Monster Comedy Roundup: Movies, TV, Books, Games, Comics
Links to news and articles about films that mix comedy and horror, from Dick Briefer's comedic take on the Frankenstein Monster to Monster Squad to Little Monsters.
The Munsters: Why Is Eddie Munster A Werewolf?
Eddie Munster just wants to be a typical, all-American boy. Except, you know, for being part werewolf and part vampire. But how can the child of a zombie and a vampire be a werewolf?
Top 13 Zombie Comedy Movies
These filmmakers found a way to mix laughs and scares to bring new life to the zombie genre. For this list, we’re ranking 13 of the best funny zombie movies any fan should check out.
Flashback: SNL—The Devil on ‘People’s Court’ (Jon Lovitz) - 1986
Another Saturday Night Live sketch with Jon Lovitz as the devil—this time, as the defendant on People’s Court. “She sold her soul to the Devil for her hairdressing business, but claims the Devil cheated her.”
Flashback: The Frighteners (1996)
From director Peter Jackson, a con-man volunteers to exorcise a small town's spirits—but when one ghost goes on a killing spree, he becomes the prime suspect.
Shaun of the Dead: Slackers vs. The Apocalypse
In this horror comedy from director Edgar Wright, an aimless TV salesman (Simon Pegg) and his friend battle zombies.
Flashback: Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)—“the best horror movie you never saw”
This horror comedy revolves around a nursing home menaced by an ancient Egyptian mummy. The home is saved by two elderly residents who claim to be Elvis Presley and John F. Kennedy…
‘The Mummy’ Pitch Meeting: “Why did she need help from the god of death?”
Universal’s short-lived Dark Universe—intended to connect together all the studio’s classic monsters—began and ended with 2017’s The Mummy. In this video, Ryan George imagines how the studio pitch meeting went…