Episode 20: Horror Comedy

Episode 20: Horror Comedy

This episode was recorded on January 18, 2024 and posted on February 24, 2024.

Content Warning: Light vulgarity. 

Introduction

• Welcome to No Bodies Episode 20
• Introductions to your Ghosts Hosts with the Most - Lonely of Lonely Horror Club and Projectile Varmint aka Suzie
• Introductions to our guests Ric from Ric’s Horror Review Show
• Today’s Topic: Horror Comedy

Discussion on Horror Comedy

• Defining horror comed, our experiences in comedy, and its impact

This Week’s Coroner’s Report

• Why does horror make us laugh? What is your favorite horror comedy?

Film Discussion

• Comedy Classics
  • Young Frankenstein (1974)
  • House (1977)
  • Basket Case (1982)
  • Return of the Living Dead (1985)
  • Child’s Play (1988)
  • Dead Alive (1992)
  • Scream (1996)
  • American Psycho (2000)
• Parodies & Spoof
  • Scary Movie (2000)
  • Shaun of the Dead (2004)
  • Zombieland (2009)
  • Tucker and Dale vs. Evil (2010)
  • What We Do in the Shadows (2014)
• Dark Comedy & Black Comedy
  • Heathers (1988)
  • Cabin in the Woods (2011)
  • Get Out (2017)
  • Us (2019)
• Extremity & Ridiculousness
  • Tusk (2014)
  • Barbarian (2022)
  • Thanksgiving (2023)

Worst & Best Representations of Horror Comedy

Spoilers ahead!

Worst

• Young Frankenstein (1974) - Ric
• Wacko (1982) - Suzie
• Satan’s Little Helper (2004) - Lonely

Best

• Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003) - Suzie
• Deadstream (2022) - Suzie
• Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022) - Lonely
• What We Do in the Shadows (2014) - Ric

Suzie’s Deep Cuts

Includes films with under 5k ratings on IMDB. 

• Anklebiters (2002)
• Baghead (2008)
• Digging up the Marrow (2014)
• They’re Watching (2016)
• Mommy (1995)

Closing Thoughts

• What will 2024 bring for horror comedy?

Thank you to our guest!

• Listen to Ric’s Horror Review Show wherever you get your podcasts!
• Follow Ric on Instagram at @ricshorror. 

Keep Up with Your Hosts

• Check out our instagram antics and drop a follow @nobodieshorrorpodcast. 
• Take part in our new audience engagement challenge - The Coroner’s Report! Comment, share, or interact with any Coroner’s Report post on our socials to be featured in an upcoming episode. 
• Projectile Varmint - keep up with Suzie's film musings on Instagram @projectile__varmint
• Lonely - read more from Lonely and keep up with her filmstagram chaos @lonelyhorrorclub on Instagram and www.lonelyhorrorclub.com.

Original No Bodies Theme music by Jacob Pini. Need music? Find Jacob on Instagram at @jacob.pini for rates and tell him No Bodies sent you! 

Leave us a message at (617) 431-4322‬ and we just might answer you on the show!

Sources

15 Best of Meta-Horror Films - IMDb. (2012, April 18). IMDb. https://www.imdb.com/list/ls004160391/

Edwards, B. J. (n.d.). The intersection of horror and comedy and why we love it. Sideshow Collectibles. https://www.sideshow.com/blog/intersection-of-horror-comedy

Foreman, A. (2022, October 21). The 31 Best Horror Comedy Movies of the 21st Century, from ‘Zombieland’ to ‘Scream’ to ‘Freaky’ to ‘Fresh.’ IndieWire. https://www.indiewire.com/gallery/best-horror-comedy-movies/

Joho, J. (2019, December 6). How the horror-comedy film genre defined the 2010s decade. Mashable. https://mashable.com/article/horror-comedy-2010s-decade

Scripts, I. (2022, September 30). The comedy horror movie: The KEYS to both laughs and scares. Industrial Scripts®. https://industrialscripts.com/comedy-horror-movie/

Wikipedia contributors. (2024, February 10). Comedy horror. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedy_horror#cite_note-Miller_2004_p._1-1