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Exte (エクステ)

Exte (エクステ, Exte: Hair Extensions) is a 2007 Japanese horror film directed by Sion Sono, starring Chiaki Kuriyama and Ren Osugi, about cursed hair extensions made from a murdered girl's hair, released by Toei on February 17, 2007.

Family Movie

Family Movie (2026) is a comedy-horror film directed by and starring Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick with children Sosie and Travis Bacon, about a filmmaking family covering up a murder on their slasher set; premiered at SXSW 2026, 93% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Forbidden Fruits

Forbidden Fruits is a 2026 American horror comedy, Meredith Alloway's directorial debut, adapted from Lily Houghton's play; mall employees at Free Eden run a witch cult, starring Lili Reinhart, Lola Tung, Victoria Pedretti, and Alexandra Shipp.

Frankie Freako

Frankie Freako is a 2024 Canadian puppet creature-feature comedy-horror film written and directed by Steven Kostanski, starring Conor Sweeney, about a yuppie whose party hotline call unleashes goblin chaos; premiered at Fantasia 2024.

Freaks of Nature (film)

Freaks of Nature is a 2015 American horror-comedy film directed by Robbie Pickering, in which a human, a vampire, and a zombie teen fight an alien invasion in Ohio.

Freaky (film)

Freaky is a 2020 American body-swap slasher comedy directed by Christopher Landon and starring Vince Vaughn and Kathryn Newton, released by Universal on November 13, 2020.

Fuck My Son!

Fuck My Son! is a 2025 American X-rated horror-comedy directed by Todd Rohal, adapted from Johnny Ryan's underground comic, starring Tipper Newton, Steve Little, and Robert Longstreet; it premiered at TIFF 2025 and became known for its generative AI imagery.

Get Away (film)

Get Away (2024) is a Finnish-British comedy-horror film directed by Steffen Haars, written by and starring Nick Frost with Aisling Bea, about a family's holiday on the fictional Swedish island of Svalta turning into folk-horror carnage; released by IFC Films and Sky Cinema.

Ghost in the Cell

Ghost in the Cell is a 2026 Indonesian horror film by Joko Anwar: a framed journalist in a corrupt prison faces an invisible entity killing inmates. Premiered at Berlinale 2026; US release October 2026.

Goosebumps (film)

Goosebumps (2015 film), also called the Jack Black Goosebumps movie: a Rob Letterman horror-comedy in which R.L. Stine's monsters escape their manuscripts; preceded by a 1990s TV series and followed by the 2018 sequel and a 2023 Disney+ series.

Grabbers

Grabbers (2012) is an Irish-British comedy horror directed by Jon Wright, written by Kevin Lehane, starring Richard Coyle and Ruth Bradley: bloodsucking aliens invade an Irish island, and only drunk islanders survive.

Gremlins

Gremlins is a 1984 American comedy-horror film directed by Joe Dante and written by Chris Columbus, about a mogwai named Gizmo whose care rules are broken, unleashing gremlins on a small town.

Halloween with the New Addams Family

Halloween with the New Addams Family is a 1977 NBC made-for-television comedy horror special reuniting the original 1964–66 Addams Family cast, directed by Dennis Steinmetz, written by George Tibbles, about crooks robbing the Addams mansion during their Halloween party.

Haunted Heist

Haunted Heist is a 2026 American horror-comedy heist film, the directorial debut of Lil Rel Howery, written by Carl Reid, starring Tiffany Haddish, King Bach, Karlous Miller, and Brett Gelman; four friends robbing a mansion face 1950s cultist ghosts.

He Never Died

He Never Died is a 2015 Canadian-American horror comedy written and directed by Jason Krawczyk, starring Henry Rollins as Jack, an immortal cannibal drawn back into violence when criminals kidnap his long-lost daughter; premiered at SXSW, released December 18, 2015.

Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea

Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea (also Hemet) is a 2024 American satirical dark comedy horror film directed by Tony Olmos, written by and starring Brian Patrick Butler as landlady Liz Topham-Myrtle, set during a bath-salt zombie epidemic in Hemet, California.

Highway to Hell (1991 film)

Highway to Hell (1991) is an Ate de Jong comedy-horror film, also called Autopista al infierno, written by Brian Helgeland, in which Chad Lowe's character rescues his eloping fiancée (Kristy Swanson) from the Hellcop; a 1989 shoot released March 13, 1992, grossing $26,055.

Horns (film)

Horns (2013) is Alexandre Aja's supernatural horror thriller starring Daniel Radcliffe as Ig Perrish, based on Joe Hill's 2010 novel. After his girlfriend Merrin's murder, Ig grows horns that force confessions; premiered at TIFF 2013, released October 31, 2014.

House (1986 film)

House is a 1986 American horror comedy directed by Steve Miner, starring William Katt as a novelist whose inherited house is haunted by monsters from another dimension.

House (ハウス) (1977 film)

House (ハウス, Hausu) is a 1977 Japanese comedy horror film, Nobuhiko Obayashi's Toho feature debut, about seven schoolgirls eaten by a haunted mansion that is their dead aunt's spirit, made from his daughter Chigumi's ideas after Toho requested 'something like Jaws'.

Housebound (2014 film)

Housebound (2014) is a New Zealand horror-comedy, the feature debut of writer-director Gerard Johnstone, starring Morgana O'Reilly and Rima Te Wiata. A thief under eight months' home detention finds her mother's haunted-house claims may be true; premiered at SXSW 2014, 95% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Hubie Halloween

Hubie Halloween is a 2020 Netflix comedy directed by Steven Brill, written by Tim Herlihy and Adam Sandler, starring Sandler as mocked Salem volunteer Hubie Dubois; released October 7, 2020, PG-13, 54% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Idle Hands

Idle Hands (1999) is a horror comedy directed by Rodman Flender, starring Devon Sawa, Seth Green, Elden Henson, and Jessica Alba, about a stoner teen's possessed right hand; a box-office flop that became a cult favorite.

Jennifer's Body

Jennifer's Body is a 2009 horror comedy directed by Karyn Kusama, written by Diablo Cody, starring Megan Fox as a possessed cheerleader and Amanda Seyfried; a box-office flop that became a feminist cult classic, with a sequel in development.

John Dies at the End (film)

John Dies at the End (2012/2013) is Don Coscarelli's horror-comedy adapting David Wong's novel about Dave and John, dropouts fighting an otherworldly invasion after taking the drug Soy Sauce; Magnet Releasing released it limitedly in January 2013 to mixed reviews.

Killer Klowns from Outer Space

Killer Klowns from Outer Space, also known simply as Killer Klowns, is a 1988 horror-comedy directed by Stephen Chiodo in which alien clowns harvest a small town's residents in cotton-candy cocoons; a cult classic with a 3v7 video game.

KillRoy Was Here

KillRoy Was Here is a 2022 Kevin Smith comedy horror anthology film about a monster who kills evil adults at the behest of victimized children, released as NFTs.

Krampus (film)

Krampus (2015) is a Christmas comedy-horror film directed by Michael Dougherty, starring Emjay Anthony, Adam Scott, and Toni Collette, in which a boy's torn letter to Santa summons the folklore demon Krampus to besiege his family's home.

Lesbian Vampire Killers

Lesbian Vampire Killers (LVK, US title Vampire Killers) is a 2009 British comedy horror directed by Phil Claydon, starring James Corden and Mathew Horne as friends fighting a cursed village's lesbian vampires; it was critically panned but opened third at the UK box office.

Lisa Frankenstein

Lisa Frankenstein (2024) is a Focus Features romantic horror comedy, Zelda Williams's directorial debut, written by Diablo Cody, starring Kathryn Newton and Cole Sprouse; set in 1989, it earned $9.9M worldwide on a $13M budget.