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9 Hilarious Horror Comedies and Where to Stream Them

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There’s something special about horror comedies. Movies designed to not only scare you, but also make you laugh out loud can be difficult to pull off for writers and directors. It’s not an easy line to walk, but when it works, the results are pure gold.

Everything is so serious right now. From social media to the news, we’re inundated with statistics we don’t fully understand and grave predictions for the future that are enough to make you hide from the world even without “stay at home” orders from the government.

I don’t know about you, but I’m just a bit overwhelmed. And while I take the orders for self-isolation and quarantine very seriously, I could use a laugh. To that end, I thought I might suggest some of my favorite horror comedies along with where you can stream them right now.

Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil (Stream on Plex, PlutoTV, Crackle, and Tubi; Rent on Google Play, Fandango Now, Redbox, Vudu, Flix Fling, Amazon, and AppleTV)

Alan Tudyk (A Knight’s Tale) and Tyler Labine (Escape Room) star as Tucker and Dale, two good old boys just trying to enjoy their vacation and fix up their cabin. Unfortunately for them, a group of college students are in the same woods and they’ve mistaken the guys for murderous hillbillies.

What follows is an hilarious, gory farce that demands multiple viewings.

Housebound (Stream on Tubi; Rent on AppleTV)

This horror comedy from New Zealand doesn’t get nearly enough attention as far as I’m concerned. The film stars Morgana O’Reilly as Kylie, a young woman in trouble with the law, who finds herself remanded to house arrest in her mother’s home.

Her mother Miriam (Rima Te Wiata) is convinced her house is haunted and soon Kylie begins to wonder if she isn’t right.

Housebound has got it all. Chills, thrills, and a conclusion that will knock your socks off!

Black Sheep (Rent on Google Play and AppleTV)

No, I’m not talking about the film starring Chris Farley. Another entry from New Zealand, this film stars Nathan Meister as Henry. Henry grew up on a sheep farm, which was great for him until a tragic accident left him with a bad case of ovinophobia–fear of sheep.

All grown up, Henry returns to his family’s farm–now run by his brother–to face his fears once and for all. Unfortunately for him, his brother’s sheep have been genetically altered and after a run-in with one of the failed experiments, the farm’s livestock become blood-thirsty killing machines. Adding to the fear, if a human is bitten by the creatures, they turn into predatory were-sheep. I’m not kidding!

One of the taglines for the film reads “There are 40 million sheep in New Zealand…and they’re pissed off!” If you haven’t seen it, give it a watch. You’ll thank me later!

Happy Death Day (Stream on FX Now; Rent/Buy on Fandango Now, Amazon, Vudu, AppleTV, Google Play, and Redbox)

Poor Tree Gelbman (Jessica Rothe) is having the worst birthday ever. Someone is trying to kill and worse than that, they’re succeeding. Every time she dies, she wakes up to start the day all over again!

She soon finds herself tracking down the killer in an attempt to free herself from the time loop from hell.

It’s Groundhog’s Day meets Scream. Also, you can pair this one up with its sequel Happy Death Day 2U and make it a fun double feature night on the couch.

The Babysitter (Stream on Netflix)

Young Cole (Judah Lewis) is constantly bullied at school and honestly doesn’t have a lot to look forward to at home except for the nights when his mom and dad go out and his favorite babysitter, Bee (Samara Weaving) comes to stay with him.

Bee is a total badass. She also happens to run a Satanic cult unbeknownst to Cole until he stays up past his bedtime one night and witnesses her and her friends sacrificing a teenager downstairs.

Soon Cole finds himself in a fight for survival as the cult members all do their best to make sure he can never tell their secrets. The film has an incredible cast including Robbie Amell, Hana Mae Lee, and Bella Thorne and will leave your sides sore from laughter by the time the credits roll.

Ready or Not (Stream on HBOMax; Rent on Amazon, Vudu, Redbox, AppleTV, Google Play and Fandango Now)

Speaking of Samara Weaving, if you haven’t seen Ready or Not, stop whatever you’re doing and rectify that immediately.

Weaving plays Grace, a young woman who just married into a very wealthy family, only to discover that as part of an age-old pact, she must play a game at midnight to appease the in-laws. Soon the entire family is out to kill her, and Grace will have to use every single instinct she possesses to survive until dawn.

Satanic Panic (Stream on Shudder; Rent on Vudu, Amazon, Redbox, Fandango Now, and AppleTV)

Chelsea Stardust’s feature debuts centers on a down-on-her-luck pizza delivery girl (Hayley Griffith) takes a big delivery out to a fancy neighborhood only to find herself on the run from a sect of ultra-rich Satanists on the search for a virgin sacrifice.

The film is gory comedy gold. If you watch for no other reason, see it for Ruby Modine’s over-the-top portrayal of an aggressive, foul-mouthed young woman who has her own reasons for trying to take out the cult and Jerry O’Connell’s brief appearance as a seriously creepy douchebag.

Shaun of the Dead (Stream on HBOMax; Rent on ROW8, Fandango Now, Google Play, Amazon, Vudu, and AppleTV)

Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright’s zom-com is one of the best of its kind.

When an aimless TV salesman (Pegg) wakes to find the world is being taken over by zombies, he sets out to save his friends and his mother and ends up hiding out in his favorite pub.

Not only is the film hilarious, but it’s got one of the best soundtracks ever.

Little Monsters (Stream on Hulu)

Lupita Nyong’o (Us) stars as a school teacher on a field trip with her students and a washed-up musician as a chaperone. Things are going smoothly at the petting zoo until a zombie outbreak occurs and it’s up to Miss Caroline and Brad (Alexander England) to get the children to safety.

Josh Gad’s performance as a children’s TV show host who shows his true colors when the world goes sideways is incredible!

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Russell Crowe To Star in Another Exorcism Movie & It’s Not a Sequel

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Maybe it’s because The Exorcist just celebrated its 50th-anniversary last year, or maybe it’s because aging Academy Award-winning actors aren’t too proud to take on obscure roles, but Russell Crowe is visiting the Devil once again in yet another possession film. And it’s not related to his last one, The Pope’s Exorcist.

According to Collider, the film titled The Exorcism was originally going to be released under the name The Georgetown Project. Rights for its North American release were once in the hands of Miramax but then went to Vertical Entertainment. It will release on June 7 in theaters then head over to Shudder for subscribers.

Crowe will also star in this year’s upcoming Kraven the Hunter which is set to drop in theaters on August 30.

As for The Exorcism, Collider provides us with what it’s about:

“The film centers around actor Anthony Miller (Crowe), whose troubles come to the forefront as he shoots a supernatural horror movie. His estranged daughter (Ryan Simpkins) has to figure out whether he’s lapsing into his past addictions, or if something even more horrific is occurring. “

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New F-Bomb Laden ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Trailer: Bloody Buddy Movie

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Deadpool & Wolverine might be the buddy movie of the decade. The two heterodox superheroes are back in the latest trailer for the summer blockbuster, this time with more f-bombs than a gangster film.

‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Movie Trailer

This time the focus is on Wolverine played by Hugh Jackman. The adamantium-infused X-Man is having a bit of a pity party when Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) arrives on the scene who then tries to convince him to team up for selfish reasons. The result is a profanity-filled trailer with a Strange surprise at the end.

Deadpool & Wolverine is one of the most anticipated movies of the year. It comes out on July 26. Here is the latest trailer, and we suggest if you are at work and your space isn’t private, you might want to put in headphones.

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Original Blair Witch Cast Ask Lionsgate for Retroactive Residuals in Light of New Film

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The Blair Witch Project Cast

Jason Blum is planning to reboot The Blair Witch Project for the second time. That’s a fairly large task considering none of the reboots or sequels have managed to capture the magic of the 1999 film that brought found footage into the mainstream.

This idea has not been lost on the original Blair Witch cast, who has recently reached out to Lionsgate to ask for what they feel is fair compensation for their role in the pivotal film. Lionsgate gained access to The Blair Witch Project in 2003 when they purchased Artisan Entertainment.

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The Blair Witch Project Cast

However, Artisan Entertainment was an independent studio before its purchase, meaning the actors were not part of SAG-AFTRA. As a result, the cast are not entitled to the same residuals from the project as actors in other major films. The cast doesn’t feel that the studio should be able to continue to profit off of their hard work and likenesses without fair compensation.

Their most recent request asks for “meaningful consultation on any future ‘Blair Witch’ reboot, sequel, prequel, toy, game, ride, escape room, etc., in which one could reasonably assume that Heather, Michael & Josh’s names and/or likenesses will be associated for promotional purposes in the public sphere.”

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At this time, Lionsgate has not offered any comment about this issue.

The full statement made by the cast can be found below.

OUR ASKS OF LIONSGATE (From Heather, Michael & Josh, stars of “The Blair Witch Project”):

1. Retroactive + future residual payments to Heather, Michael and Josh for acting services rendered in the original BWP, equivalent to the sum that would’ve been allotted through SAG-AFTRA, had we had proper union or legal representation when the film was made.

2. Meaningful consultation on any future Blair Witch reboot, sequel, prequel, toy, game, ride, escape room, etc…, in which one could reasonably assume that Heather, Michael & Josh’s names and/or likenesses will be associated for promotional purposes in the public sphere.

Note: Our film has now been rebooted twice, both times were a disappointment from a fan/box office/critical perspective. Neither of these films were made with significant creative input from the original team. As the insiders who created the Blair Witch and have been listening to what fans love & want for 25 years, we’re your single greatest, yet thus-far un-utilized secret-weapon!

3. “The Blair Witch Grant”: A 60k grant (the budget of our original movie), paid out yearly by Lionsgate, to an unknown/aspiring genre filmmaker to assist in making theirfirst feature film. This is a GRANT, not a development fund, hence Lionsgate will not own any of the underlying rights to the project.

A PUBLIC STATEMENT FROM THE DIRECTORS & PRODUCERS OF “THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT”:

As we near the 25th anniversary of The Blair Witch Project, our pride in the storyworld we created and the film we produced is reaffirmed by the recent announcement of a reboot by horror icons Jason Blum and James Wan.

While we, the original filmmakers, respect Lionsgate’s right to monetize the intellectual property as it sees fit, we must highlight the significant contributions of the original cast — Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard, and Mike Williams. As the literal faces of what has become a franchise, their likenesses, voices, and real names are inseparably tied to The Blair Witch Project. Their unique contributions not only defined the film’s authenticity but continue to resonate with audiences around the world.

We celebrate our film’s legacy, and equally, we believe the actors deserve to be celebrated for their enduring association with the franchise.

Sincerely, Eduardo Sanchez, Dan Myrick, Gregg Hale, Robin Cowie, and Michael Monello

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