22 best comedy horror movies not to be missed

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Classics by Mel Brooks and Tim Burton, by Peter Jackson, Taika Waititi and other witty masters.

22. Operation Dead Snow

• Norway, 2009.
• Horror, comedy.
• Duration: 88 minutes.
• IMDb: 6, 3.

A group of medical students goes on vacation to the mountains. In an abandoned house, they find gold belonging to long-dead Nazis. But the villains who turned into zombies want their jewelry back.

Norwegian cinema is famous for grotesque comedic horrors, where bloody cruelty is mixed with the complete absurdity of what is happening. And in this film, director Tommy Virkola showed the apotheosis of evil - zombie fascists!

21. End of the World 2013: Apocalypse in Hollywood

• USA, 2013.
• Comedy, fantasy.
• Duration: 107 minutes.
• IMDb: 6, 6.

Actor Jay Baruchel comes to visit his friend Seth Rogen and finds himself at a party with many celebrities. Going out for a beer, he is a witness to the beginning of the apocalypse. New acquaintances do not believe in the veracity of Baruchel's stories until real demons appear on the doorstep.

Seth Rogen made a film parodying the end of the world. Although in fact this picture is just a friendly skit, where the director invited all his acquaintances. Here you can see the possessed John Hill, Emma Watson with an ax and James Franco being eaten by cannibals.

20. Happy death day

• USA, 2017.
• Horror, comedy, detective.
• Duration: 96 minutes.
• IMDb: 6, 6.

Selfish beauty Trish wakes up on her birthday in the room of an unfamiliar guy. In the evening of the same day, she is killed by a maniac in a child's mask. After that, Trish wakes up again in the same room of an unfamiliar guy. Once in the loop of time, the girl tries to escape from the villain, but each time she dies. The only way to get out is to find the killer.

At first, the film resembles a typical thriller about a maniac. But then everything turns into a witty comedy about a time loop. The audience really liked this approach, which allowed the authors to film the sequel to Happy New Day of Death.

19. I'm going to search

• USA, Canada, 2019.
• Horror, thriller, comedy.
• Duration: 95 minutes.
• IMDb: 6, 8.

Beauty Grace marries the heir to a wealthy family, Alex. On the night after the wedding, she has to go through an unusual ritual: to play some kind of child's game with her husband's relatives. Grace falls out of hide and seek. But it turns out that the stake in this entertainment is life.

The chamber black comedy with Samara Weaving pleases with a visual row: a bride in a white dress runs around the house, and very ridiculous relatives follow her, accidentally killing each other.

18. Homebound

• New Zealand, 2014.
• Horror, comedy, detective.
• Duration: 107 minutes.
• IMDb: 6, 8.

After Kylie Bucknell is caught trying to rob an ATM machine, she is sentenced to six months of house arrest. She is forced to live with her parents. But there is something creepy in their house.

New Zealand is another country that loves funny horror films. Interestingly, Homebound has a lot of really scary moments. But they all then develop into a frank comedy.

17. Cabin in the woods

• USA, 2012.
• Science fiction, horror, comedy.
• Duration: 95 minutes.
• IMDb: 7, 0.

Five friends go for the weekend to a hut, which is completely isolated from the outside world. In a strange house, they discover a basement where many artifacts are kept. After reading the spell in the book, they find themselves embroiled in a worldwide conspiracy.

The Cabin in the Woods is called a horror film that explains all horror films. The plot of the action will seem familiar to those who have watched "Evil Dead" and similar pictures. But then the authors play around with literally all possible clichés of the genre and show the place where the monsters from the cinema live.

16. Planet of fear

• USA, 2007.
• Horror, fantasy, action, comedy.
• Duration: 95 minutes.
• IMDb: 7, 1.

The military transporting experimental biological weapons did not share a couple of barrels with the scientist. As a result, gas enters the atmosphere, turning people into zombies. Now humanity can only be saved by the dancer Cherry, who has a machine gun instead of a leg, her tough boyfriend El Rae and a few other brave townspeople.

Robert Rodriguez specially directed the "bad" film. To be precise, "Planet of Fear" parodies low-quality pictures of the 80s. And here there are not only comically-ridiculous plot twists, but also a constantly floating picture. And in one place the film even breaks.

15. Scarecrows

• New Zealand, USA, 1996.
• Horror, comedy.
• Duration: 110 minutes.
• IMDb: 7, 1.

After the death of his wife, Frank Bannister discovers a connection with the other world. He makes his living by driving ghosts out of houses. True, in fact, Frank himself sends his ghost friends to future clients in advance. But soon the hero encounters a dangerous villain who is capable of killing both people and ghosts.

The first Hollywood work of a horror fan and future director of "The Lord of the Rings" Peter Jackson failed at the box office. But critics appreciated the level of special effects: the ghosts came out really impressive. It is equally important that Jackson's entire plot was presented with a comedic overtones.

14. Tremors

• USA, 1990.
• Horror, comedy.
• Duration: 96 minutes.
• IMDb: 7, 1.

Val and Earl are tired of the daily routine of laborers in a small town where only 14 people live. They decide to leave, but at the last moment strong tremors begin in the area. It turns out that huge and dangerous worms - graboids - have settled everywhere.

This movie could be a serious horror movie about huge monsters. But graboids are killed here in the most ingenious ways, and the heroes of the rednecks are more funny than cool. Six parts of "Tremors of the Earth" have already been filmed, but after the second one there were continuous self-repetitions, and the quality of humor dropped dramatically.

13. About death, about love

• Italy, France, Germany, 1993.
• Horror, comedy.
• Duration: 104 minutes.
• IMDb: 7, 2.

The caretaker of the cemetery Francesco Dellamorte has a strange job: in his possession, the dead rise from their graves a week after the funeral, and the hero has to smash their heads to rest them completely. One day Francesco falls in love with a young widow who has just buried her husband. But their relationship is hampered by the late spouse.

Italian director Michele Soavi decided to combine horror about zombies with typical melodrama. Of course, the result is a comedy. Moreover, all the girlfriends of the protagonist are played by the same actress, and Francesco's assistant in the story falls in love with the severed head of a dead girl.

12. Gremlins

• USA, 1984.
• Horror, fantasy, comedy.
• Duration: 106 minutes.
• IMDb: 7, 3.

Young Billy is presented with an unusual pet - quick-witted and cute mighty. Here are just a few rules to follow: creatures are afraid of light, they cannot be wetted and fed after midnight. Of course, all recommendations are violated, and this leads to tragedy.

The film cleverly balances between a dark parody of a Christmas movie and a derision of horror movies about creepy and mischievous monsters. But in fact, the authors' gremlins turned out to be more cute than scary. Especially when they sing Christmas carols and watch the Snow White cartoon.

11. Return of the living dead

• USA, 1984.
• Horror, fantasy, comedy.
• Duration: 91 minutes.
• IMDb: 7, 3.

While watching "Night of the Living Dead" by George Romero, one of the workers in the warehouse of medical supplies says that all the events of the picture are real. Moreover, they still keep containers with zombies. Curious heroes go to look at the living dead and release the monsters to freedom.

This film was created by one of the co-authors of "Night of the Living Dead" John Russo. So the story can be considered a self-parody. True, in his version, the social subtext was replaced by comedy: zombies have become funnier and smarter, and people, on the contrary, behave as stupid as possible.

10. Evil Dead - 3: Army of Darkness

• USA, 1992.
• Horror, comedy, fantasy.
• Duration: 85 minutes.
• IMDb: 7, 5.

Ash, who cut off his hand because of the evil spirit that had infiltrated her, ends up in 1300. To return to his time, he needs to find the book "Necronomicon". But Ash accidentally confuses everything and unleashes an army of the dead.

The Evil Dead franchise has a strange fate. Having lost the rights to the first part, director Sam Raimi showed completely different background shots in the sequel and turned the horrors into a real buffoonery. But still, the third picture "Army of Darkness" turned out to be the most ridiculous. By the way, the film has two completely different endings.

9. Living carrion

• New Zealand, 1992.
• Horror, comedy.
• Duration: 104 minutes.
• IMDb: 7, 5.

A rat monkey brought from a distant island to the New Zealand zoo bites Lionel Cosgrove's mother. The woman gradually turns into a zombie, and her son has to somehow restrain her so that the infection does not spread throughout the city.

One of the first films by Peter Jackson is the most rude trash comedy. Here a child is born to a zombie couple, and in the finale, the main character smashes the living dead with a lawn mower.

8. American werewolf in London

• Great Britain, USA, 1981.
• Horror, comedy.
• Duration: 97 minutes.
• IMDb: 7, 5.

Two American students come to England. During a night walk in the wilderness, they are attacked by a huge wolf. One of the friends dies, and the second becomes a werewolf. He is trying to figure out how to cope with his bestial nature. The ghost of his comrade helps in this.

Despite the comedic presentation, this picture is considered one of the best on-screen werewolf stories. The authors skillfully combined the surroundings of a classic horror film and many funny scenes. Unfortunately, the sequel "American Werewolf in Paris", released 15 years later, failed to achieve the popularity of the original.

7. Slaughter holidays

• Canada, 2010.
• Comedy, horror.
• Duration: 85 minutes.
• IMDb: 7, 5.

Not too smart country guys Dale and Tucker are planning to relax in a secluded hut in the woods. A group of students is nearby, who takes them for maniacs. The couple is trying to prove to new acquaintances that they are not villains. But as luck would have it, they themselves are trying to die all the time.

"Slaughter Vacation" parodies the traditional plots of slashers - a subgenre of horror games where masked maniacs hunt teenagers. Here it turns out that students themselves constantly find themselves in dangerous situations, and Dale and Tucker just happen to be nearby.

6. Beetlejuice

• USA, 1988.
• Comedy, fantasy.
• Duration: 92 minutes.
• IMDb: 7, 5.

The recently deceased young couple of ghosts are trying to drive out new tenants from their house and call Beetlejuice - "exorcist for the living." But an uncontrolled bully does not help at all, but only causes problems.

The comedy by Tim Burton, which made the great actor Michael Keaton famous, parodies films about exorcism. Here it is not people who get rid of ghosts in the house, but exactly the opposite.

5. Welcome to Zombieland

• USA, 2009.
• Horror, fantasy, comedy, action.
• Duration: 84 minutes.
• IMDb: 7, 6.

Since the beginning of the zombie apocalypse, Columbus has developed clear rules that help him survive. The teenager goes home to find out if his parents are still alive. On the way, Columbus meets rough Tallahassee and two sisters - Wichita and Little Rock. Having united, they continue their journey.

In addition to a terrific cast, this film delights with the aforementioned rulebook that appears as text on the screen. But the main charm is a small episode with Bill Murray.

4. Zombies in one plan

• Japan, 2017.
• Horror, comedy.
• Duration: 96 minutes.
• IMDb: 7, 7.

The film crew is working on a low-budget horror film about a zombie invasion. Right during the filming, the team is attacked by the real living dead.

The main advantage of this Japanese film lies right in the title (although the Russian translation is still erroneous): this film was indeed shot in one long shot with the full effect of presence. And all this time the heroes scream loudly and fight off the monsters.

3. Real ghouls

• New Zealand, USA, 2014.
• Comedy, horror.
• Duration: 85 minutes.
• IMDb: 7, 7.

The film crew interviews four vampires who live in Wellington. Their ossified life is changed by the recently converted Nick: he is trying to teach his comrades to use the Internet and be in line with fashion.

Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement made this film based on their own short. The pseudo-documentary picture became one of the brightest comedies of the 2010s, and then turned into a whole franchise. The series "What Are We Doing in the Shadows" and "Wellington Paranormal" are coming out in the universe of "Real Ghouls".

2. A zombie named Sean

• UK, France, 2004.
• Horror, comedy.
• Duration: 100 minutes.
• IMDb: 7, 9.

Lazy salesperson-consultant Sean is mired in gray everyday life and is not interested in practically anything. He doesn't even immediately realize that the city has been invaded by hordes of zombies. But now Sean and his friends have to fight with the undead.

Edgar Wright's full-length debut is considered one of the best comedies about these monsters. The thing is that the film is filled with references to pop culture, the visuals are built very subtly and even the soundtrack plays an important role. And besides, Wright shows that the everyday life of many people is not too different from the life of a zombie.

1. Young Frankenstein

• USA, 1974.
• Comedy.
• Duration: 108 minutes.
• IMDb: 8, 0.

Dr. Frankenstein's grandson inherits the castle where the notorious grandfather conducted his experiments. The hero meets the assistants and soon also revives the deceased.

Comedy master Mel Brooks, together with actor Gene Wilder, came up with a parody of classic horror movies. For more atmosphere, the film was even made in black and white. Moreover, the picture was filmed in the same scenery as "Frankenstein" in 1931.