Topic: Horror Comedy

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Direction Jim Reardon

Synopsis The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror V (TV) (1994) is a Halloween special featuring three chilling tales. In "The Shinning," the Simpsons become caretakers of a haunted hotel, parodying a classic horror film. "Time and Punishment" follows Homer's chaotic time-travel mishaps...

8.1

6K votes

8.1

6K votes

The Nightmare Before Christmas

1993 · Movie · 75 min. · United States

Direction Henry Selick

Synopsis The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) follows Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, who grows tired of the same annual routine. After stumbling upon Christmas Town, he becomes enchanted by the holiday's joy and decides to take over Christmas....

7.7

102K votes

7.7

102K votes

Direction David Silverman

Synopsis When Homer announces he would sell his soul for a donut, the Devil, disguised as Ned Flanders, shows up to take him up on the offer. Second Act, while ridings to school, Bart believe he sees a malevolent gremlin on...

7.7

4K votes

7.7

4K votes

Direction Mike B. Anderson

Synopsis In "The Thing and I," Bart hears something in the attic one night and his parents tell him that it's his conjoined twin brother, Hugo. Hibbert then reveals that there was an irregularity when he was born and one of...

7.6

4K votes

7.6

4K votes

Young Frankenstein

1974 · Movie · 105 min. · United States

Direction Mel Brooks

Cast Gene Wilder · Peter Boyle · Marty Feldman · Cloris Leachman

Synopsis Young Frankenstein (1974) follows Dr. Frederick Frankenstein, a brilliant but reluctant scientist who inherits his infamous grandfather's estate in Transylvania. Determined to distance himself from his family's controversial legacy, Frederick is drawn into the world of reanimating the dead after...

7.6

35K votes

7.6

35K votes

Direction Bob Anderson

Synopsis A freak lightning storm causes giant advertising mascots to come to life, Groundskeeper Willie dies and swears revenge on the kids in their dreams, and Homer accidentally finds himself trapped in another dimension.

7.5

4K votes

7.5

4K votes

Direction Jim Reardon

Synopsis The Simpson family receives a severed monkey's paw which can grant wishes, Bart gains magical powers which he uses to turn Homer into a Jack-in-the-box, and Mr. Burns uses Homer's brain to create a robot.

7.5

4K votes

7.5

4K votes

Direction Joss Whedon

Cast Sarah Michelle Gellar · Nicholas Brendon · Emma Caulfield · Michelle Trachtenberg

Synopsis "Once More, with Feeling" is the seventh episode of the sixth season of the fantasy television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003) and the only one in the series performed as a musical. It was written and directed by the...

7.5

1K votes

7.5

1K votes

Ugly Americans (TV Series)

2010 · Series · 22 min. · United States

Direction Devin Clark · David M. Stern · Lucy Snyder · Aaron Augenblick

Synopsis TV Series (2010-Today). Take New York City, add every horrifying beast, science-fiction freak, and fantasy faerie, shake thoroughly, and you've got Ugly Americans.

7.4

1K votes

7.4

1K votes

Direction Richard Ayoade

Cast Matthew Holness · Matt Berry · Alice Lowe · Richard Ayoade

Synopsis In the 1980s horror writer Garth Marenghi wrote, produced, directed and starred in 'Darkplace', a groundbreaking series set in a hospital and exploring the depths of the author's imagination.

7.4

660 votes

7.4

660 votes

Direction Rich Moore · Wesley Archer · David Silverman

Synopsis In this trilogy of horror-themed Halloween stories, Bart and Lisa attempt to scare each other with tales of the macabre. In first,"Bad Dream House", the Simpsons inhabit a haunted home, which possesses their souls, and causes them to attempt to...

7.4

3K votes

7.4

3K votes

Direction Steven Dean Moore

Synopsis Homer receives an evil hair transplant, Bart and Lisa get trapped in an Itchy and Scratchy cartoon, and Maggie is revealed to be an alien.

7.3

3K votes

7.3

3K votes

Direction Carlos Baeza

Synopsis In "Clown Without Pity", a Krusty the Clown doll goes berserk in the Simpson home. In "King Homer", Marge is wooed by a giant ape. And final story, In "Dial 'Z' for Zombies", Bart's attempt to bring back the family...

7.3

3K votes

7.3

3K votes

Ash vs Evil Dead (TV Series)

2015 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Sam Raimi · Ivan Raimi · Tom Spezialy · Tony Tilse

Cast Bruce Campbell · Ray Santiago · Dana DeLorenzo · Lucy Lawless

Synopsis TV Series (2015-2018). 3 Seasons. 30 Episodes. Ash has spent the last 30 years avoiding responsibility, maturity and the terrors of the Evil Dead until a Deadite plague threatens to destroy all of mankind and Ash becomes mankind's only hope.

7.3

4K votes

7.3

4K votes

Direction Mark Kirkland

Synopsis In "The Homega Man," Homer battles mutants after Springfield is annihilated by a neutron bomb. Then, Bart has his DNA mixed with a fly in "Fly vs. Fly." Finally, Marge is revealed to be a witch in colonial Springfield in...

7.2

3K votes

7.2

3K votes

Corpse Bride

2005 · Movie · 75 min. · United States

Direction Tim Burton · Mike Johnson

Synopsis In Corpse Bride (2005), a shy young man named Victor accidentally marries a mysterious deceased bride while practicing his wedding vows in the woods. Dragged into the vibrant Land of the Dead, he discovers a world filled with lively spirits...

7.2

98K votes

7.2

98K votes

Direction Jemaine Clement · Taika Waititi · Jason Woliner · Kyle Newacheck

Cast Kayvan Novak · Matt Berry · Natasia Demetriou · Harvey Guillen

Synopsis TV Series (2019-Present Day). 2 Seasons.20 Episodes. Set in New York City, What We Do in the Shadows follows three vampires who have been roommates for hundreds and hundreds of years.

7.2

3K votes

7.2

3K votes

Direction Pete Michels

Synopsis The Simpsons attempt to cover up their accidental murder of Ned Flanders in "I Know What You Did-Iddly-Did." Then, Bart and Lisa become superheroes and save Lucy Lawless from the evil Collector in "Desperately Xeeking Xena." Finally, Homer's incompetence causes...

7.1

2K votes

7.1

2K votes

One Cut of The Dead

2017 · Movie · 96 min. · Japan

Direction Shinichirô Ueda

Cast Takayuki Hamatsu · Yuzuki Akiyama · Harumi Shuhama · Ayana Gôda

Synopsis One Cut of the Dead begins with a film crew shooting a zombie horror flick in an isolated, abandoned water filtration plant, allegedly once used for human experiments by the military. The director, Higurashi (Takayuki Hamatsu), is browbeating his actors...

7.1

3K votes

7.1

3K votes

The Day of the Beast

1995 · Movie · 103 min. · Spain

Direction Álex de la Iglesia

Cast Álex Angulo · Santiago Segura · Armando de Razza · María Grazia Cucinotta

Synopsis A priest thinks he knows when the antichrist will be born in the earth: on Christmas day, 1995, in Madrid, Spain.

7.1

71K votes

7.1

71K votes