![]() Phibes (1971) to An American Werewolf in London (1981), Re-Animator (1985), Evil Dead II (1987) and They Live (1988), the array of horror comedy films have cemented the subgenre in the minds of cine lovers.Ĭast: Kristen Connolly as Dana, Chris Hemsworth as Curt, Anna Hutchinson as Jules and Fran Kranz as Marty Over the years, this horror subgenre is firmly established and has gifted the entertainment world with some amazing titles. However, it was the 1948 horror comedy flick Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, which received much acclaim. It is quite difficult to say which is the first horror comedy film, but there have been debates over titles such as the 1920 silent film Haunted Spooks. ![]() The horror comedy genre has been around for a long time. A successful horror comedy film makes the spooky-loving audience hop on such a joyride where heightened scary moments are backed by comic relief only to escalate to another frightening scene later. And, some of the best comedy horror movies cater to all types of people, as they evoke laughter as well as scare equally.Ī horror comedy ushers the best of both worlds and takes the audiences on a laughing spree while the element of horror lurks in the air. ![]() However, horror comedies have always garnered wide attention from avid cinephiles. Horror and comedy genres reside on either end of the spectrum, and while together, they sound like an oxymoron in a sentence.
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