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cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/17805465
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)
100 bloody acres, conspicuously absent from the obvious list of obvious movies.
I enjoyed it but doubt it would make my top ten as there are a lot of excellent comedy horror movies out there.
Blood Quantum (2019)
I’ve seen it but don’t recall it being funny.
Interesting. I thought it was very funny.
I checked IMDb and Wikipedia, neither if which list it as comedy or even dark/black comedy.
I’ve checked IMDB and one of the reviews explicitly says that characteristic Native humour is missing, so it seems you’re right about the consensus. I wonder if some of the parts I laughed at were not intended to be funny. A good reason to watch it again.
Edit: here we go, some good quotes from the movie: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7394674/quotes/