My two favorite movie genres are Horror and Comedy, so whenever the two get blended into a nice little package of laughs and screams it makes me smile. First off I want to make clear that these are not what I consider to be the best of the best and need to mention they are in no certain order either. There are tons of classics that are not on this short list and mainly because I felt they were known by basically everyone who hasn't been living under a rock and ten is a very small number but I have not forgot about awesome films such as "Shaun of The Dead", "Scary Movie 1 & 2", and the holy grail of horror comedy films the "Evil Dead" trilogy.
01. An overstressed suburbanite and his neighbors struggle to prove their paranoid theory that the new family in town is a front for a cannibalistic cult in the 1989 classic "The Burbs" starring such big names as Tom Hanks, Carrie Fisher, and Corey Feldman. This is flick has always fallen securely into my comfort zone, and whenever I need a pick me up there's a good chance I will toss on "The Burbs" for some laughs. This by far my favorite Tom Hanks film, and believe "The Burbs" to be a perfect example of how to blend horror and comedy seamlessly.
02. Seventeen year old stoner Anton Tobias (Devon Sawa) wakes up one Halloween morning to discover that both of his parents have been murdered. Turning to his best buds Mick (Seth Green) and Pnub (Elden Henson) for help he soon discovers that years of being lazy and slacking has caused one of his hands to become possessed by the devil murdering anyone who stands in its way in 1999's "Idle Hands". This is one of my all time personal favorite horror comedies that have ever been created. As a big fan of basically everyone involved it was a no brainer when it came to adding it to the list. And who can forget the debut of Jessica Alba as the punk rock girl next door.
03. Alien brain parasites that enter through a mouth start turning their hosts into a killer zombies in the Fred Dekker's 1986 masterpiece "Night of the Creeps". If you have by some chance never seen this flick, do yourself a favor and make it happen and in the very near future, a true classic in the realm of horror comedies. "Night of the Creeps" perfectly blends so many sub-genres into one film its mind blowing, a nice blend of 50's drive in horror, zombies movies, creature features, cheesy cop flicks all rolled up into a package of blood soaked gore and stomach hurting laughs.
04. When two employees at a medical supply warehouse accidentally release a deadly gas into the air, the vapors cause the dead to re-animate in Louisville, Kentucky. Craving one thing and one thing only more braaaiiins in 1985's "The Return of the Living Dead". As you can tell by an earlier article entitled "F*CK! I love Return of the Living Dead", I love this flick. It's not only one of my favorite zombie films but also horror comedies, and is a sure win if you are looking for something retro and fun to watch with some friends.
05. A small, sleepy Utah town gets an undead wake-up call when all of the townspeople of Mormon faith suddenly transform into flesh-eating ghouls! Now, a group of 'non-believers' unaffected by the mysterious epidemic must band together to survive the night and answer the burning question: How do you kill a Mormon zombie? In the 2010's "Book of Zombie". This movie came out of left field for me, but has earned its self a spot on this list. A truly unique take on the zombie sub genre that will leave you laughing your ass off. If you loved 80s gore infused horror comedy then you will have a blast with "Book of Zombie"
06. Roger Cobb (William Katt) is a author who has just separated from his wife, who has just moved into a new house in hopes of working on a novel based on his experiences in the Vietnam War. When strange things start occurring in the house it's not long until it becomes a battle for his very own sanity in 1986's "House". This movie is right up there for me with "Evil Dead", it may be the talking stuffed animal heads but they both had the same feel to me and I love them both. I use to watch this flick every time I got a chance growing up, it use to come on USA's "Up All Night" now and then and would cause me to miss school the next day every time. Pop some popcorn, grab some buds, and sit back and enjoy a true classic.
07. A young man's mother is bitten by a Sumatran rat-monkey. She gets sick and dies, at which time she comes back to life as a flesh craving zombie in the 1992 epic gore magnum opus "Dead Alive". This movie was infamous when I was a kid for making many non horror and even a few horror fans truly sick to their stomachs. It had buckets of some of the sickest gore of the era and enough laughs to keep you confused on if you should vomit or snort and giggle yourself into a frenzy. All I'm going to say is zombie on zombie sex one being a GILF go watch it, experience it, become a better person for it.
08. A barrel of radioactive waste is lost out in the woods of a rural community. Some local rednecks find it and use it as part of their still, soon enough everyone who has consumed the liquor starts turning into flesh hungry zombies in the Tromaville classic "Redneck Zombies". Tromaville are the kings of horror comedies and this happens to be one of my personal favorites from them. There are so many memorable moments in this flick you'll be having flashbacks for decades to come. If you loved the Toxic Avenger flicks but are not familiar with Troma beyond that, this would be a great flick to get you hooked on the sick and twisted world of Tromaville.
09. A group of men head to a remote village to help one of their friends get over his divorce; when they get there, though, they discover that all the women have been infected with a virus that makes them man-hating cannibals in 2009s "Doghouse". If you loved "Shaun of the Dead" chances are you will have a good time with "Doghouse", it's one of the better new horror comedies to come along in some time and is highly recommended by myself. While it is a bit of a "dude" movie geared mostly towards the male demographic, I'm sure both sexes can walk away from this one with some good laughs and memories.
10. A young man comes to spend the summer at the remote desert ranch of his father in hopes of repairing their estranged relationship only to find that his father has found himself a young sex bomb who is now living with him. Soon bodies start to pile up and the young man suspects his father has lost his mind and started butchering young ladies, but soon enough he will find out that the killer beyond all the mayhem is closer than he could ever imagine in the 2005 sleaze horror comedy "Pervert!". You know I'm going to keep this one simple here it goes lots of T&A, gore, and a killer penis if you haven't decided to watch it by now there is something wrong with you.
- Ted "Ritualistic" Brown
"You think this is a fuckin' costume? This is a way of life." - Suicide
