Horror and comedy thrive on two sides of the same spectrum.
In film, the relationship is even tighter.
In comedy, the payoff is a laugh.
In horror, it’s screaming, jumping and wincing.
No wonder then that horror-comedy has long been one of the most popular and consistently high-quality subgenres in film.
Too busy laughing to remember to be scared?
That’s when the perfect horror moment will pop up.
Too scared to remember why you were laughing?
Then it’s time for another bit of humor to let some of that tension out.
Army of Darkness
Evil Dead 2orArmy of Darkness?
Take your pick, they’re both iconic, downright hilarious films from horror iconSam Raimi.
–Haleigh Foutch
Re-Animator
If you love the otherworldly weirdness ofH.P.
Lovecraftbut thought that dude should take himself a little less seriously sometimes,Re-Animatoris the antidote you need.
With bubbling beakers and mysterious serums galore, this one is for fans ofFrankensteinandEvil Deadall at once.
The Klowns are instantly terrifying and hilarious.
It’s a brilliant vibe the brothers have going on for this cheesy 1980s throwback flick.
They still hold up today and are as bone-crunching and cringe-inducing as ever.
Dave Trumbore
Eating Raoul
Eating Raoulis one of the most gleefully immoral horror-comedies of all time.
Oh, did I mention this is a funny movie?
–Allie Gemmill
Gremlins
This wickedly funny little creature feature should be mandatory viewing around every Christmastime.
Or any time, really.
There’s never really abadtime forGremlins, directorJoe Dante’s blast-and-a-half tale of Mogwai run amok.
But man, this movie is not afraid to get capital-d Dark.
You’ll be thinking about that “chimney story” for a long, long time.
