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I'd like to throw in Two Thousand Maniacs to this mix. Oh, and Gore Gore Girls. And Gruesome Twosome which is bloody hillarious since it's basically Nancy Drew vs. the Voorhees family. Bucket of Blood is sublimely funny and a great commentary on art and sensitivity. Behind the Mask:Rise of Leslie Vernon had me in stitches and it also functioned as a good horror film. Texas Chainsaw Massacre's humor is incredible, as is that in Nekromantik. Humor and horror naturally pair up, you can see it as far back as Ovid, Virgil and Dante. Horror pokes at society and mankind's weak points, and comedy does the same thing so the two are almost inseparable. Both come from "I am sickened" or "this is ridiculous" responses and both aim to show the audience those feelings. So almost every horror film is also a horror comedy in a way. Watch the Abominable Doctor Phibes or Theater of Blood. Both of them show this really eloquently.
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