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The Monster Squad
The Monster Squad is a 1987 American horror comedy directed by Fred Dekker and co-written with Shane Black, in which kids battle Dracula, Frankenstein, the Wolfman, the Mummy, and the Gillman; a box-office flop that became a cult film.
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 Old Dark House
The Old Dark House (1932) is a James Whale pre-Code Universal horror-comedy adapted from J.B. Priestley's Benighted, starring Boris Karloff, Charles Laughton, and Gloria Stuart; once considered lost, it was rediscovered and restored in 4K.
The People Under the Stairs
The People Under the Stairs is Wes Craven's 1991 horror-comedy about boy burglar Fool trapped in his landlords' fortified LA mansion with imprisoned children under the stairs; a satirical, politically charged cult film being remade by Jordan Peele's Monkeypaw.
The Quiet Family (조용한 가족)
The Quiet Family (조용한 가족, Jo-yonghan gajok) is Kim Jee-woon's 1998 South Korean black comedy horror debut: a family running a mountain lodge buries guests who keep dying; it ranked 6th at the 1998 Korean box office and was remade by Takashi Miike as The Happiness of the Katakuris.
The Raven (1963 film)
The Raven is a 1963 American comedy-horror film directed by Roger Corman, loosely adapted from Poe's 1845 poem and starring Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, and Boris Karloff.
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.
The Spooky Bunch (撞到正)
The Spooky Bunch (撞到正) is a 1980 Ann Hui horror comedy, written by Joyce Chan and produced by and starring Josephine Siao, about a Cantonese opera troupe haunted on Cheung Chau; Hui's second feature and part of her phantom trilogy.
Theatre of Blood
Theatre of Blood (US title Theater of Blood) is a 1973 British black comedy horror film directed by Douglas Hickox, starring Vincent Price as actor Edward Lionheart, who murders theatre critics using deaths copied from Shakespeare plays; adapted for the National Theatre in 2005.
Tokyo Zombie (東京ゾンビ)
Tokyo Zombie (東京ゾンビ, Tōkyō Zonbi) is a 2005 Japanese horror-comedy film, Sakichi Satō's directorial debut, adapted from Yusaku Hanakuma's manga, starring Tadanobu Asano and Shō Aikawa as jujitsu-fighting factory workers against zombies from the Black Fuji dump.
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.
Tragedy Girls
Tragedy Girls is a 2017 American horror-comedy directed by Tyler MacIntyre, starring Brianna Hildebrand and Alexandra Shipp as teen best friends who commit murders to boost social media fame; 85% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Trick 'r Treat
Trick 'r Treat (2007) is Michael Dougherty's Halloween horror anthology set in Warren Valley, Ohio, starring Anna Paquin, Dylan Baker, and Brian Cox, connected by Sam, a sack-masked trick-or-treater; shelved until 2009, it became a cult classic with a sequel in development.
Tucker & Dale vs. Evil
Tucker & Dale vs. Evil (2010), Eli Craig's horror-comedy debut starring Tyler Labine and Alan Tudyk, inverts backwoods-slasher tropes as college students mistake two friendly hillbillies for killers; 86% on Rotten Tomatoes, later a cult classic.
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.
Vampire's Kiss
Vampire's Kiss (1988) is a Robert Bierman black comedy-horror starring Nicolas Cage as literary agent Peter Loew, who believes he is becoming a vampire. Written by Joseph Minion, it flopped ($725,131 gross) yet became a cult classic and meme source.
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.
Velvet Buzzsaw
Velvet Buzzsaw (2019) is a Netflix satirical horror film by Dan Gilroy, reuniting Jake Gyllenhaal and Rene Russo from Nightcrawler; cursed paintings by dead artist Vetril Dease kill greedy art-world figures, scoring 61% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Villains (film)
Villains is a 2019 American horror-comedy film by Dan Berk and Robert Olsen, starring Bill Skarsgård and Maika Monroe as criminal lovers who break into a house owned by Kyra Sedgwick and Jeffrey Donovan's characters and find a dark secret; premiered at SXSW, released September 20, 2019 by Gunpowder & Sky's Alter banner.
Waxwork
Waxwork is a 1988 American horror comedy, the feature debut of writer-director Anthony Hickox, distributed by Vestron Pictures. Teens enter wax displays of evil figures; grossed $808,114; sequel Waxwork II (1992).
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.
We're Going to Eat You
We're Going to Eat You (Diyu wu men) is Tsui Hark's 1980 Hong Kong horror-comedy-kung fu film about Agent 999 (Norman Chu) trapped in a cannibal island village hunting the criminal Rolex, produced by Seasonal Film Corporation.
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.
Witching and Bitching
Witching and Bitching (Las brujas de Zugarramurdi), a 2013 Spanish-French horror comedy by Álex de la Iglesia: Madrid jewel thieves fall into a Basque witch coven; eight 2014 Goya awards, Metascore 73.
Zombeavers
Zombeavers is a 2014 American comedy-horror film directed by Jordan Rubin in which college students at a riverside cabin are attacked by zombie beavers created from spilled toxic waste.
Zombieland
Zombieland (2009) is an American zombie comedy directed by Ruben Fleischer, written by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, starring Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, and Abigail Breslin; it began as a 2005 CBS TV pilot, grossed $102 million, and spawned Double Tap (2019).