16 best comedy horror movies ever made

While we love a good scary movie, sometimes we're in the mood to watch something more funny than scary. Luckily, there are so many comedy horror flicks to choose from. Below, we shared some of the best comedy horror films ever made. These movies will appeal to horror fans who appreciate a good laugh.

The Return of the Living Dead (1985)

Where to watch: Pluto TV for free, Freevee for free, available to rent or purchase on digital platforms

When Frank, the manager of a medical supply warehouse, tries to impress a new employee by showing him military drums containing a toxic gas called Trioxin in the warehouse's basement, he accidentally releases the gas from the drum, which reanimates corpses into flesh-eating zombies. Chaos then ensues as the brain-hungry zombies begin to attack the living.

Beetlejuice (1988)

Where to watch: Max, available to rent or buy on digital platforms

Beetlejuice is arguably one of the best comedy horror movies of the '80s. It stars Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin as a recently deceased couple and ghosts who find themselves trapped in their idyllic country home, where a new family has moved in and changed things around. Not happy with the changes, the ghost couple enlists the help of bio-exorcist and mischievous spirt Beetlejuice to scare them away.

Scary Movie (2000)

Where to watch: Available to rent or buy on digital platforms

Scary Movie is a slasher parody film satirizing popular horror flicks such as Halloween, The Shining, Friday the 13th, The Blair Witch Project, etc. However, it mainly spoofs the slashers Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer. The plot follows a group of oversexed teens who accidentally kill a man in a car accident, dispose of his body in a lake, and then swear never to discuss what happened again. A year later, a mysterious person wearing a Ghostface mask begins hunting them down.

American Psycho (2000)

Where to watch: Plex for free, Netflix, available to rent or buy on digital platforms

American Psycho stars Christian Bale as a successful New York City investment banker living a secret double life as a sociopathic serial killer. Willem Dafoe, Jared Leto, Josh Lucas, Samantha Mathis, Matt Ross, Bill Sage, Chloë Sevigny, Cara Seymour, Justin Theroux, Guinevere Turner, and Reese Witherspoon join Bale in the cast.

Zombieland (2009)

Where to watch: Netflix, available to rent or buy on digital platforms

Set in a post-apocalyptic America overrun by zombies, Zombieland follows a group of survivors as they embark on a cross-country road trip in search of a safe haven free of zombies. Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, and Abigail Breslin star in the leading roles of the survivors.

Jennifer's Body (2009)

Where to watch: Available to rent or buy on digital platforms

When popular high school cheerleader, Jennifer Check, becomes demonically possessed after a ritual gone wrong, she begins to feed on the human flesh of her male classmates. Now, it's up to her childhood best friend, Needy, to put an end to her killing spree.

The Final Girls (2015)

Where to watch: Available to rent or buy on digital platforms

The Final Girls follows a group of friends who find themselves mysteriously transported into a cult classic '80s slasher movie. There, they must fight off the film's machete-wielding villain, Billy Murphy, in order to escape.

Freaky (2020)

Where to watch: Peacock for free, available to rent or buy on digital platforms

Offering a fresh take on the body-swap genre, Freaky sees a shy 17-year-old girl and a ruthless serial killer magically switch bodies after the serial killer stabs the teen girl with an enchanted dagger. The teen girl then discovers she has only 24 hours to reverse the body swap before it becomes permanent.

Here are eight more comedy horror movies that will entertain you with their comedic elements:

• Happy Death Day (2017) - Available to rent or buy on digital platforms
• Ready or Not (2019) - Available to rent or buy on digital platforms
• Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022) - Netflix, Paramount+, available to rent or buy on digital platforms
• The Blackening (2022) - Starz, available to rent or buy on digital platforms
• M3GAN (2022) - Peacock, available to rent or buy on digital platforms
• Totally Killer (2023) - Amazon Prime Video
• Lisa Frankenstein (2024) - Amazon Prime Video, available to rent or buy on digital platforms
• Abigail (2024) - Available to rent or buy on digital platforms

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