Horror Comedy

The People Under the Stairs is a horror/comedy film that was written and directed by Wes Craven, it released in 1991. The plot follows Poindexter “Fool” Williams, a young boy and resident of a dilapidated Los Angeles Ghetto. The rent is due and his mother is suffering from cancer, unable to afford the lifesaving medical care. Fool decides to join two local burglars in the robbery of the landlord that continues to drive his family further and further into poverty.