I love a good horror comedy! Horror isn’t exactly my favorite genre, especially in recent years, but horror comedy is something that I really enjoy when a film gets the balance right.
With this list, I found it even harder to define “horror comedy” than I did to define “body horror” for last week’s top ten. This time, I won’t bore you all with a rambling explanation of why I’ve excluded certain movies – I’ll just list those at the end. This time, I’ll get straight to my list.
So here are My Top Ten Horror Comedies, counting down to my favorite:
**New additions to this Top Ten as of October 2017: The Final Girls, Trick ‘r Treat, Hausu, and The Babysitter. But I don’t want to take any out, so… Sorry for all the “ties”!
10. TIE: Zombieland & Warm Bodies & The Final Girls
9. TIE: Grabbers & Tremors
6. Fright Night
3. An American Werewolf In London
2. The Return Of The Living Dead
1. Gremlins
Honorable Mentions:
– Gremlins 2: The New Batch
– Creepshow
– Dead Snow
– The Cabin In The Woods
– Rubber
– Killer Klowns From Outer Space
– Black Sheep
– Teeth
– Eight Legged Freaks
– Waxwork
– What We Do In The Shadows
– The Babysitter (2017)
– House (Hausu) (1977) (probably Top Ten material but I’ve added to this list too much)
– Trick ‘r Treat (2007) (this also probably actually just makes it into my Top Ten but I already have way more than ten in my Top Ten…) 😉
Ones I’ve Excluded:
Some of my top ten are iffy & I’m not sure if I’d really consider all of them horror comedies. Oh well – I didn’t want to stress about it! I worked off of this list at Wikipedia but there were some that I really didn’t agree with so these are the ones that I excluded. I love these! Just don’t consider them horror comedies…
– Ghostbusters (excellent, funny movie. horror, though? no. just be happy that I included Gremlins – I think that one is very borderline on the “horror” too)
– The Lost Boys (hubby & I disagreed on this one – he said it’s not horror & I said it’s not comedy. whatever it is, it’s still a favorite of mine)
– The ‘Burbs (just a comedy)
– Phantom Of The Paradise (no. why does Wikipedia consider this a horror comedy?)
– Beetlejuice (not really a “horror”)
– Slither (it’s great but I put it on last week’s list – it is a horror comedy but I still think of it more as a body horror)
I cant believe that I need to admit that Ive seen all of ur top ten besides #2 and #8.
Gremlins is a great #1, but Ghostbusters should also have been on the list 🙂
Whaaaat? You’ve seen some horror movies?! 😉 And, no – there’s just NO horror in Ghostbusters so I had to exclude it. 🙂
Nice list Miss Mutant 🙂 I love Warm Bodies, American Werewolf in London and Shaun of the Dead the most. I wouldn’t really call American Werewolf a horror/comedy as such but it’s definitely funny in places and who am I to argue with Wiki (!)
I would have had Creepshow and Creepshow 2 in my top 5 🙂 and I would have included Tremors!
Aw shit, Emma! What the hell happened to Tremors?! I swear I had it in my working list. Ahhhh!!!! That needs to be in the top ten! Brb… 😉 (I’ll be back to reply more later tonight after work. Just need to address the Tremors thing. lol)
It’s such a classic!!! I knew you loved it!!!!!! 🙂
Of course! I have great taste. 😉
Added! Hahaha! Thanks! 😉
Yay! 🙂
Grabbers!! Warm Bodies! Shaun of the Dead! Gremlins (though I classify it as a Christmas movie – I’m a weirdo)!! Zombieland!! I could keep doing this with every movie on the list, haha! I thought I was the only one that liked Warm Bodies, I thought it was so funny. Great list! Love love love it. Also, Rubber!! I didn’t know anyone else liked that one either
I loooove Warm Bodies! I thought it was such a lovely film 🙂
Me too!
Warm Bodies is great! 🙂
Ugh! I fell behind on replying to comments again. Yay, Mel! We like the same horror comedies! 🙂 You’re not a weirdo – I do actually consider Gremlins a Christmas movie too. 😉 And it’s cool to know someone else saw Rubber! What a weird one. Loved it. 🙂
Looks like we do have similar tastes! such great films 🙂
God we’re awesome… 😎
We are *mic drop*
Can’t forget the classics…1948’s Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein and 1964’s delightful Spider Baby!
I’ve not seen those! I really should check out some older stuff. 🙂 Wait… I MAY have seen Spider Baby… Hmm….
Ahhh, I’ve recently fallen in love with horror comedies so this list is perfect for me! Got at least 5 added to my watch list now, thanks!
– Allie
You’re welcome! Sorry – I missed this comment! Yeah, I really enjoy horror comedies. It seems like there have been a lot of good ones in recent years. 🙂
So many great ones here. I love that you included Tucker and Dale.
Thanks! Yeah – Tucker & Dale is great! Don’t know a lot of people who’ve seen that one. 🙂
I love horror comedies. A lot. What We Do In The Shadows is one of the best horror comedies I have seen in years, and I loved Housebound, too.
Excellent selection here!
Thanks! 🙂 Yeah – I’d have to say I prefer horror comedies to just plain horror. Seems like there have been a lot of good ones in recent years! Maybe I should check out Housebound – I noticed it’s on Netflix… 🙂
Do it for glory!!
Good list, still a couple I haven’t seen though like Night of the Comet.
Thanks! Ohhh… I’m a big Night of the Comet fan! Not sure it’s for everyone but I’m a sucker for 80’s films like that. And both its stars follow me on Twitter! Yay! Lol 😉
Cheers to Shaun!
Agreed! What a great film. 🙂
I love your lists. Great selection. I thought beetlejuice had some horror mind.
Thanks, Alex! 🙂 Well… Some thought Gremlins was iffy so I doubt I could get away with Beetlejuice… 😉
Nice list i personally don’t like Shaun of the Dead, but one zombie comedy you should check out is the Dutch movie Kill Zombie! one of my top 3
Thanks! Hmm… Never heard of that one. I’ll have to check it out – I do love a good zombie comedy! 🙂
Not being much for horror, I’ve actually only seen Gremlins, but at least it’s #1. I do think The Lost Boys ought to be in there. “Death by stereo!” That’s not funny? I might also include Little Shop of Horrors since there aren’t too many horror/comedy musicals out there.
I LOVE The Lost Boys. I had to exclude some, though. My hubby insists that Gremlins doesn’t belong in a horror comedy list. Oh well. 🙂 I did consider Little Shop Of Horrors – it just wouldn’t make my top ten. 😉
Can’t argue with this list except switching around the top 4. I’m sorry I called you a meatloaf, Mutant.
I really couldn’t decide on an order on this one. I switched stuff around a bit then went “fuck it! that’ll do!”. I’m glad you’re not arguing with anything. 😉 The hubby totally disagreed on some of these being considered horror comedies & on me excluding others. He’s such a pain in the ass! Lol
Very solid list. I like Gremlins a lot, but I’d have to drop it down towards the bottom instead of the top. Too mainstream. I want more horror in my horror-comedy. Haven’t seen Warm Bodies. I object to the premise. Night of the Comet is a favorite.
Thanks! And thanks again for the share. 🙂 You sound like my husband – he insisted that Gremlins didn’t belong in a horror comedy list. But I always go by my own rules. 😉 Warm Bodies is a lot of fun but not for everyone – definitely one that girls seem to prefer. Night of the Comet RULES, though!!!
Awesome list! I love all of these! 🙂
Thanks! I love them too. 😉 I do love a good horror comedy!
No matter the dictionary definition of Horror Comedy I have to go with what made me laugh. Sometimes out loud but mostly a sardonic chuckle. There are a few that quickly come to mind that I found a lot of humor in. They are:
Re-animator
A Nightmare On Elm Street 4:The Dream Master (C’mon..you know you laughed at the roach motel scene)
The Abominable Dr.Phibes ( A very stylish and sardonically funny Vincent Price movie)
Creature From The Haunted Sea (Roger Corman plays the secret service genre for laughs and adds a monster from the deep that leaves tracks from a toilet plunger)
The Raven- A Roger Corman horror parody with a script by Richard Matheson and starring Vincent Price, Peter Lorre,Boris Karloff,Jack Nicholson and Hazel Court
Ha! Funny you mention that Nightmare on Elm Street scene – that ties in with the top ten list I’m doing on Thursday. 😉 Re-Animator made my Top Ten Body Horrors list, at least! I can’t say I’ve seen the others, though. Don’t think I’ve seen a Roger Corman film. The Raven sounds interesting, though. What a cast! And I’m reviewing a Peter Lorre film tomorrow & commented that he was good & I really should see him in other things…
There are far too many of these I’ve not seen. Really must rectify that.
I tend to agree about Ghostbusters not being horror, but Ghostbusters II scared the living daylights out of me. (To be fair, I would’ve been about 4 or 5 years old at the time.)
Oh yes, you really should check these out! 🙂 lol… No comment on that age thing…. (Okay, I was even older than that when the FIRST one was out!) 😦
These are all awesome picks. I love me some Tremors. Return of the Living Dead is so fun too. I really dig the 80s too. Totally rad you included Night of the Comet, a different take on Romero’s Dawn of the Dead 😉
Thanks! And… Yay! A Night of the Comet fan! After I reviewed that, both its stars followed me on Twitter. Lol. That made my year!!! 🙂
That’s so awesome!
I certainly thought so! Lol 🙂
Tremors just for Kevin Bacon’s hair. Holy shit I forgot about that hair.
#hairybacon
And while I LOVED LOVED LOVED WWDITS (and forgive me for getting all bitchy and technical here) I wouldn’t consider it a horror-comedy. It’s a straight-up satire. But then again, I never know what I’m talking about.
Tom, shut the fuck up.
Haha! Hairy bacon sounds… Pretty nasty! 🙂 As for your bitchy & technical comment, you sound like my damn husband. Although with him it was bitching about Gremlins being on the list as he doesn’t think that’s “horror” in any way. So you can both STFU. 😉 lol! (Don’t actually STFU, though. Come back!!!!)
Hahah! I chose to STF down instead.
Such a fun list! I love Zombieland and Warm Bodies, and Shaun of the Dead is amazing. Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are always great!
Thanks! Yep – totally agree. Shaun of the Dead is loads of fun! 🙂 And Zombieland & Warm Bodies… I love a good zom com! 🙂
Nice to see Warm Bodies get some love from someone other than me!
Definitely! I liked that one so much and really wasn’t expecting to. I was like “a zombie romance? WTF?!” 🙂
It’s quite easy differentiate horror comedies if they’re old, I think. Just think which ones scared you when you were kid (to Gremlins caused bad nightmares until I figured out that it’s funny and Ghostbusters actually was half scary too). Thanks for the list, there were many I haven’t seen and I’m beginning to like horror comedies more and more. The Cabin in the Woods would have been in my top ten.
Well, I’d have to go back a bit further to think of the movies that scared me as a kid. 😉 Cabin In The Woods was a lot of fun, too! I gave it an honorable mention. 🙂 I think you may like a lot of these if you’re starting to like horror comedies more. Have you seen Warm Bodies?
I loved Warm Bodies! It was one the best surprises of 2013.
Agreed! I didn’t know what to expect as it sounded so weird but I really enjoyed it. 🙂
Cabin in The Woods was awesome! 😉
My favourites are that one plus Welcome to Zombieland and of course Shaun of the Dead.
Awesome list!
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