Shaun of the Dead
You wake up to a zombie apocalypse: what is your household weapon of choice, and which of your friends do you take along to face the collapse of civilization?
Bubba Ho-Tep
The premise alone is cinematic gold. It’s the early 21st century and Elvis (a heavily made-up Bruce Campbell) is alive, unwell, and confined to a dilapidated rural nursing home in Mud Creek, Texas, where the residents slurp, gag, and fart during mealtimes and loved ones only come to visit when you’re dead so they can toss your precious keepsakes in the trash.
The Day of the Beast
A rare case of a film striking the perfect horror-comedy balance, The Day of the Beast is also an extremely rare example of a buddy flick found within genre cinema.
Stitches
Coulrophobia—the fear of clowns—is no joke. Pennywise, that damn clown hiding under the bed in Poltergeist, and just good old trips to the local circus paired with a child’s dark imagination have been nightmare fuel for many.