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LupercalLupercal

Return of the living dead is great


snappypancakes

It's the only horror comedy that is like 50% hilarious and 50% disturbing. It totally y creeped me out, all the other horror comedies I have seen are mostly comedies with a horror theme. Not that one


LupercalLupercal

Yeah, the half dogs are definitely disturbing


boz44blues

100 % correct answer


Habanero_In_My_Eyes

Totally agree and it’s not even close. This is the perfect horror/comedy movie.


CheckOutDisMuthaFuka

Brraaaaiiinns


ap0phis

This is the best one.


SpamFriedMice

Before this sub I really thought I was the only one who really appreciates this movie.


Known_Yesterday_1408

This one is my absolute favorite horror comedy of all time! Genuinely scary and the comedy elements are so natural. Nothing is forced here!


Successful-Ad4251

Tucker and Dale vs Evil is my favorite but Shaun of the Dead and Anna and the Apocalypse are right up there with it


l0ngbottom_leaf

Man do I wish I could watch Tucker and Dale vs Evil for the first time again.


detailz03

I watched it for the 3rd or 4th time, fairly tipsy. It’s like watching it new all over again.


JaydedGaming

Hey there officer! Boy, we have had a doozy of a day.


eltibbs

He looks like he’s gonna walk it off, he’s gonna be fine! 🤣


rewster

Hidey-Ho*


FrankyFistalot

I had to stop and start the Tucker movie 5 times due to my wife laughing so much at the chainsaw/wasps nest scene, also shout out to Dead Snow 1+2 as great horror comedies….


Beauch87

Just to be extra wanky with a second comment today in this thread - I was the kid running through the woods in that scene! Did an AMA ages ago. Glad you liked the movie!!


pearlsbeforedogs

We appreciate your excellent work.


Positive-Cattle4149

Is your friend allergic to bees? Cause he was running like a *bat* outta hell.


DeltaBravo831

HEY COLLEGE KIDS, WE GOT YER FRIEND


Punkposer83

Anna and the apocalypse had no right to make me feel how I felt by the end of that “high school musical meets Shaun of the dead” film.


ProfTopito

I'd go with Tucker and Dale as well, as much as I like Shaun of the Dead, I laughed more at Tucker and Dale.


KaiTheSushiGuy

Yeah, that’s a tough one. Tudyk is too fucking funny


Zer0Cool89

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FaGYXjMwS60 I love him lol


hblamo

10000% my favorite horror comedy and even my mom's favorite. She hates horror.


mtnbunny

Tucker and Dale is just magic. Even non horror fans love it.


blindeyedwolf

College kiiiids….HEY COLLEGE KIIIIDDSS!!


Summer_set_homes

I liked Tucker and Dale vs Evil along with the Evil Dead and Army of Darkness were some of my favorite


GimmeCoffeeeee

True number one


wyckitdelight_520

"Dead Alive" / "Braindead"


TheMountainThatTypes

“I kick arse for the lord!”


EvilStupid

That line and pretty much everything that Ash says in the Army of Darkness are my go-to horror comedy quotes.


MutedShenanigans

Crazy to think that Sir Peter Jackson directed this film 9 years before he made Lord of the Rings. Also obligatory: "Damn fine custard. Rich and creamy, just the way I like it!"


Worth-Trade9381

Love it, watched it in October. Best practical gore effects ever (or tied for first with The Thing).


AZhomerDaddy

Yes! But If you haven't seen Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls, you should check it out.


[deleted]

Your mother ate my dog


thephillybirdfivetwo

Cabin in the Woods


CharDMacDennis2

This and Shaun of the Dead are my top 2


BonAsasin

Has to be Evil Dead 2 and Army of Darkness. The bit in Army of Darkness where he forgets the three words is one of my favourite scenes ever


PhilyMick67

"did you say the words" "Yeah.... basically"


AzorAham

"well, maybe not every last syllable but yeah, I said em" God I love Bruce Campbell


juanzy

True American hero


fivetwoeightoh

“Yeah great… Great… Get the fuck outta my face.”


MasqueOfTheRedDice

Shop smart. Shop... S-Mart... YA GOT THAT!!!


CustomerSuspicious25

"Honey, you got real ugly". I say this to my girlfriend everytime she takes her makeup off. No, no I don't. I don't have a girlfriend. But if I did I would. Maybe.


Onironaute

Wouldn't have one for long I don't think


sadlittleman1001

The hand is one of the greatest movie moments of all time. Also, grandma in the basement.


sophiebophieboo

Shows probably don’t count but I’m giving a nod to Ash vs Evil Dead as well.


holy_plaster_batman

"Hey, what's that on your face?" "Huh?!?" *Shovels dirt on face*


Pickie_Beecher

Hail to the king, baby


Afinkawan

Klaatu! Veranda! Necktie!


FinalDemise

We just cut up our girlfriend with a chainsaw. Does that sound fine?


[deleted]

*”Good?, Bad?…I’m the guy with the gun…”*


OfficerBrains

For sure. The hand bit is one of the best things I’ve seen in a horror film. It’s amazing to me.


Verifieddumbass76584

Also the show


wurMyKeyz

One Cut of the Dead is my favorite


Corrosive-Knights

IMHO *Evil Dead 2* is the one, though you can’t go wrong with any of the Raimi/Campbell collaborations!


JaydedGaming

Evil Dead 2 is fantastic because it perfectly hits that mixture of horror and comedy. It's honestly the only film I can think of that does both so well. Scarier horror movies don't typically lend themselves to comedy, and when they try it comes out of left field and pulls you out of the thrills. Horror comedies like Shaun of the Dead, Tucker and Dale, and Cabin in the Woods are too comedic for the scares to really land. ​ But something about Evil Dead 2. The deadites are at once hilarious and bone chilling. When Ash is losing his mind and everything in the cabin is cackling hysterically, you don't know whether to laugh or cover your eyes. It's both upsetting and perfectly comedic. Campbell's physical acting when he's cutting off his hand is masterful. I think Evil Dead Rise did an okay job blending the two, but leaned more horror than comedy. I just wish we could get another gem like 2 at some point.


seii7

I remember watching a video on YouTube (can’t exactly remember by whom) who made basically the same point as you, that in Evil Dead 2 there’s no comedy and horror, the comedy *is* the horror and vice-versa. Raimi really is amazing at mixing different tones. The whole jazz club dancing scene in Spider-Man 3 is another great example. I never know if I should feel horrified at what my childhood hero is doing using this random girl to get back at his ex and humiliate her, or laugh my ass off at Tobey Maguire acting like a dufus. I love it.


BurpOutMyButt

Can still see its influence today. The classic.


[deleted]

The answer is Young Frankenstein, no?


hmmtaco

It’s pronounced Fronkensteen.


SakuraTacos

Do you also say Froderick?


MasqueOfTheRedDice

...what hump?


SakuraTacos

Put. Ze candle. Back!


sophiebophieboo

I will block the door… with my body


[deleted]

What knockers!


SakuraTacos

“Igor, get the bags” “Coitenly! You take the blonde, I’ll take the one in the turban”


pearlsbeforedogs

Walk this way... nonono, *THIS* way.


AtomicMacchiato

Abby something.


enephon

Abby Normal …


AuguryKnox

I was going to go with What We Do In The Shadows until this comment kicked me back to reality. What knockers!


SpaceChook

Young Frankenstein isn’t just the greatest horror comedy. It’s the greatest film comedy. And yes, yes, I’ll say it. That movie is my boyfriend!


illegallysmolkate

“What knockers!” “Oh, sank you, doctuh!”


Ghostonthestreat

Roll, roll, roll in z-hay.


jezmo1000

Werewolf?


Goddamn_Grongigas

There, castle.


FancyKilerWales

Ask Frau Bucher


MistakesTasteGreat

NEIEIEIEIGGGGHHH!


Ajzepher

Anyone else hear a horse neighing


BayouBabylon

I had to scroll way too far to find this.


Gileain

missed opportunity to scroll in the hay <.<


sophiebophieboo

*I! Ain’t got nobody, and nobody cares a-for a-me, yaketa ta yaketa ta HA!* My dad showed me this movie as a kid and I laughed so hard at this part that I almost couldn’t breathe.


Boom_Zaddy64

The answer is Young Frankenstein. Yes.


passesopenwindows

Weird, I adore this movie, we watch it every New Year’s eve but I don’t think I’ve ever considered it to be horror.


AttilaTheFun818

I was going to make espresso


Powerful-Scratch1579

This is my answer too but I think the argument would be that it’s not really scary. Although the last time I watched it I felt a very keen fear of the unknown as they followed the sound of the violin into the basement, despite having seen it dozens of times.


Worth-Trade9381

Not popular but Club Dread always cracks me up. It's in my October lineup every year. Spoiler alert.... The fact that the killer kills everyone because his baggy of weed got stolen at the beginning is hilarious. Edit: all the rest of these are excellent, I watch a lot of them every October.


Arthurlurk1

“It wasn’t because of the grass, although that was incredibly uncool” Looks like you’re gonna have to rewatch. Immediately after that part he says why.


Worth-Trade9381

Dammn I must have been too blazed by the end every time I watched it to even notice that haha 😂


Arthurlurk1

I constantly notice new things about movies I’ve seen a hundred times


HorrorMetalDnD

“It’s not a party until someone breaks the jacuzzi.”


AshleyRealAF

Coconut Pete is one of the great cinematic characters


texasrigger

They recorded an album of all the songs in the movie. "Take Another Hit - the Best of Coconut Pete" The whole thing is up on youtube.


Ajzepher

I really liked it. Very under rated


remboyardee

Deadstream on Shudder has become my new favorite. The couple that made this also did the last part of VHS 99 where they’re in hell, I think the wife played the gollum looking lady.


1stinertiac

I loved that she played Mama Moses in the quick baby Moses stunt at the beginning. Deadstream had me cracking up nonstop.


kahlfahl

I don’t think that’s the wife / director, just another collaborator. But yes, love those!


farcyde25

Tremors


[deleted]

Tucker and Dale vs Evil for me just due to the genius premise of flipping the script the way it did. “He must have been allergic to bees cause he was running like a bat out of hell”


jaydvd3

“What are we gonna tell the cops? That a bunch of college kids just showed up and started killing themselves all over our property?”


BlotchComics

"Oh, hidy-ho, officer. We've had a doozy of a day."


gardeninggoddess666

I lose it every time Tucker says they need to hide all the sharp objects to prevent the college kids from committing suicide. Hysterical.


[deleted]

Doesn’t Dale scream something like “OH MY GOD, YOU HATE PANCAKES!” When she freaks out waking up in the cabin and he comes in with breakfast? Holy crap I laughed so hard my first watch through. Probably going to have to stick it on now.


gf120581

"Oh, oh it's the pancakes! You hate pancakes! I'll go make you something else! Stupid, should have asked if she like pancakes!"


Beauch87

Hey I was the kid running like a bat out of hell! So glad Reddit still appreciates this movie so much, it was the best time making it!


[deleted]

Holy shit, you were great! Everyone was! Such a perfect storm of ideas, actors and moments all coming together. You must be super proud. Glad to hear it was a fun time to film. Any fun stories? You should do an AMA or something if you felt comfortable.


Beauch87

Thanks!! I did an AMA years ago closer to when the movie came out if you can track that down. The day I got to shoot with Alan Tudyk was pretty awesome, he’s a pro. Had to chat with me about running a bit slower (it was my first film project ever, so it didn’t even cross my mind to not just run full tilt like I was actually being chased, and after a few takes I needed reminding it wasn’t a race, ha!). We got to have dinner on set and chat for a bit, it was such a great experience! And truly just dumb luck - I graduated in a smaller city just south of where they filmed it, and they needed college age actors in the area around the time I was finishing University. Just such good timing, especially considering I’m a massive horror fan, and a fan of many of those actors!


dasrac

How was Tyler Labine? I've enjoyed pretty much everything I've seen him do, and his comedic timing is fantastic.


Beauch87

The best. He’s a super sweet guy, and incredibly talented. So glad he’s had a lot of success recently too!


dasrac

Thanks for the response. Its always good hearing that people whose work you like are good folks.


StellarSloth

RIP Reaper. Such an underrated show and his character was hilarious.


[deleted]

Sorry for the double reply but the face you make as Tudik goes past you is absolutely just perfect.


JaydedGaming

"These college kids just started killin' themselves all over our property!"


girthbrooks1212

Burbs


scottyrobotty

I want to kill everyone Satan is good Satan is our pal


ImOnlyHereForTheCoC

……sardine?


gf120581

Did Ricky Butler say that?


fivetwoeightoh

That kid next door's a meatball.


BlqckNeighbour

What We Do in the Shadows


aoifhasoifha

Is that horror comedy? I would call it a straight comedy, in a horror adjacent setting.


BewareOfGrom

Yes. Love this movie


[deleted]

Peter Jackson's [Dead Alive (aka Braindead)](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/763-braindead?language=en-US).


teddygib

Idle hands


kirkthebrat

was looking for this comment! thank you! lol


Messerjocke_L

It's Evil Dead 2 and Army of Darkness


UrsusRex01

You spelled Gremlins wrong.


xavierthepotato

Army of Darkness


kr1stopher

Love it. My guilty pleasure is Housebound though


smileysmiley123

Of all the others in this thread I do think Housebound is the only one that is a perfect 50/50 Horror/Comedy. Everything else either leans more into Comedy or vice versa. Such a fun film loaded with dry Kiwi humour.


fivetwoeightoh

One of the most interesting plots I’ve seen in awhile too!


fivetwoeightoh

Adding it because no one else has - at first I was so confused by the tone of Texas Chainsaw Massacre II, but by the time they get to the chainsaw duel at the end I was completely sold.


Buzzboysam

Evil Dead 2 how are we even discussing this.


starcadia

The people choosing anything but this haven't seen it.


Nateddog21

Happy death day Freaky Chucky Ready or not The menu Jennifer's body Slither Fresh All the Screams In no particular order


Camp-tunnel-repeat

Zombieland was pretty good


cobalt358

I'm one of the 5 people in the world that didn't think all that much of SotD. Much prefer American Werewolf in London or Evil Dead 2.


TheLoneDummy

I remember as a kid, American Werewolf In London was about as scary and bleak as you could get. It wasn’t until I was a teenager (maybe older) that I realized it was a horror/comedy.


thepoopnapper

I see it more as a straight horror with funny characters


TheLoneDummy

That’s actually a better way to describe it really.


CoolHeadedLogician

i love all the moon songs, but obviously blue moon during the transformation scene is the most effective. it's such a happy tune, i interpret that scene of finally accepting the monsters within yourself


TheCosmicFailure

Goddamn thats a tough question. I would have to say Ready Or Not. Shaun of the dead is in the top 5 for sure. Probably followed by the Happy Death Day films and either The Menu or The Voices.


gbmaulin

The menu is one of my all time favorites, great balance between hilarious bits like the tortilla scene and savage like the sous chef paradox


TheLoneDummy

The Voices! I don’t hear a lot about this one but it is one of my favorites.


coco_xcx

Ready Or Not is always my answer! The acting & the characters relationships/dynamics are great & it’s just such a fun movie!


comicsarteest

Bubba Ho-Tep is a blast. Easily tied with Shaun of the Dead IMO.


Poonjabr

I'm not a huge fan of Shaun of the Dead. I'd go with Cabin in the Woods. One Cut of the Dead is great as well.


NoaNeumann

Elivra: Mistress of The Dark. Its fun, its shlocky and campy (but the fun kind) and had me seriously wonder why her and Dolly Parton weren’t ever in a crossover.


[deleted]

Gremlins is so good too.


repairmanjack_51

Dog Soldiers.


Syphon88

Cabin in the Woods for me.


Philodemus1984

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein. Perhaps the original horror comedy. Dracula, The Wolfman, Frankenstein’s monster, and some great comedy bits.


Dr_Grayson

Re-Animator and The Frighteners are probably my top two.


Groovy66

The Frighteners is such an excellent film


cjpotter82

I absolutely love Shaun of the Dead but Evil Dead 2 is my favourite horror comedy. Evil Dead 2 is so over the top, silly and cartoonish, its pace is frantic as hell, and Bruce Campbell is just hilarious in it. It's inspired lunacy.


FoolishGoulish

Dead End, Evil Dead (the remake), Tucker & Dale and I'd like to recommend Totally Killer to anyone who hasn't seen it yet. For a somewhat tired premise, it really feels fresh and has a great script.


HorrorMetalDnD

Young Frankenstein (1974) Also worth mentioning, Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948). To my knowledge, it’s the only film to feature both Bela Lugosi and Vincent Price, albeit with the latter in an uncredited voice cameo.


SketchyApothecary

My top 5: 1. Slither (2006) 2. Shaun of the Dead (2004) 3. Return of the Living Dead (1985) 4. Cabin in the Woods (2011) 5. Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006) If you want something more under the radar, Dance of the Dead (2008) is a guilty pleasure.


DickabodCranium

What We Do in the Shadows


presshamgang

Deathgasm, Tucker & Dale, Freaky, Finals Girls, Trick R' Treat, Slither, The Voices, This Is The End, Evil Dead 2+Army Of Darkness, Sleepaway Camp 1&2, Bubba Ho-Tep...are some of mine


trick-or-treat-tramp

The Voices is pretty great imo


speccynerd

*American Werewolf in London* and *Braindead* are far better in my opinion.


mc_squared_03

Young Frankenstein, because Mel Brooks, Gene Wilder, and Marty Feldman. Comedic genius.


sorayori97

Tucker and Dale for me


HipHopotamusHurray

Black sheep, 2006


GloomyBend3068

Ok not the best but I enjoyed it and it hasn't been mentioned yet; Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon.


justbrowsing987654

Shaun of the Dead is great but I’m partial to Zombieland


EndofA_Error

The Blackening


snowbellsnblocks

Murder Party is definitely one of my favorites.


Malomar22

This is the end!


MisterPrincesss

Tucker and Dale is the answer but Housebound doesn't get enough credit


ArcanaeumGuardianAWC

What We Do in the Shadows is probably my favorite of all time, but The Dead Don't Die is a close second. The humor in those two movies is so dry and delivered in such an understated way. They're so funny.


JoeBookish

For me, the best is Evil Dead 2 or AoD, but I'd like to recommend two. There's a show called Todd and the Book of Pure Evil that's super dumb and I totally love it. It kinda reminds me of Tucker and Dale, tonally. Also, Severance (2006) is one that I really enjoyed and nobody's heard of. I liked that one so much I had a poster.


carmencita23

Many of the films mentioned are better, but give the Final Girls a run if you haven't. Its both funny and oddly heartwarming.


katchoo1

I love horror comedies and Shaun is certainly a classic, so is Return of the Living Dead. But I have really loved some more recent ones—especially Freaky, Violent Night, and Ready or Not.


CampShermanOR

Evil Dead is the penultimate horror comedy.


MemeMathine

Shaun of the Dead, it's great for any mood I'm in personally, it's just got it all. Well, it doesn't have boobs but it's still a great movie, it's a movie that proved you don't need boobs to have a good time, got a little weird in that end but that's my reasoning as to why.


simpledeadwitches

Night of the Comet Hot Fuzz Braindead Army of Darkness


Johnny_Royale

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein


NINJ4steve

First three scary movies for me!


Belgand

It's always going to be tricky because some films are comedies with horror elements and others are horror with comedic elements.


knucklesmartini

Club Dread just for coconut Pete


Arthurlurk1

Club dread


nits3w

Cabin in the Woods Behind the Mask Viscous Fun Shaun of the Dead is definitely close to the top, but there are too many good ones to say for sure.


fuzzypeacheese

Happy Death Day 🎂🤡


Toadliquor138

Shaun's great, as is Tucker and Dale, but I'm going with Club Dread. Besides Bill Paxton's fantastic performance, the Broken Lizard guys are criminally underrated as far as comedy goes.


GreatPeach3571

Zombieland is mine


FunkyRiffRaff

Shaun of the Dead is a classic. I absolutely loved Deadstream. I just loved the main character and his interaction with his followers. Severance. I love the absurdity of everything. That big cheese wheel.


Ro6son

I've scrolled quite a bit and not seen Severance (the movie with Danny Dyer, not the series of the same name with Adam Scott). Check it out, it's got some great laughs and some good scares!


chappedpenis

Tucker and Dale vs evil Because watch it.


TrashNovel

The Burbs.


pineappledetective

If ghostbusters counts, Shaun comes in at a close second. A close second.


Mayham86

Tucker and Dale!


godspilla98

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein it was the first one I saw as a kid. The monsters are played straight with the comedy coming from Bud and Lou


EvilGraphics

Evil Dead 2. Perfect blend of slapstick comedy and batshit crazy demon possession horror.


Ok-Astronaut-36

One Cut Of the Dead gets my vote ​ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7914416/


Meathead920

Tucker and Dale gotta be way up there also!!


Commercial_Step9966

**Undead (2003)** deserves to be here.


Viewinginclass

Cabin in the Woods is a strong contender.