Horror Comedy
‘80s Horror Comedies That Defined the Decade
The 1980s, among many other distinctions, was the golden age of horror comedies. There had been great films combining horror and humor dating back at least to Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein a...
‘Cocaine Bear’ is Wonderfully Outrageous but Restrained by Its Slow Pace [Blu-ray Review]
From tornadoes in Twister to forest fires in Those Who Wish Me Dead, film offers no shortage of warnings about the awesome power of nature. Such natural disasters are unplanned and largely out of our ...
‘She Came from the Woods’ Warms up Winter with Summer Slasher Vibes [Review]
She Came from the Woods is the second recent theatrical release that I’m excited to talk about. Let me grab your interest with just three words: Summer. Camp. Slasher. Now that I have your atte...
5 Great Rom-Zom-Coms (That Aren’t Shaun Of The Dead)
Shaun Of The Dead was released a whopping eighteen-years ago and in its wake there have been many, lesser pretenders to the throne–hell, the flick coined its own sub-genre, the lovingly-titled r...
How Teen Wolf Completely Undermines Lycanthrope Lore [And Why We Still Love It]
Lucky for Teen Wolf, the early 1980s were a grand time for movies about lycanthropes.Though the subgenre forged its roots nearly 70-years prior with the aptly titled The Werewolf (1913), something was...
The Estate is a Fast-Paced and Fun Comedic Thriller
It’s been a while since I’ve watched a thriller with intentional humor in the mix. I knew from the start that The Estate was a dark comedy, and it delivered beyond my expectations. ...
Boys from County Hell Blends Horror with Humor and Heart
In my book reviews, I’ve often mentioned the “Triple Threat” of horror, humor, and heart. I’m introducing the term here because it also applies to stories on the screen. Wh...
The Little Broomstick Rider Takes DIY to the Next Level
When the world fell to its knees as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, filmmaker Matteo Bernardini was faced with the same boredom and mundane routine that come with being in quarantine. While th...
One Cut of the Dead is the Best Comedy of the Year [Review]
Representing such morbid concepts like disease, doing the unspeakable for the sake of survival and obviously mortality, zombies are easily one of the most grisly of all the movie monsters. The zombie ...