In a horror-comedy phase? Start with these 7 movies
In a horror-comedy phase? Start with these 7 movies
These are the horror comedies that manage to be creepy and fun at the same time.
It’s only April, but I’m in a horror-comedy phase. At the time of this writing, there are two of them in theaters right now, including “They Will Kill You” and a sequel to one of the movies on this list, “Ready or Not 2: Here I Come.” Now, it’s a tough genre to master because if it’s too scary, the movie stops being a good time. And if it’s too jokey, all the tension disappears. But if the filmmaker can get the tone just right, it’s one of my favorite genres. So here are seven horror comedies you can stream right now that actually pull it off.
Top 7 horror comedy movies on streaming right now
No. 7: ‘Y2K’ (2024) | HBO Max
I remember the whole Y2K panic pretty clearly, so a horror comedy built around that idea was always going to work for me. “Y2K” is exactly what you’d expect from the premise: a group of teens throw a New Year’s Eve party in 1999, and then all the “the world’s about to end” stuff actually starts happening. It leans hard into the late ’90s vibe, which is half the fun — think dial-up internet, weird tech paranoia, all of it, except it’s all founded because that tech becomes sentient and turns against humans.
Rachel Zegler and Jaeden Martell lead the cast, and you also get Alicia Silverstone showing up in a way that feels very on-brand for this movie. It’s goofy, chaotic, and not trying to be anything more than a fun ride, which I appreciated. I kind of want to watch it with people who never lived through Y2K and to see if they can relate to the fear and anxiety around it… with AI being such a talking point right now, I feel like they’ll get it pretty quickly.
Y2K
Two high school nobodies make the decision to crash the last major celebration before the new millennium on New Year’s Eve 1999. The night becomes even crazier than they could have ever dreamed when the clock strikes midnight.
No. 6: ‘Cold Storage’ (2026) | Rent on Prime Video
If you like your horror a little ridiculous and coated in slime, “Cold Storage” is very much that. In this movie, a mutated fungus that was locked away after a government experiment starts leaking out of a storage facility that used to be a military site, and two night workers realize way too late that something is spreading between units. Joe Keery plays this laid-back slacker who’s suddenly in survival mode, while Georgina Campbell is trying to actually contain what’s happening as tenants start turning and things get out of control.
Then you’ve got Liam Neeson and Lesley Manville showing up as the people who dealt with this thing the first time, treating it like a full-blown outbreak while everyone else is still catching up. It turns into full creature-feature chaos pretty quickly — mutations, infected animals, all of it. If you grew up on B-movie creature features, this one will definitely scratch that itch.
Cold Storage
When a mutating, highly contagious fungus escapes a sealed facility, two employees – joined by a grizzled bioterror operative – must survive the wildest night shift ever to save humanity from extinction.
No. 5: ‘Together’ (2025) | Hulu
“Together” was one of the movies I was most excited for in 2025, and Tara and I saw it opening weekend in theaters. I’ll say this upfront: it’s way more horror than comedy. There aren’t really jokes in the traditional sense. But there’s this lighter tone running underneath it that I really liked, and it keeps the whole thing from feeling too heavy. And the set-up is so good. Dave Franco and Alison Brie play a couple trying to fix their relationship, and then something happens that literally starts fusing their bodies together.
From there, it just keeps escalating. It’s gross, it’s uncomfortable, and it’s super creative. But it also totally works. The idea alone is one of the best original horror premises I’ve seen in years, and the movie actually delivers on it. It’s scary, funny in a weird way, and just really well done. Watch it.
Together
Years into their relationship, Tim and Millie find themselves at a crossroads as they move to the country, abandoning all that is familiar in their lives except each other. With tensions already flaring, a nightmarish encounter with a mysterious, unnatural force threatens to corrupt their lives, their love, and their flesh.
No. 4: ‘Bodies Bodies Bodies’ (2022) | HBO Max
“Bodies Bodies Bodies” is chaos. It follows a group of rich 20-somethings who get stuck in a mansion during a hurricane and decide to play a murder-in-the-dark party game, only for someone to actually turn up dead. From there, the power goes out, phones die, and no one trusts anyone. Everyone turns on each other immediately, trying to figure out who the killer is while making everything worse.
The cast is stacked, and everyone is playing these very specific, very recognizable personalities. Amandla Stenberg, Maria Bakalova, Rachel Sennott, and Pete Davidson all get moments to shine. What I like most is how it leans into how people actually talk now. The arguments feel real, even when they’re ridiculous. And it’s funny because of how petty everyone is while things are clearly falling apart. If you’re looking for a very Gen-Z take on murder, this is a good place to start.
Bodies Bodies Bodies
In an isolated family mansion, a group of rich 20-somethings decides to play Bodies Bodies Bodies, a game where one of them is secretly a “killer” while the rest tries to “escape”. Things take a turn for the worse when real bodies start turning up, setting off a paranoid and dangerous chain of events.
No. 3: ‘The Dead Don’t Die’ (2019) | Netflix
“The Dead Don’t Die” is a very specific kind of movie. If you’re into dry, deadpan humor, it really works. If you’re not, it might not. Bill Murray and Adam Driver play small-town cops dealing with a zombie outbreak, but no one really reacts the way you expect. Everyone is weirdly calm about it.
The movie knows exactly what it is and leans into that. Tilda Swinton shows up doing something completely different from everyone else, and it somehow fits. It’s slow, it’s odd, and it’s full of little moments that sneak up on you. There’s a running bit where Adam Driver keeps saying “this is going to end badly” like he’s already read the script, and it never stops being funny to me. This is one of those you throw on with friends and see who taps out first or who gets fully on its wavelength.
The Dead Don’t Die
In the sleepy town of Centerville, the lives of a number of interconnected characters are disrupted by the undead.
No. 2: ‘Send Help’ (2026) | Rent on Prime Video
Tara and I saw “Send Help” opening weekend, mostly because we both love Rachel McAdams, and she totally delivers here. She plays this sharp, slightly unhinged character who ends up stranded on an island with her boss after a plane crash, and the two of them immediately start getting on each other’s nerves. It turns into this mix of survival story, thriller, and dark comedy that just keeps escalating.
McAdams is funny, weird, and completely committed in a way that makes the whole thing work. Dylan O’Brien plays off her really well as the worst possible person to be stuck with in that situation. Genre blending is still very much a thing right now, and this is a great example of it working. It’s tense, it’s messy, and it’s a lot of fun to watch these two completely lose it.
Send Help
Two colleagues become stranded on a deserted island, the only survivors of a plane crash. On the island, they must overcome past grievances and work together to survive, but ultimately, it’s a battle of wills and wits to make it out alive.
No. 1: ‘Ready or Not’ (2019) | Hulu
We just watched “Ready or Not” at home last weekend because we’re gearing up to see the sequel in theaters and somehow had never seen the original. I have no idea how we missed this, but I’m so glad we finally watched it. This is exactly the tone we love — it’s horror, but it doesn’t take itself too seriously.
Samara Weaving is great as the bride who realizes her new family is trying to kill her as part of this insane tradition, and she just keeps fighting back in ways that are both brutal and kind of hilarious. Shout out to Adam Brody, who is awesome in this, as well as the rest of his insane family, for keeping things funny along the way. And the whole movie builds to a payoff that’s completely over the top in the best way. I’ll report back once I’ve seen “Ready or Not 2: Here I Come,” but after this, I’ve got high hopes.
Ready or Not
A young bride’s wedding night turns into her worst nightmare when her ridiculously rich in-laws force her to play a gruesome game of hide-and-seek.