Robert Bloch, the author of Psycho, described comedy and horror as “opposite sides of the same coin.” Since the silent days, movies have blended the genres, and by 1948, Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein was doing bigger box office numbers than Universal’s straight horror pictures at the time.
Comic relief is often a function of a good thriller, with a laugh used to either break tension, or to lull us into a false sense of security from the terror to come. And, of course, there are those horror movies that don’t just sneak in the comedy—they make it a selling point, blending these two extreme emotions like contrasting flavors that go unexpectedly well together. Here are 35 of the best horror comedies you can stream now.
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