Top 10: Horror Comedies

 I love to mix in some horror-comedy during the spooky holiday.  I am not talking Abbot and Costello meet Frankenstein but some genuine horror that mixes in a few laughs, except for maybe a couple here.  You decide when you give them a spin.

1. American Werewolf in London: Director John Landis hot off the success of Animal House and The Blues Brothers moved to horror and did what few did back then.  He put some funny moments in it.  And it worked brilliantly.  Griffin Dunne steals the show as his rotting corpse shows up through out the movie.  "Remember the Alamo!"
2. Return of the Living Dead: A goofy sequel of sorts to 'Night of the Living Dead' as the movie is even referenced when the two guys are looking in the barrel.  Classic 80's style, music, and zombie gore.  "Send more cops."
3. Evil Dead 2: The continuing adventures of Ash and his girlfriend out at a cabin in the middle of nowhere while a mysterious book is about to change their lives. " I don't think so. We just cut up our girlfriend with a chainsaw. Does that sound "fine"?"
4. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2: Director Tobe Hooper returns to continue on his classic tale of chainsaw yielding cannibals but he adds a little humor of his own.  Chop Top steals the show here.  "Peel that pig and slice him thick"
5. Hatchet: Director Adam Green makes a fine horror debut with this 80s throwback.  A nice little story where the director makes quite a few winks at the audience which makes it entertaining and a bit funny.  "Are you sure the number is 911?"
6. From Dusk til Dawn: Two bank robbers are making a break for Mexico and picks up some insurance hostages along the way and then meets up with some interesting nocturnal individuals.  Directed by Robert Rodriguez and co-written by Quentin Taratino so you know there is some humor here.  Some great stars show up in this.  "We're having a wet bikini contest, and you just won"
7. Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon: A slasher wanna be lets a documentary film crew follow him as he cases his next victims.  A funny little tale that lets you in on some little horror secrets and has some great horror icon cameos in it. "It is going to get wet in here tonight. Lace your boots up kiddies."
8. Shaun of the Dead: Director Edgar Wright headed this excellent comedy horror that depicts a man getting his left together while fighting off the living dead.  "As Mr. Sloan always says, there is no "I" in team, but there is an "I" in pie. And there's an "I" in meat pie. Anagram of meat is team... I don't know what he's talking about" 
9. Zombieland- Zombies have taken over the planet as a foursome tries to survive and make their way to Disneyland or a.k.a. Pacific Playland.  A fun movie with its own set of rules.  "Time to nut up or shut up!"
10. Seed of Chucky- The Child's Play series goes black comedy in this final chapter of the Chucky series with many B movie guests.  "He looks like the kid that fell off the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down."