Scared Silly: Top 31 Horror Comedies: 1. Ghostbusters (1984)

8. The Frighteners (1996)

"Michael J. Fox plays a paranormal investigator/con-man, using a few of the less-than-malevolent spirits he can commune with to ?haunt? local houses so he can ?exorcise? them. Of course, when an actual malevolent spirit shows up, things get tricky. Fox is great. Peter Jackson directs and his wonderfully dark sense of humor shines through. Jeffrey Combs (Re-Animator, From Beyond) is amazing as Special Agent Milton Dammers. I think this is my favorite of all his performances. Dee Wallace, another horror stalwart (The Hills Have Eyes, The Howling, Cujo, Critters, E.T.), is also great. It?s just such fun fright fest."

 

I remember really enjoying this one and being confused by the horrible reviews. But my tastes have changed enough since I was 13 that I'm hesitant to watch it again now.

 

Just saw this one recently for the very first time and on the big screen too as part of a Halloween revival at a local theater. Fan. Tas. Tic film. Jenny Agutter is incredibly smokin' in the movie. Griffin Dunne was great too; but that last, totally pupeteered appearance was kind of disappointing. But great flick, wonderful fun, scary movie.

 

7. Dead Alive aka Braindead (1992)

"It?s the goriest movie ever made? but it?s hilariously gory, so ridiculously over the top, you can?t help but laugh. The dichotomy between the sensational gore and the wholesome setting (1950s New Zealand) magnifies the humor. I wish Peter Jackson would make more movies like this and stay out of the Shire. I?ll take Kung fu-fighting priests, rat monkeys, zombie babies, and the bloodiest zombie massacre over a fellowship to Mount Doom any day."

 

6. Tremors (1990)

"When I was growing up, Tremors seemed to be on USA every other day. It was ubiquitous? much like its star, Kevin Bacon, seemed at the time. And whenever I found Tremors playing on TV, I watched it; regardless of how far into the movie it was? cause it didn?t matter. I knew it that well."

 

Tremors is terrific! Easily one of my favorite movies of all time. Most of it isn't very scary, but when the doctor and his wife get eaten that drives me up the wall. Splendid cast, good, tight script, good effects. Great movie.

 

Love this movie. Reba McEntire steals the show when she and her husband go to town on that one graboid that gets into their house.

 

5. Beetlejuice (1988)

"I think this might be my favorite Tim Burton movie. Between Burton?s style and Michael Keaton?s acting alone, it?s just so pitch perfect. Burton goes all out on creating this world of the dead and Keaton is hilarious, brilliantly manic. Then, on top of that, you?ve got the rest of the amazing cast: Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Winona Ryder, Jeffrey Jones, Catherine O?Hara, and Glenn Shadix. They?re all great."

 

"Beetlejuice" isn't a horror film. Its a comedy from beginning to end dealing with death. There isn't a single scare in the film, even when the couple dies its played for laughs.

 

The wedding scene at the end always scared me when I was a kid. Plus the scene where Beetlejuice turns into a snake:
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*shudders*

 

I had the same reaction when I saw it in the title; I've never thought of Beetlejuice as a horror film or even a horror-comedy film. But I can see how it could be debatable. Either way, it's a great flick.

 

4. Evil Dead II (1987)

"For some reason, I saw Evil Dead 2 before I ever saw The Evil Dead? not sure why. But, I do know that I loved it. To me, Evil Dead 2 is the best of the trilogy. It?s funnier and a bit more polished than Evil Dead, but still pretty dark. It?s more of an equal blend of comedy and horror, while Army of Darkness is even more of screwball comedy a la the 3 Stooges in a Harryhausen creature feature. I love them all, but Evil Dead 2 is my favorite."

 

3. Shaun of the Dead (2004)

"This movie is brilliant and exactly to my taste. Clearly, Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright grew up watching and loving the same things I did. I love Shaun of the Dead, read more about how it was one of My Favorite Films of the Last Decade."

 

Shaun of the Dead, Zombieland and Return of the Living Dead - These are the masterworks of zombie horror comedy. I love all three.

 

I've been told that Chris Martin and Jonny Buckland (both members of Coldplay) cameo as
zombies in this film.

Does anyone know which zombies they are and when they appear?

 

I don't know if they appear as zombies, I know they appear as themselves being interviewed in Shaun's final channel changing montage at the end.

And this movie gets what so many spoof movies don't, that first and foremost, you have to tell a good story. Without a good story, you've got nothing.

 

2. Young Frankenstein (1974)

"So, this is definitely much more of a comedy than a horror film, but Gene Wilder?s reverence for the source material overcomes the lack of any actual horror. And the Frankenstein movies were always my favorite of the original Universal monster movies. It?s the more classical horror comedy. Do I really need to defend Young Frankenstein? It?s Mel Brooks directing a script he co-wrote with Gene Wilder, featuring a cast including Wilder, Peter Boyle, Madeline Kahn, Teri Garr, Cloris Leachman, Kenneth Mars, Gene Hackman, and Marty Feldman?"

 

This is Brooks' best movie by far and Wilder's too. Hell, I think it's the best work of everybody in the movie, maybe even Gene Hackman, who is pitch perfect in his cameo. It's just side splittingly funny all the way through. Number two? Yeah, no, that's not right.

 

1. Ghostbusters (1984)

"I don?t care what anyone says, Ghostbusters deals with horror elements. As much as I loved it for the comedy when I was a kid, there were still things that scared the **** outta me. The music alone gave me the creeps, especially Elmer Bernstein?s score. Because of Bernstein?s score, I was scared of the Tri-Star Pictures Pegasus for the longest time and of that lion statue outside New York Public Library in the first shot. The song ?Magic? that plays after the containment unit blows up, also creepy as hell. And when Zuul takes Dana, with the claws pressing through the door and the hands coming out of the chair? that was terrifying to a 5-year-old. So, yeah? it?s a horror comedy."

 

You really forget that Ghostbusters is a horror themed story. Anyway now that I've seen the list there is no way 'Young Frankenstein' should be anything but number one. I also might rank Army of Darkness much higher