The Ultimate Modern Horror Comedy List
Nothing is more entertaining than a Horror Comedy. Gory deaths while lots of laughing is the key to a great movie. These are my favorite, in order. Always looking for more to add to this list. I will continue to add to this list as I watch them.
A few notes. These are all modern Horror Comedies, which means they all come from the the year 2000 or newer. If a movie has sequels, I only list the original unless I have not seen the original. The term Horror Comedy can be a loose term, so to set rules for this list that IMBD has to have tagged the movie as a Horror and a Comedy.
There are some movies that IMDB has tagged with both as Horror and Comedy that I did not include on this list that I may or may not like but I personally did not think fit in the Horror Comedy genre such as: All Cheerleaders Die, Assassination Nation, The Banana Splits Movie, Boys from Country Hell, Cherrypickers, Come to Daddy, Fingers, Fresh, Fright Night, Get Duked, Harpoon, It Cuts Deep, Monster Party, The Owners, Prevenge, The Seed, Spontaneous, Spree, The Trip, 12 Hour Shift, Villains, What We Do In The Shadows, Who Invited Them, etc.
This can be a hard genre to find movies for but it is my favorite genre by far. I keep this list for two reasons; one, so I remember what I watched and liked and two, to help others who like the Horror Comedy genre find movies to watch.
If you have any movie suggestions to check out, drop them in comments. I am always looking for more. Thanks!
A few notes. These are all modern Horror Comedies, which means they all come from the the year 2000 or newer. If a movie has sequels, I only list the original unless I have not seen the original. The term Horror Comedy can be a loose term, so to set rules for this list that IMBD has to have tagged the movie as a Horror and a Comedy.
There are some movies that IMDB has tagged with both as Horror and Comedy that I did not include on this list that I may or may not like but I personally did not think fit in the Horror Comedy genre such as: All Cheerleaders Die, Assassination Nation, The Banana Splits Movie, Boys from Country Hell, Cherrypickers, Come to Daddy, Fingers, Fresh, Fright Night, Get Duked, Harpoon, It Cuts Deep, Monster Party, The Owners, Prevenge, The Seed, Spontaneous, Spree, The Trip, 12 Hour Shift, Villains, What We Do In The Shadows, Who Invited Them, etc.
This can be a hard genre to find movies for but it is my favorite genre by far. I keep this list for two reasons; one, so I remember what I watched and liked and two, to help others who like the Horror Comedy genre find movies to watch.
If you have any movie suggestions to check out, drop them in comments. I am always looking for more. Thanks!
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- DirectorMcGStarsJudah LewisSamara WeavingRobbie AmellWhen Cole stays up past his bedtime, he discovers that his hot baby sitter belongs to a satanic cult that will stop at nothing to keep him quiet.Not just my favorite Horror Comedy of all time by my it took over as my favorite movie. The directing, writing, acting is perfect. It is entertaining and bloody. I have watched this too many times and it never gets old to me.
- DirectorChristopher LandonStarsJessica RotheIsrael BroussardRuby ModineA 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.
- DirectorTyler MacIntyreStarsBrianna HildebrandAlexandra ShippJack QuaidA twist on the slasher genre, following two death-obsessed teenage girls who use their online show about real-life tragedies to send their small mid-western town into a frenzy, and cement their legacy as modern horror legends.
- DirectorAlister GriersonStarsBen O'TooleMeg FraserCaroline CraigA man with a mysterious past flees the country to escape his own personal hell - only to arrive somewhere much, much worse.
- DirectorEli CraigStarsTyler LabineAlan TudykKatrina BowdenAffable 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.This movie is AMAZING! If anyone out there is new to Horror Comedies or you want to show someone a Horror Comedy to get them to like the genre, this is the movie I always recommend.
- DirectorChristopher LandonStarsVince VaughnKathryn NewtonCeleste O'ConnorAfter swapping bodies with a deranged serial killer, a high-school senior discovers that she has fewer than 24 hours before the change becomes permanent.
- DirectorKarl HoltStarsKarl HoltClaire CartwrightGeorge CollieJack, a man desperate to improve his life throws away his beloved childhood plush, Benny. It's a move that has disastrous consequences when Benny springs to life with deadly intentions.
- DirectorDanishka EsterhazyStarsHannah GoneraFrances Sholto-DouglasMila RayneA remake of the 1982 slasher film about sorority girls attacked by a maniac killer with a large electric drill.
- DirectorRodman FlenderStarsJake CannavaleAngelique RiveraSarah YarkinEat, Brains, Love is a laugh-out-loud funny, surprisingly romantic, zombie road trip movie filled with heart - and brains.
- DirectorJosh RubenStarsSam RichardsonMilana VayntrubGeorge BasilFeature adaptation of the video game where werewolves attack a small town.
- DirectorTyler MacIntyreStarsTory StolperTracey FairawayMaria BlasucciThree young women go out partying and wake up attached together as a Frankenstein monster. With their individual personalities still intact, the three women set out to figure out what happened to them.
- DirectorPatrik EklundStarsKatia WinterAdam LundgrenEva MelanderA team-building conference for municipal employees turns into a nightmare when accusations of corruption begin to circulate and plague the work environment. At the same time, a mysterious figure begins murdering the participants.
- DirectorJosh RubenStarsJosh RubenAya CashChris ReddDuring a power outage, two strangers tell scary stories. The more Fred and Fanny commit to their tales, the more the stories come to life in their Catskills cabin. The horrors of reality manifest when Fred confronts his ultimate fear.
- DirectorRuben FleischerStarsJesse EisenbergEmma StoneWoody HarrelsonA 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.
- DirectorShin'ichirô UedaStarsTakayuki HamatsuYuzuki AkiyamaHarumi ShuhamaThings go badly for a hack director and film crew shooting a low budget zombie movie in an abandoned WWII Japanese facility, when they are attacked by real zombies.This movie is not your typical horror comedy or really like any movie you have seen before. I recommend just watching it without knowing anything about it. The middle is a little slow but the last third is worth it.
- DirectorChristopher LandonStarsTye SheridanLogan MillerJoey MorganThree scouts, on the eve of their last camp-out, discover the true meaning of friendship when they attempt to save their town from a zombie outbreak.
- DirectorHalina ReijnStarsAmandla StenbergMaria BakalovaMyha'laWhen a group of rich 20-somethings plan a hurricane party at a remote family mansion, a party game turns deadly.
- DirectorTim StoryStarsGrace ByersJermaine FowlerMelvin GreggSeven friends go away for the weekend and end up trapped in a cabin with a killer who has a vendetta. Will their street smarts and knowledge of horror movies help them stay alive? Probably not.
- DirectorPeter RicqStarsMatthew Nelson-MahoodLizzie BoysGabriel LaBelleWhile staying at a cabin in the woods for a weekend, three teenagers discover that their neighbor is 'feeding' guests to her zombie family. In short order, the battle is on as the kids fight to save themselves and their family.
- DirectorBenjamin BarfootStarsDanny MorganGeorgia GroomeMichael SochaA man can't speak to ladies. His friend makes things happen but with 2 man-killing sisters looking for a virgin man to sacrifice to bring daddy back from the dead.
- DirectorRobbie PickeringStarsNicholas BraunMackenzie DavisJosh FademIn the town of Dillford, humans, vampires and zombies were all living in peace - until the alien apocalypse arrived. Now three teenagers - one human, one vampire, and one zombie - have to team up to figure out how to get rid of the visitors.
- DirectorBrian TaylorStarsNicolas CageSelma BlairAnne WintersA teenage girl and her younger brother must survive a wild 24 hours during which a mass hysteria of unknown origin causes parents to turn violently on their own kids.
- DirectorJoe LynchStarsSteven YeunSamara WeavingSteven BrandA virus spreads through an office complex causing white-collar workers to act out their worst impulses.
- DirectorCody CalahanStarsEvan MarshAmber GoldfarbAri MillenJoel, a caustic 1980s film critic for a national horror magazine, finds himself unwittingly trapped in a self-help group for serial killers. With no other choice, Joel attempts to blend in or risk becoming the next victim.
- DirectorMatthew John LawrenceStarsMike LawrenceDavid LittletonChet SiegelWhen a punk band scores their first tour, life on the road proves tough when they are joined by a man-eating demon as a roadie.
- DirectorScott GlossermanStarsNathan BaeselAngela GoethalsZelda RubinsteinThe next great killer and psychopath has given a documentary film crew exclusive access to his life as he plans his reign of terror over the quiet town of Glen Echo.
- DirectorKaryn KusamaStarsMegan FoxAmanda SeyfriedAdam BrodyA newly-possessed high-school cheerleader turns into a succubus who specializes in killing her male classmates. Can her best friend put an end to the horror?
- DirectorTommy WirkolaStarsJeppe Beck LaursenCharlotte FrognerJenny SkavlanA ski vacation turns horrific for a group of medical students, as they find themselves confronted by an unimaginable menace: Nazi zombies.
- DirectorMarjane SatrapiStarsRyan ReynoldsGemma ArtertonAnna KendrickA likable guy pursues his office crush with help from his evil talking pets, but things turn sinister when she stands him up for a date.
- DirectorMatt Bettinelli-OlpinTyler GillettStarsSamara WeavingAdam BrodyMark O'BrienA bride's wedding night takes a sinister turn when her eccentric new in-laws force her to take part in a terrifying game.
- DirectorJim CummingsStarsJim CummingsRiki LindhomeRobert ForsterTerror grips a small mountain town as bodies are discovered after each full moon. Losing sleep, raising a teenage daughter, and caring for his ailing father, officer Marshall struggles to remind himself there's no such thing as werewolves.
- DirectorLars DamoiseauxStarsMaaike NeuvilleBart HollandersBenjamin RamonAn orgy of blood, violence and fun in which a young couple travel to a shabby Eastern European hospital for plastic surgery. Once there things unravel.
- DirectorSung KangStarsBrooke MarkhamVyVy NguyenJimmy BellingerTwo young women find themselves at an abandoned camp in the woods with a book of magical spells surrounded by classic monsters in this comedic send up of '80s horror films.
- DirectorChris McKayStarsNicholas HoultNicolas CageAwkwafinaRenfield, Dracula's tortured henchman, is forced to capture prey for his master and do his every bidding. But now, after centuries of servitude, Renfield is ready to see if there is a life outside his boss's shadow.
- DirectorTyler MacIntyreStarsJane WiddopJoel McHaleJustin LongAfter saving her town from a psychotic killer, Winnie Carruthers' life is less than wonderful. When she wishes she'd never been born, she finds herself in a nightmare parallel universe where without her, things could be much, much worse.
- DirectorFrank MerleStarsDanielle TaddeiDerek MearsMeghan Deanna KingsleyAn actress develops a deadly obsession with internet fame after her manager drops her for not having enough of a social media presence.
- DirectorJon WrightStarsKillian CoyleStuart GrahamMichael HoughWhen an island off the coast of Ireland is invaded by bloodsucking aliens, the heroes discover that getting drunk is the only way to survive.
- DirectorDamon ThomasStarsElsie FisherAmiah MillerRachel Ogechi KanuTeen best friends Abby and Gretchen grapple with an otherworldly demon that takes up residence in Gretchen's body.
- DirectorDon CoscarelliStarsChase WilliamsonRob MayesPaul GiamattiA new street drug that sends its users across time and dimensions has one drawback: some people return no longer human. Can two college drop-outs save humanity from this silent, otherworldly invasion?
- DirectorCourtney AndujarHillary AndujarAnthony CousinsStarsJon Michael SimpsonLuxy BannerSydney HuddlestonChad, the owner of Rad Chad's Horror Emporium, recounts a series of bone-chilling, blood-splattered tales to illustrate the rules of the horror genre to his newest employee.
- DirectorAdam GreenStarsKane HodderJoel David MooreDeon RichmondWhen a group of tourists in a New Orleans haunted swamp tour find themselves stranded in the wilderness, their evening of fun and spooks turns into a horrific nightmare.
- DirectorNick SimonStarsLuke BainesDarren BarnetTimothy GranaderosA comedy about making a horror movie. When six co-stars learn their hit TV show is about to be canceled, they decide to shoot their own film, unintentionally summoning a spirit with an affinity for violence.
- DirectorPeter WellingtonStarsMalin AkermanTyler LabineLucy PunchWhen a man accidentally kills his brother with an ax, his fiancée is determined not to let even murder stand in the way of their happiness.
- DirectorMarcus DunstanStarsBrianne TjuBenjamin WadsworthUriah SheltonA group of high school students whose school bus crashes on a field trip. Relationships are tested once they realize they are being stalked by an attacker who intends to drive them out and straight into a horrifying fight to survive.
- DirectorCraig ThiemanStarsNate PanningJulia LehmanSara TomkoWriting the perfect suicide note is not easy.
- DirectorOwen EgertonStarsRobbie KayJacob BatalonSeychelle GabrielFans flock to a festival celebrating the most iconic horror movies, only to discover that the charismatic showman behind the event has a diabolical agenda.
- DirectorOlivier AfonsoStarsArtusManon AzemLouise BlachèreAfter their van breaks down in the middle of nowhere, the women of a volleyball team must fight for their lives against a group of degenerate hunters.
- DirectorNahnatchka KhanStarsKiernan ShipkaOlivia HoltCharlie GillespieWhen the infamous "Sweet Sixteen Killer" returns 35 years after his first murder spree to claim another victim, 17-year-old Jamie accidentally travels back in time to 1987, determined to stop the killer before he can start.
- DirectorLin OedingStarsBrenton ThwaitesJane LevyKaran SoniAn employee at a weapons factory discovers that an energy drink turns his co-workers into zombies.
- DirectorKeola RacelaStarsEvan DavesLarry SapersteinJillian MuellerWhen five teen employees at the local movie theater in a small Christian town discover a mysterious old film hidden in its basement, they unleash an alluring succubus who gives them a sex education...written in blood.
- DirectorEdgar WrightStarsSimon PeggNick FrostKate AshfieldThe uneventful, aimless lives of a London electronics salesman and his layabout roommate are disrupted by the zombie apocalypse.
- DirectorAdam GreenStarsRay WiseAdam GreenWill BarrattA documentary exploring genre based monster art takes an odd turn when the filmmakers are contacted by a man who claims he can prove that monsters are indeed real.
- DirectorTodd Strauss-SchulsonStarsTaissa FarmigaMalin AkermanAdam DevineA young woman grieving the loss of her mother, a famous scream queen from the 1980s, finds herself pulled into the world of her mom's most famous movie. Reunited, the women must fight off the film's maniacal killer.
- DirectorAbe ForsytheStarsLupita Nyong'oAlexander EnglandJosh GadA washed-up musician teams up with a teacher and a kids'-show personality to protect young children from a sudden outbreak of zombies.
- DirectorEli CraigStarsEvangeline LillyOwen AtlasAdam ScottGary, who has just married Samantha, the woman of his dreams, discovers that her six-year-old son may be the Antichrist.
- DirectorJ.J. PerryStarsJamie FoxxDave FrancoNatasha Liu BordizzoA hard-working, blue-collar dad just wants to provide a good life for his quick-witted 10-year-old daughter. His mundane San Fernando Valley pool cleaning job is a front for his real source of income: hunting and killing vampires.
- DirectorBJ McDonnellStarsDave GrohlNate MendelPat SmearLegendary rock band Foo Fighters move into an Encino mansion steeped in grisly rock and roll history to record their much anticipated 10th album.
- DirectorZelda WilliamsStarsKathryn NewtonLiza SoberanoJenna DavisA coming of RAGE love story about a teenager and her crush, who happens to be a corpse. After a set of horrific circumstances bring him back to life, the two embark on a journey to find love, happiness - and a few missing body parts.
- DirectorZach GayneStarsPrecious ChongAlexandra EssoeTony MatthewsTwo women befriend each other, but one becomes obsessed with the other.
- DirectorJonathan MilottCary MurnionStarsElijah WoodRainn WilsonAlison PillA mysterious virus hits an isolated elementary school, transforming the kids into a feral swarm of mass savages. An unlikely hero must lead a motley band of teachers in the fight of their lives.
- DirectorJason HowdenStarsMilo CawthorneJames Joshua BlakeKimberley CrossmanTwo teenage boys unwittingly summon an ancient evil entity known as The Blind One by delving into black magic while trying to escape their mundane lives.
- DirectorJohn McPhailStarsElla HuntMalcolm CummingSarah SwireA zombie apocalypse threatens the sleepy town of Little Haven - at Christmas - forcing Anna and her friends to fight, slash and sing their way to survival, facing the undead in a desperate race to reach their loved ones. But they soon discover that no one is safe in this new world, and with civilization falling apart around them, the only people they can truly rely on are each other.
- DirectorLowell DeanStarsLeo FafardAmy MatysioSarah LindAs a series of strange and violent events begin to occur, an alcoholic policeman realizes that he has been turned into a werewolf as part of a larger plan.
- DirectorKevin LewisStarsNicolas CageEmily TostaBeth GrantA quiet drifter is tricked into a janitorial job at the now condemned Willy's Wonderland. The mundane tasks suddenly become an all-out fight for survival against wave after wave of demonic animatronics. Fists fly, kicks land, titans clash -- and only one side will make it out alive.
- DirectorSteven KostanskiStarsNita-Josée HannaOwen MyreMatthew NinaberAfter unearthing a gem that controls an evil monster looking to destroy the Universe, a young girl and her brother use it to make him do their bidding.
- DirectorElza KephartStarsRomane DenisBrett DonahueSehar BhojaniWhen a possessed pair of jeans begins to kill the staff of a trendy clothing store, it is up to Libby, an idealistic young salesclerk, to stop its bloody rampage.
- DirectorAlexandre AjaStarsElisabeth ShueJerry O'ConnellRichard DreyfussAfter a sudden underwater tremor sets free scores of the prehistoric man-eating fish, an unlikely group of strangers must band together to stop themselves from becoming fish food for the area's new razor-toothed residents.
- DirectorKevin SmithStarsJustin LongMichael ParksHaley Joel OsmentA brash and arrogant podcaster gets more than he bargained for when he travels to Canada to interview a mysterious recluse... who has a rather disturbing fondness for walruses.
- DirectorJosh ForbesStarsJonah RayKiran DeolRandee HellerStruggling prog-rock musician William Brown finds himself in a living nightmare when he accidentally kills Vlad, the neighbor from hell.
- DirectorQuentin DupieuxStarsStephen SpinellaRoxane MesquidaWings HauserA homicidal car tire, discovering it has destructive psionic power, sets its sights on a desert town once a mysterious woman becomes its obsession.
- DirectorOz RodriguezStarsJaden MichaelGerald JonesGregory Diaz IVA group of young friends from the Bronx fight to save their neighborhood from gentrification...and vampires.
- DirectorJonathan LevineStarsNicholas HoultTeresa PalmerJohn MalkovichAfter a highly unusual zombie saves a still-living girl from an attack, the two form a relationship that sets in motion events that might transform the entire lifeless world.
- DirectorCasey TeboStarsDevon SawaIvana BaqueroRyan LeeA group of toy store employees must protect each other from a horde of parasite infected shoppers.
- DirectorMitchell AltieriStarsKen ArnoldDan De LucaKevin JiggettsThree inept night watchmen, aided by a young rookie and a fearless tabloid journalist, fight an epic battle for their lives against a horde of hungry vampires.
- DirectorJordan RubinStarsRachel MelvinCortney PalmLexi AtkinsA fun weekend turns into madness and horror for a bunch of groupies looking for fun in a beaver infested swamp.
- DirectorJeff BaenaStarsAubrey PlazaDane DeHaanJohn C. ReillyA young man's recently deceased girlfriend mysteriously returns from the dead, but he slowly realizes she is not the way he remembered her.
- DirectorRichard Bates Jr.StarsMatthew Gray GublerKat DenningsRay WiseCity-boy Raymond returns to his hometown and finds a vengeful ghost is terrorizing his house. Therefore, this man-child recruits Becca, a badass local bartender, to solve the mystery of the spirit threatening people's lives.
- DirectorJim JarmuschStarsBill MurrayAdam DriverTilda SwintonTwo pioneers fight for their lives and their love on the American frontier during the Civil War.
- DirectorChelsea StardustStarsRebecca RomijnArden MyrinHayley GriffithA pizza delivery girl at the end of her financial rope has to fight for her life - and her tips - when her last order of the night turns out to be high society Satanists in need of a virgin sacrifice.
- DirectorKevin SmithStarsLily-Rose DeppHarley Quinn SmithJohnny DeppTwo teenage yoga enthusiasts must do battle with an evil presence that is threatening to rise from its underground lair and endanger their major party plans.