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We all know someone who can’t “do horror.”
Thankfully, not every horror movie is designed to elicit scares.
There’s actually some really amazing “horror” movies that aren’t so scary at all.
(Good thing he has his boomstick.)
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Ghostbusters (1984)
you’re free to already hear the song in your head, can you?
A revolutionary genre-bender that launched an enduring franchise, the original ‘84 Ghostbusters delights as much as it frights.
The Monster Squad (1987)
Wolfman’s got nards!
Ready or Not (2019)
Wedding bliss is anything but blissful in this genre-bending riot from 2019.
Betrayed by her betrothed, she works to fight back and survive one hellish wedding night.
It will make anyone say “I Do” like it’s their last night alive.
Surely, a movie with Backstreet Boys needle drops can’t bethatscary.
Crimson Peak is spooky, sure, but its soul-stirring atmosphere is inviting and not at all hostile.
It’s a movie especially suited to chill out on dark and stormy nights.
ParaNorman is an all-ages delight that imagines the challenges of growing up through a haunted house filter.
Army of the Dead (2021)
Zack Snyderis no stranger to horror.
In 2004, the director helmed his remake of George Romero’s socially-conscious classic Dawn of the Dead.
Think Resident Evil meets The Expendables, with a healthy dash of Ocean’s Eleven.
Truly, dark magic has never looked so good.
Just because Green Room isn’t “scary” doesn’t mean it isn’t harrowing.
Thirst (2009)
Park Chan-wook is a sensual filmmaker whose work spans all different genres.
Little Evil (2017)
Imagine if the horror classic The Omen was actually hilarious.
Shadow in the Cloud (2020)
You’ve seen Gremlins.
Now see Shadow in the Cloud.
Welcome to 2017’s Happy Death Day and its 2019 sequel Happy Death Day 2U.
Tree races against time to unmask her killer as a means to end the time loop.
Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
When two generational slasher icons meet, all hell breaks loose.
Shaun of the Dead wasn’t the first comedy-horror, but it’s easily one of the greatest.
