Good funny-scary movies
These are horror-comedy sub-genre films, in no particular order.
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- DirectorTom HollandStarsChris SarandonWilliam RagsdaleAmanda Bearse"Fright Night" sees a teenager believing that the newcomer in his neighborhood is a vampire. He turns to an actor in a television hosted horror movie show for help to deal with the undead.This one has some funny moments...esecially with 'Evil Ed,' but packs a good scary punch.
- DirectorCharles BartonWalter LantzStarsBud AbbottLou CostelloLon Chaney Jr.The Wolf Man tries to warn a dimwitted porter that Dracula wants his brain for Frankenstein monster's body.This one defines the category.
- DirectorCharles LamontStarsBud AbbottLou CostelloMarie WindsorTwo bumbling Americans stumble on the discovery of a lifetime when their search for a mummy leads them to a sacred medallion that holds the key to buried treasure.A good sequel to the previous one.
- DirectorJoel SchumacherStarsJason PatricCorey HaimDianne WiestAfter moving to a new town, two brothers discover that the area is a haven for vampires.A fine vampire flick, this one has just a touch of tongue-in-cheek fun to it.
- DirectorDavid ButlerStarsKay KyserPeter LorreBoris KarloffThe manager of Kay Kyser's band books them for a birthday party bash for an heiress at a spooky mansion, where sinister forces try to kill her.One of the earliest of the sub-genre...with Kay Kyser & his band, along with Karloff, Lugosi & Peter Lorre.
- DirectorJames WhaleStarsBoris KarloffMelvyn DouglasCharles LaughtonSeeking shelter from a storm, five travelers are in for a bizarre and terrifying night when they stumble upon the Femm family estate.Even though there are only a few scary moments, this one launched the sub-genre...what great (and later-to-be cliche) background effects with thunder, wind, shadows, etc. A great film!
- DirectorDel LordStarsMoe HowardLarry FineCurly HowardThe stooges are salesman selling a weight reducing machine. They have no luck until they show up at the house of an eccentric inventor where they are hired as caretakers. When the scientist goes to Washington to demonstrate his death-ray machine to the government, the boys are left to guard his house and must contend with enemy spies and a mysterious pie thrower.Although i don't usually put shorts among my feature picks, I love the Stooges & this one fits right in.
- DirectorJimmy HustonStarsRobert Sean LeonardEvan MirandLeeAnne LockenAfter a sexual encounter with a beautiful client, a teenage delivery boy finds himself being turned into a vampire.It's been years since I've seen it, but this one wasn't bad.
- DirectorDaniel TaplitzStarsBen CrossMaryam d'AboKeith SzarabajkaAt a museum in Mexico City arrives a perfectly preserved mummy. It is a vampire that died years ago and who returns to life in search of his lost love Angelique. Unfortunately for him, the young woman has met and fallen in love with a doctor who supplies her with the blood she needs to resist the vampire attacks.This one is essentially a serious (and VERY good vampire flick), but it does have a few tongue-in-cheek moments. Little-known made-for-TV film that really rocks.
- DirectorStan DragotiStarsGeorge HamiltonSusan Saint JamesRichard BenjaminAfter being evicted from his castle in Transylvania, Count Dracula and his assistant Renfield travel to New York to find a woman who the Count believes is the reincarnation of the woman he has loved for all eternity.it's been YEARS since I've seen this one, but you can't leave it off such a list.
- DirectorTerry GilliamStarsMichael PalinHarry H. CorbettJohn Le MesurierA young peasant with no interest in adventure or fortune is mistaken for the kingdom's only hope when a horrible monster threatens the countryside.Starring some of the Monty Python crew, this one brings the Jabberwock of the Lewis Carroll poem (and Sir John Tennial drawing) to life in a nice mix of comedy, funny gore and some legitimate horror.