What Is Horror Comedy

Horror Comedy

Horror comedy is the combining of comedy and horror fiction. It crosses over to black comedy and in many ways can be seen as that. 'The legend of Sleepy Hollow' is a great example of horror comedy, and is seen as one of the first ones.

Sleepy Hollows is an American 1999 horror film, inspired by the 1820 short story 'The Legend OF Sleepy Hollow'. A police constable is sent from New York to discover the series of murders happening in the village, Sleepy Hollow. The story is a very dark tale from a man that lives in a tree which bleeds. However throughout it, it holds elements of comedy and witty comments.

 

       
  

ZombieLand is another great example of a horror comedy, it takes a story in which case most people would find terrifying, zombie apocolips and changes it into to something funny and witty. The film is about a boy in which goes through a set of rules to help you survive. Throughout his journey he meets three new people who havent being affected y the desease and throught an action pact film they try to survive doing whatever you would do in that situation. 

A horror comedy certainly has to hold some kind of wiitiness to it, and something you would'nt usually laugh at bring in elements of black comedy throughout.