Horror can be a difficult genre to get into. While its fans enjoy feeling the tension provided by a good horror movie, those who are less experienced with the genre often don’t enjoy that feeling. But, for many, a comedic tone can help to remedy this issue.
Horror comedies are a great way to get into the genre. Horror is all about building tension, but laughter is all about relieving it. As a result, the best horror comedies don’t stay tense for too long because they know when to put audiences on edge, while also knowing when to make them feel comfortable with a joke. The filmmakers behind these movies expertly blend screams and laughs to create horror films that are perfect for those who don’t typically like the genre.
- ‘Evil Dead II’ (1987)
- ‘Shaun of the Dead’ (2004)
- ‘Zombieland’ (2009)
- ‘Ready or Not’ (2019)
- ‘The Cabin in the Woods’ (2012)
- ‘Gremlins’ (1984)
- ‘Freaky’ (2020)
- ‘Tucker & Dale vs. Evil’ (2010)
- ‘Killer Klowns from Outer Space’ (1988)
- ‘Happy Death Day’ (2017)
Tucker and Dale is great and I suggest it to anyone with an interest in comedy horror. I’ve watched it quite a few times now and what I really appreciate is that there’s a point where the story doesn’t really allow the initial conceit to carry on and yet it transitions nicely into the rest of the film where it would have been very easy to fumble the ball at that point.