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2020s comedy horror films

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Scared Shitless

Scared Shitless (2024) is a Canadian horror-comedy directed by Vivieno Caldinelli, written by Brandon Cohen, starring Steven Ogg and Daniel Doheny as plumbers fighting a genetically engineered creature in apartment pipes; premiered at Fantasia 2024, US release October 3, 2025.

Screamboat

Screamboat (2025) is an American horror comedy directed by Steven LaMorte, starring David Howard Thornton as a murderous Steamboat Willie on a Staten Island Ferry, made after the 1928 cartoon entered the public domain.

Shiver Me Timbers (2025 film)

Shiver Me Timbers is a 2025 British comedy horror film, Paul Stephen Mann's feature debut, in which a Halley's comet meteor transforms Popeye into a killer; one of three 2025 Popeye horror films.

Sketch (2024 film)

Sketch is a 2024 American family fantasy-adventure film written and directed by Seth Worley, starring Tony Hale, about a girl whose monster drawings come to life.

Slay (2024 film)

Slay (2024) is a Tubi Original horror comedy directed by Jem Garrard, starring Drag Race queens Trinity the Tuck, Heidi N Closet, Crystal Methyd, and Cara Melle as performers besieged by vampires at a biker bar.

Spree (film)

Spree is a 2020 American satirical thriller, also described as a horror comedy, directed by Eugene Kotlyarenko and co-written with Gene McHugh. Joe Keery plays rideshare driver Kurt Kunkle, who livestreams killing his passengers to go viral; premiered at Sundance 2020, released August 14, 2020 by RLJE Films.

Studio 666

Studio 666 (スタジオ666) is a 2022 American comedy horror film starring the Foo Fighters as themselves, directed by B.J. McDonnell from Dave Grohl's story, shot in the Encino house where Medicine at Midnight was recorded; $2.2M U.S. gross, 56% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Sumathi Valavu

Sumathi Valavu (സുമതി വളവ്) is a 2025 Malayalam horror-comedy by Vishnu Sasi Shankar, written by Abhilash Pillai, starring Arjun Ashokan; released 1 August 2025, it earned about ₹24.85 crore worldwide despite negative reviews.

Teaching Practice: Idiot Girls and School Ghost 2

Teaching Practice: Idiot Girls and School Ghost 2 (교생실습) is a 2025 South Korean satirical comedy horror film by Kim Min-ha, a standalone sequel to School Anniversary, starring Han Seon-hwa as a student teacher confronting a black magic club that tops national mock exams via a spirit world; premiered at BIFAN 2025, released May 13, 2026.

The Balconettes

The Balconettes (Les femmes au balcon) is a 2024 French feminist horror comedy directed by and starring Noémie Merlant, co-written with Céline Sciamma, about three Marseille roommates caught in a bloody affair; premiered at Cannes 2024 Midnight Screenings.

The Bhootnii

The Bhootnii (द भूतनी), earlier titled The Virgin Tree, is a 2025 Hindi horror comedy directed by Sidhaant Sachdev, starring Sanjay Dutt, Mouni Roy, and Sunny Singh. Released May 1, 2025, it earned poor reviews and a 3.6/10 IMDb rating, and streams on ZEE5.

The Blackening (film)

The Blackening (2023) is an American horror comedy directed by Tim Story, written by Tracy Oliver and Dewayne Perkins, based on a 2018 3Peat Comedy Central short. Seven Black friends at a Juneteenth cabin getaway are forced by a masked killer to decide who is 'the Blackest.'

The Menu (2022 film)

The Menu (2022) is a black comedy horror-thriller directed by Mark Mylod, written by Seth Reiss and Will Tracy, starring Ralph Fiennes as chef Julian Slowik and Anya Taylor-Joy; released by Searchlight Pictures November 18, 2022, 107 minutes, 88% on Rotten Tomatoes, $79.6M worldwide.

The Monkey (film)

The Monkey (2025) is Osgood Perkins's horror comedy adapting Stephen King's 1980 short story, released by Neon on February 21, 2025. Theo James plays twin brothers stalked by a wind-up toy monkey whose turned key causes gruesome deaths; produced by James Wan, grossing $39.7 million in the US.

The Mouse Trap (film)

The Mouse Trap (originally Mickey's Mouse Trap) is a 2024 Canadian comedy horror film directed by Jamie Bailey, written by and starring Simon Phillips, about a masked Mickey Mouse killer at an arcade birthday party, released on VOD August 6, 2024.

The Munsters (2022 film)

The Munsters (2022) is a Rob Zombie comedy film for Universal 1440, an origin story of Lily (Sheri Moon Zombie) and Herman's (Jeff Daniel Phillips) courtship, released September 27, 2022 on digital, Blu-ray, DVD, and Netflix.

The Scurry

The Scurry is a British comedy-horror film about killer squirrels attacking a country park eco-café, directed by Craig Roberts, written by Tim Telling, starring Rhys Ifans, Ella Purnell, Paapa Essiedu, and Antonia Thomas; distinct from the 2024 Australian film Scurry.

Totally Killer

Totally Killer (2023) is a Blumhouse horror-comedy on Prime Video, directed by Nahnatchka Khan, in which Kiernan Shipka's Jamie time-travels to 1987 to stop the Sweet Sixteen Killer.

Under Wraps 2

Under Wraps 2 (2022) is a Disney Channel Original Movie, sequel to the 2021 Under Wraps remake, directed by Alex Zamm, written by Josh A. Cagan, starring Malachi Barton, Christian J. Simon, and Sophia Hammons; premiered September 25, 2022.

Unholy Night (film)

Unholy Night (2026) is a Canadian Christmas horror-comedy, Michael Gabriele's feature debut, in which dead Italian relatives including a grandmother return as ritornati on Christmas Eve; it premiered at Fantasia 2026 and won the Gold Audience Award for Best Canadian Film. Distinct from the 1929 Barrymore film and the 2019 Chitaroni film of the same name.

Vampires of the Velvet Lounge

Vampires of the Velvet Lounge is a 2026 American horror-comedy written and directed by Adam Sherman, starring Mena Suvari as Countess Elizabeth Báthory, whose coven hunts dating-app matches from a Savannah absinthe bar; released March 20, 2026 by Strand Releasing.

We Have a Ghost

We Have a Ghost is a 2023 Netflix supernatural comedy directed by Christopher Landon, adapted from Geoff Manaugh's short story "Ernest". David Harbour plays a silent ghost discovered by a Chicago family; it topped Netflix's English film list with 42.62M hours viewed.

Werewolves Within (film)

Werewolves Within (2021) is a horror-comedy whodunit directed by Josh Ruben, written by Mishna Wolff, and loosely based on Ubisoft's 2016 VR social-deduction game. Sam Richardson and Milana Vayntrub star in the snowbound town of Beaverfield; IFC Films released it June 25, 2021.