I love movies that have you grabbing your seat and ripping the upholstery. Fear is something universal. It's not separated by language or color. To me, what you can't see is the most scary. I think we're talking about style and approach more than genre.
Every genre has it exploiters.
His work is heartless, soulless, and plastic. That's a nice descriptive word. He created quite a stir when he first appeared on the film scene. Lately the critics have not been as kind. All in all, I have never really enjoyed the films of Spike Lee.