#35: Swimming in Blended Humans
From: Phenomena
We don't know what the hell director Dario Argento used to fill up the pool that Jennifer Connelly becomes submerged in, but it looks like liquefied human corpses and that's exactly what it's supposed to be in the movie Phenomena. Easily one of the foulest looking concoctions ever to appear in a film, made nastier due to the fact that Connelly is dunked into the creamy gore.
Too often a horror movie fails so badly that the only redeeming qualities come from the few moments that make one laugh. That doesn't make it a good movie though, does it? Intent is the ultimate key, does a filmmaker deliberately set out to make a comedic horror film, or is the humor the mere residue of awkward mishaps and poor execution? If it's the latter; then a litany of films would extend out into infinity. Forget all that. We're more interested in movies that are not only meant to simultaneously scare and make a person laugh, but the ones that are most effective in their power to do so. Here's our list of the 27 all time best horror comedies.
#27: Fright Night
Year: 1985
As the apex of slasher horror struck the mid-80s, a refreshingly funny take on the vampire film called Fright Night came out. Director Tom Holland (Child's Play) bases his story around a teen who can't find anyone to believe that a vampire is living next door. He turns to a washed up horror film actor and vampire expert (Roddy McDowall) who now hosts a late night horror show called "Fright Night." The first half of the film is more like a teen comedy, the latter half slipping into more sinister subjects with some gnarly make up and FX work by the squad that did the same for Ghostbusters. Aside from William Ragsdale as the teen Charley, who looks exactly like Dallas QB Tony Romo, the film features Chris Sarandon, Stephen Geoffreys, and a pre-Marcy Darcy Amanda Bearse. You add all that with a painful '80s soundtrack and some smoked ham performances, Fright Night's a good time out!
OMGHorror sits down with the scorching-hot winner of After Dark Horrorfest's Miss Horrorfest Competition, Malice. In addition to claiming first place in the competition, she's also appeared on the cover of Girls & Corpses Magazine. Wipe that drool away and read our interview to see why she's one of the coolest new personalities in the horror scene!
OMGHorror.com: For those of our readers who don't know, what's the Miss Horrorfest contest all about and what categories were the girls judged on?
Malice: Miss Horrorfest is a contest put on by After Dark Films. Live auditions are held in different cities around the U.S, and you can also send in a short video on YouTube, explaining or demonstrating why you should be the next Miss Horrorfest. Miss Horrorfest gets to represent the film company and the 8 Films to Die for, for one year at conventions and other appearances. YouTubers can vote for their favorite contestant to win. You can learn more about upcoming contests at horrorfestonline and youtube.com/horrorfest.
Ask any man and they'll tell you that mutilation of the male genitalia is no laughing matter. There is no danger to the human body that men fear more than losing their member. So we thought it'd be a good idea to run a feature all about this. Read on as we round up the most sickening castrations from movie history. If nothing else, at least you'll know what films to avoid by reading our feature.
#12: Sin City
Castration Performed With: Brute Strength
Throughout Bruce Willis' acting career, he's really never played anyone other than the kind of guy who could rip your arms out of their sockets if he felt the need to do so. His role in Sin City is no different. In one scene, Willis, as Detective Hartigan, castrates the neon yellow-fleshed maniac he refers to as "The Yellow Bastard" by grabbing hold of it and ripping it out of him effortlessly as if he were removing the gizzards from a turkey. Nasty.
#19: Rogue
Release Date: TBA
Aussie writer/director Gregg McLean follows up his incendiary feature length debut Wolf Creek with Rogue; a movie that highlights the travails of American journalists touring the Australian outback. Once there, they encounter man eating crocodile out for fresh feast; picking off the tourists one by one from a stranded muddy oasis. If this packs half the punch of Wolf Creek, this could be a bonafide '08 sleeper. The movie stars Radha Mitchell, Michael Vartan, John Jarratt (Wolf Creek's villain) and Robert Taylor (of Matrix fame). A tentative U.S. release date is un-slated at the moment.
We sit down with renowned parapsychologist Dr. Barry Taffand talk about his extraordinary encounters with ghosts and reveal everything you ever wanted to know about real poltergeists.
#26: The Resurrected Dr. Carl Hill
From: Re-Animator (Film)
Why He Rules: What is this undead John Kerry look-alike doing on our list of awesome zombies you ask? The answer is simple: even after his head was lopped off in the splatter classic Re-Animator, he still was able to make the most out of a butt-naked woman lying in front of him by mustering up the mojo to engage in one of the most infamously raunchy sex acts in movie history. How filthy is it? Well, I can't even explain it in this feature without getting fired. Just go rent it, but make sure the kiddies aren't around when you watch it.
#17: Modern Day Barbwire Mace
From: High Tension
Used by: Marie
If you only walk away from French gorefest High Tension with one thing, it'll be the shock you get from the heinous ways people get wrecked in the film. One dude, who's head is clamped in between wooden staircase beams, gets his head torn clean off when an armoire is slammed into him. Another person gets sliced up like a Christmas ham by a circular saw. But the nastiest weapon used in High Tension is a piece of wood that barbwire is wrapped around to make a modern day mace. As Marie bashed the face of the killer with this barbwire club a bagillion times, the prongs actually stuck to his flesh every time.
Want to see the unnerving horror film about a blind woman who begins to see ghosts after getting a cornea transplant, but don't know whether you should watch the new remake or the original? Read on as we compare the American version of The Eye (2008) to the Hong Kong version (2002) in several categories to determine which is the superior film.
At least the new version of The Eye has one thing going for it...
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