7 Comedy-Horror Movies I Recommend You Watch

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Previously, I recommended 7 great horrors. Now, I want to suggest 7 horror-comedies. Yes, these are still horror movies where things can sometimes be scary, and you might encounter bloody scenes. But here, you’ll probably laugh more often than you’ll jump, spilling the rest of your beer on the couch. I can’t say the films in my new selection are highly original. But if you haven’t watched some of them yet, now’s the time.


It’s hard to count how many times I’ve seen this movie. Rewatching a film you know by heart is like meeting your best friend at the bar on weekends. So, about the movie:

"The uneventful, aimless lives of a London electronics salesman and his layabout roommate are disrupted by the zombie apocalypse."

A long time ago, when the movie first came out, and I was about half my current age… Wait, what was I saying (subtly wiping away a tear). I was thrilled by the duo of actors who were new to me then (and not just to me)—Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. I don’t know why, but they felt very relatable and close to me at the time. I don’t know why, but certainly not because they both played ordinary losers (nervously chuckles). That’s when the zombie movie craze was just beginning. It turned out to be a great mix of British comedy, zombies, pleasant actors, and an unpredictable plot.




Not to stray too far from Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, and to be fair, from director Edgar Wright, I can’t help but mention their second film from "The Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy." This movie is less of a pure horror film. In fact, I think this movie has many genres that shift one after another throughout the viewing. It’s a comedy, a drama, a detective story, and an action film.

"An overachieving London police sergeant is transferred to a village where the easygoing officers object to his fervor for regulations, all while a string of grisly murders strikes the town."

The film is very well-crafted and contains many interesting details, all of which are impossible to notice on a first watch. The creators tried "for the Greater Good," if you know what I’m talking about.



There’s also a third film in "The Three Flavours Cornetto" series—The World’s End, 2013, 6.9 on IMDb. I remember eagerly awaiting this movie’s release and how disappointed I was after watching it. It actually turned out to be a worthy continuation of the series. It’s just that after the first two films, my expectations were too high, and the storyline felt more… mature, exploring themes and issues that perhaps resonate more with an older audience.


Why don’t they make films like this anymore? It’s simply brilliant, funny, and entertaining. Well, if you’re not squeamish about the sight of blood, and there’s plenty of it in this film.

"Affable hillbillies Tucker and Dale are on vacation at their dilapidated mountain cabin when they are mistaken for murderers by a group of preppy college students."

If you haven’t seen it, you absolutely must, to find out why "These college kids are killing themselves all over my property!"




Recommending such classic, older films in this genre is probably not the best idea. You’ve either seen them ages ago, or it’s just not your genre. But I can’t help but mention parts 1 and 3. I’m not thrilled with 2, 4, 5, and… how many did they make in the end? In short, I only recommend parts 1 and 3. Although many of the jokes now seem overly "youthful" and crude, I believe nothing better in the parody genre has been made since. Fans of A Haunted House, I apologize, but no.





"A shy student trying to reach his family in Ohio, a gun-toting bruiser in search of the last Twinkie and a pair of sisters striving to get to an amusement park join forces in a trek across a zombie-filled America."

An excellent horror-comedy. Unlike the previous films, this is more of a one-time watch for me, but a memorable one. Thanks for the scene with Bill Murray—a magnificent highlight.




While putting together this selection of films, I remembered this one. It’s a detective thriller, gripping with the question of "who the hell is it?"

"A college student must relive the day of her murder over and over again, in a loop that will end only when she discovers her killer’s identity."

I’ll admit, since it came out, I’ve only watched the film once and now I don’t even remember how it ended. And that’s great—it means it’s time for a rewatch, as well as for the second part of the film. See how useful it is sometimes to write articles like these.



I won’t be recommending Gremlins to you. I liked that movie when I was a teenager, but some films are better left as pleasant memories than rewatched.

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