#werewolf

#werewolf

16 Werewolves You Should Get to KnowDisney+ unveiled their werewolf show Werewolf by Night this week. The one-off TV special is part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and has received good reviews. But it's only one hour, and may leave you wanting to see more werewolves. Oh, there is plenty of media featuring humans who turn into bloodthirsty wolves under the full moon, but not all of them are worth watching. How about some suggestions from movies and TV that you can look up on streaming and home video?

A List of the Greatest Horror ComediesA horror film uses suspense, shock, and/or terror to stimulate your adrenaline and unleash your fight or flight response. While that chemical response can be debilitating when it's constant, we love that feeling in a temporary rush, which is why we ride roller coasters and why we watch horror films. However, if you add comedy to the terror, you've got a double whammy of emotion. A good joke gives you a rush as well, but also alleviates the terror, so a good horror comedy film is quite like riding a roller coaster. There are several ways to combine horror and comedy. The most common is the horror film that's unintentionally made so badly that we can't help but laugh at the lame plot or special effects. You won't find those films in a list of the best horror comedies. Other methods include:- Poking fun at the absurdities of a classic horror film structure, like the parodies The Return of the Living Dead or Scream. - Subverting stereotypes, like making sweet old ladies into serial killers as in Arsenic and Old Lace, or making the inbred rednecks into completely innocent bystanders, as in Tucker and Dale vs Evil.- Taking a classic horror story and adding nonstop sight gags and puns, as in Young Frankenstein. - Throwing way too many classic horror elements into the mix until you have a farce like Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein.- Taking a basic comedy and adding horror tropes to hang the jokes on, like An American Werewolf in London or Elvira: Mistress of the Dark.- Making the protagonists so dumb that we cannot help but laugh, like Tremors. - Creating a premise that's too silly for our suspension of disbelief, as in Hausu (House).When you want a horror film that also leaves you laughing, you'll want to consider watching one from The 25 Greatest Horror Comedies of All Time listed at Mental Floss. #horror #comedy #movie #Frankenstein #Scream #werewolf