I select a thematically appropriate horror movie for each day of the year and tell you about it.
Why?
It seemed like a good idea at the time.
How do you get to decide what qualifies as a horror movie and where each one goes on the calendar?
I am the Mayor of Horror Movies.
Are all these movies good?
Oh gosh no. But I recommend all of them to the adventurous viewer.
What’s with the CWs?
In horror movies, disturbing material is part of the entertainment package. But for some viewers, elements like sexual violence or bigotry ruin the fun. For those folks, I include content warnings. That said, the warnings are based on my personal reactions and should not be expected to cover all potential cinematic skeeviness, so proceed with caution.
Who are you, aside from the mayor?
I’m Shaenon K. Garrity. I’m mostly a cartoonist. I watch a lot of scary movies while I draw cartoons.
Given how fine the line between “regular” horror and horror comedy can be, and how subjective humour is, I’m kind of not surprised that something intended as a comedy ended up as an infamous horror flick. I know I’ve watched some comedies that I found absolutely horrifying.
And then there’s the infamous Plan 9 From Outer Space, which was meant to be a serious horror film but ended up as the All-Time Golden Turkey award winner for worst movie ever made, which neatly brings us full circle from horror comedy to comedic horror.
Given how fine the line between “regular” horror and horror comedy can be, and how subjective humour is, I’m kind of not surprised that something intended as a comedy ended up as an infamous horror flick. I know I’ve watched some comedies that I found absolutely horrifying.
And then there’s the infamous Plan 9 From Outer Space, which was meant to be a serious horror film but ended up as the All-Time Golden Turkey award winner for worst movie ever made, which neatly brings us full circle from horror comedy to comedic horror.
Exactly. Bad horror can slide into comedy so easily. I think it’s a bit harder the other way around, but it definitely does happen.