There’s a particular genre of horror that’s meant to make you scream and laugh. We’re thankful that these disgusting yet hilarious movies exist. The following list contains 13 horror movie scenes the Frightday writers think are pretty hilarious. Some scenes contain outright humor; others are more subtle. After all, “funny” is in the eye of the beholder.
American Psycho – “Hey, Paul!”
We know at least three things about Patrick Bateman: 1) He doesn’t like competition, 2) He’s a music fan, 3) He loves to murder. Bateman expresses all three of these characteristics with a chipper demeanor when he invites Paul Allen, a colleague he loves to hate, back to his place after dinner to listen to some Huey Lewis and the News. What follows is a hilarious monologue concerning the band’s attributes and a lot blood. (AS)
Tucker and Dale vs. Evil – “Just Smile and laugh, that shows confidence.”
Tucker and Dale shines as a horror comedy specifically because it’s a comedy of errors, not just something that’s both funny and full of murder. This scene exemplifies it as Dale (Tyler Labine) attempts to talk to some pretty girls at a gas station, oblivious to the creepiness of holding a scythe, approaching strangers with said scythe, and laughing creepily after asking “you guys, uh, going camping?!” (AP
Cheerleader Camp – That rap…
The 1980s were a time for hair spray, high-waist bikinis, and terrible raps performed by white people thinking they are clever. In Cheerleader Camp, also known as Bloody Pom Poms, one of the cheerleading teams that’s up for what one can only guess is an award called “best cheerleading team at this camp” performs a rap. It’s as good as you are imagining right now. (AS)
Get Out – “We handle shit.”
It’s a stretch to say Get Out is a comedy (looking at you, Golden Globes). It has its moments though. One rather notable scene comes at the end of the film (spoiler warning) shortly after Chris escapes the Armitage family’s home. Headlights and sirens leave audiences uncertain, only for Rod–Chris’s TSA agent friend–to be revealed. When asked “How you find me?” Rod simply says, “I’m TS muthafuckin’ A. We handle shit.” It’s an unexpectedly cathartic joke that lets audiences relax for the first time in what feels like forever. (AP)
Cooties – The Outbreak
The basic premise of Cooties, a zombie virus that only affects the prepubescent, is absurd enough as an idea. Seeing it come to life is entirely different. Watching a playground erupt into blood and mayhem while the stoned crossing guard tries to notify the principal is something you just have to see for yourself. With lines like “Oh look! Carnage!” and Rainn Wilson clotheslining an 8-year old girl into the ground, this scene is a standout for horror comedy. (AP)
Mom & Dad – Pool tables can’t fix a mid-life crisis
Nicolas Cage in a horror/dark comedy about parents that get the sudden urge to murder their children. Do I need to say more? Probably not, but I will anyway. Shown in a flashback is Mr. Cage as a suburban dad on the verge of a mental breakdown. He’s in the prime of his mid-life crisis, but instead of buying a fancy new car, he decides to build a pool table in the basement. After some objections from his wife, as well as the ongoing frustration of not being able to get it perfectly level…he takes out his anger with a sledgehammer, while wearing a tiny Misfits t-shirt and singing “The Hokey Pokey”. It’s so absurd, I can’t even make this stuff up. (JS)
Mayhem – Punching a rhino in the face
“Say I punch a rhino in the face. Would you call that brave, or stupid?” In the face of the ID-7 virus, or “Red Eye” virus rapidly spreading through Towers and Smythe Consulting, those lines are easily blurred. When the virus finally hits Derek Cho, causing him to act on pure impulse, his first act is to, quite literally, punch a rhino in the face. Realizing he won’t be liable for his actions, Derek attacks some security guards standing between him and the elevator up to the top floor, where he intends to plead his case to the company’s board of directors and get his job back. (FS)
Murder Party – Party arrival… with festive Halloween bread
When a lonely so-and-so arrives at a mysterious Halloween party he finds out about via an invitation he picks up on the street (don’t do that), he doesn’t come empty handed… he brings bread! With raisins. Turns out that these raisins and their “preservatives” actually give him the chance he needs to survive the night of mayhem and murder to come. (AS)
What We Do In The Shadows – “Werewolves not swearwolves”
When our gang of vampire flat-mates encounters a pack of werewolves out for a not-quite-full-moonlit stroll, things get hairy. An exchange of jabs between vampires and werewolves threatens to raise some heckles before the pack’s leader Anton steps in and reprimands his kin with the casual reminder, “we’re werewolves, not swearwolves!” (FS)
Bone Tomahawk – The Soup
Sometimes humor is extremely subtle (which is the type I prefer). Bone Tomahawk is riddled with hilarious dialogue, specifically coming from Richard Jenkins’ character, Chicory. My favorite exchange is a simple back and forth between Chicory and the Sheriff over some misidentified soup. It doesn’t sound too riveting, but the genius writing and witty timing and delivery had me crying in my seat with laughter. (JS)
Housebound – The explosive finale
When Kylie, a troubled young woman, is put on house arrest at her mother’s “haunted” home, she and her probation officer/paranormal investigator Amos soon discover that there’s more going on than what appears at surface-level. When events come to a head and a perpetrator has been identified, the final fight scene is a doozy. Improvised weapons include a cheese-grater to the face, a laundry basket placed over a knife-wielding baddie, an air-freshener/lighter blowtorch, and finally, an explosive device that makes quite a splatter.(FS)
Deathgasm – “Dildos?”
When Brodie and Zakk are backed into a corner by a group of ravenous demons, they find themselves trapped in the bedroom of Brodie’s conservative Christian aunt and uncle. Realizing they have no choice but to fight their way out, the boys begin frantically searching the room for make-shift weapons. In the closet, Brodie finds a box labeled “Bibles.” Thinking they might be able to make some headway with these heavy books, Brodie knocks the box down from its high shelf, only to discover, to his absolute horror, that the box does not contain Bibles. Instead, a mountain of no-nonsense sex toys rains down on them. When the demons begin breaking down the door, Brodie and Zakk are forced to fight through the hoard with their new-found treasure trove of dildos.(FS)
Clue – “That’s how it could’ve happened.”
When Clue first premiered to theater-goers in 1985, audiences had no idea that they were to experience only one of the three possible film endings. Now, upon watching this film, we get to experience all three. That’s three full montages of Tim Curry as the butler Wadsworth, running through Hill House to a jaunty tune as he perfectly wraps up the whodunit murder mystery and brings the film to a wrap. (FS)