Reilly Brooke Stith, Keith Sean Holliday, Amani Summer, and Edem Atsu-Swanzy. The film was released in select theaters in the United States on June 9th. The VOD and digital release is scheduled to be June 23rd, and at some point it will be available on Shudder and AllBlk.

I have only been able to find this film in one theater near Los Angeles about 40 miles away, that’s disheartening. But, I am really into this trailer and I cannot wait to see this film in its entirety. Why isn’t it being talked about more?