What Makes Good Horror-Comedy?

What's more important? Laughs or scares?
In this video essay/discussion video, we'll be looking at what makes the combination of horror and comedy effective in movies like Get Out and Cabin in the Woods, while other movies like The Blackening struggle to land the same balance. We'll also examine what makes horror-comedy distinct from either comedies or horror films, and investigate why two great tastes can taste so great together-in the right hands, of course.
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[@edvaira6891]

Thanks for briefly mentioning READY OR NOT…that was probably one of my favorite movies of this decade, so far…Really well made film!

[@FrameDevice]

Yeah, feels like one of those movies people slept on a bit.

[@wxnnxxnx2253]

by the quality of this video i thought you would've had hundreds of thousands of subs!! keep going

[@FrameDevice]

Appreciate it. Growth takes time, but it pays to hit the ground running in terms of quality. Hope to keep improving from here. :)

[@TD0150]

An American Werewolf in London is probably my favorite horror-comedy

[@FrameDevice]

Never seen that one. I'll have to check it out one of these days.

[@louisafeliza]

Love this take. 💯👍🏾

[@charlottepunton]

good vid!

[@FrameDevice]

Thanks!