Summary Despite flaws found within many horror comedy flops, a few notable films deserve more attention. Great films that flop at the box office typically fail due to outside factors, but for many horror comedies, the failure is a result of the content within the films. It's not a guarantee that audiences are going to connect with the combination of laughs and terrors.
Haunted Honeymoon's writing does suffer a bit throughout the film and a few jokes don't stick the landing. However, Haunted Honeymoon does an excellent job of transporting audiences to the setting of a 1930s comedy in both the set design and characterization of its cast. Outside the film, Haunted Honeymoon is also notable as it is the last film Wilder directed and the last film starring Radner before her death.
The way Night of the Creeps is self-aware and is purposefully made as a B movie has critics split. While some critics felt the film relies too heavily on recycled horror film clichés, others praised Dekker's film for its ability to blend genres of horror, comedy, sci-fi, and romance. Night of the Creeps cleverly combines the threat of several horror antagonists such as aliens and zombies.
Luckily, the CGI holds up in many areas. It isn't flawless by any means, but the decent quality makes it easy for audiences to buy into the threat presented by the giant spiders. Eight Legged Freaks doesn't have the same amount of scares as other horror comedies do, but its absurd humor is what makes it worthwhile.
4 The Monster Squad Monster Fans Meet Their Heroes A year after Dekker's Night of the Creeps, The Monster Squad was another horror comedy that didn't do well in theaters. While the film itself is flawed in some areas, Dekker attributes part of the box-office failure to poor marketing and a PG-13 rating that prevented older audiences from wanting to watch the movie.
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