American comedy horror films

The Nightmare Before Christmas is a 1993 American stop-motion musical fantasy film directed by Henry Selick and written by Caroline Thompson. It tells the tale of Jack Skellington, King of Halloween Town, who stumbles upon Christmas Town and becomes obsessed with celebrating the holiday himself. Danny Elfman wrote the songs and score and provided the singing voice of Jack. The principal voice cast includes Chris Sarandon, Ken Page, Catherine O'Hara, Glenn Shadix, William Hickey, Paul Reubens and Ed Ivory.

Ghostbusters is a 1984 American supernatural comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. It stars Bill Murray, Aykroyd, and Ramis as Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, and Egon Spengler, three eccentric parapsychologists who start a ghost-catching business in New York City. It also stars Sigourney Weaver and Rick Moranis, and features Annie Potts, Ernie Hudson, and William Atherton in supporting roles.

2000 film directed by Mary Harron

Scary Movie is a 2000 American parody film. It was directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans and written by Marlon and Shawn Wayans, alongside Buddy Johnson, Phil Beauman, Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer. The film stars Jon Abrahams, Carmen Electra, Shannon Elizabeth, Anna Faris, Kurt Fuller, Regina Hall, Lochlyn Munro, Cheri Oteri, and Dave Sheridan. The film, a parody of the slasher film genre, most notably the I Know What You Did Last Summer and Scream franchises, follows a group of teenagers who accidentally hit a man with their car, dump his body in a lake, and swear to secrecy. A year later, someone, wearing a Ghostface mask and robe, begins hunting them one by one.

Beetlejuice is a 1988 American gothic horror comedy film directed by Tim Burton from a screenplay by Michael McDowell and Warren Skaaren based on a story by McDowell and Larry Wilson. The film stars Michael Keaton as Betelgeuse, along with Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Jeffrey Jones, Catherine O'Hara and Winona Ryder.

1992 film by Robert Zemeckis

1991 film by Barry Sonnenfeld

2012 film directed by Drew Goddard

1974 film directed by Mel Brooks

1996 film directed by Robert Rodriguez

1989 film directed by Ivan Reitman

2006 Animated film directed by Gil Kenan

2012 American animated film directed by Tim Burton

Gremlins is a 1984 American black comedy horror film directed by Joe Dante, written by Chris Columbus and starring Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton, Polly Holliday and Frances Lee McCain, with Howie Mandel providing the voice of Gizmo the Mogwai. It draws on legends of folkloric mischievous creatures that cause malfunctions—"gremlins"—in the British Royal Air Force going back to World War II. The story follows Billy Peltzer, who receives Gizmo as a pet, who then spawns more of his kind that evolve into the titular imp-like monsters that wreak havoc on Billy's hometown during Christmas E

2003 film directed by David Zucker

2012 film by Tim Burton

2013 American comedy film directed by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg

2016 film by Paul Feig

2015 film directed by Rob Letterman

1995 American fantasy film directed by Brad Silberling

The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a 1975 independent musical comedy horror film produced by Lou Adler and Michael White, directed by Jim Sharman, and distributed by 20th Century Fox. The screenplay was written by Sharman and Richard O'Brien, who also played the supporting role Riff Raff. The film is based on the 1973 musical stage production The Rocky Horror Show, with music, book, and lyrics by O'Brien. The production is a tribute to the science fiction and horror B movies of the 1930s through to the early 1960s. The film stars Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, and Barry Bostwick. It is narrated by Charles Gray, with cast members from the original Royal Court Theatre, Roxy Theatre, and Belasco Theatre productions, including Nell Campbell and Patricia Quinn.

2009 film directed by Sam Raimi

2006 film directed by David Zucker

2002 film directed by Raja Gosnell

2001 film by Keenen Ivory Wayans

2009 film by Karyn Kusama

1993 film directed by Sam Raimi

1981 film directed by John Landis

1987 film by Sam Raimi

2024 film directed by Tim Burton

2017 film directed by Christopher B. Landon

1987 film by Joel Schumacher, Richard Donner

1992 film directed by Fran Rubel Kuzui

2019 film directed by Conrad Vernon and Greg Tiernan

1990 film directed by Joe Dante

2021 animation film

2004 American film directed by Raja Gosnell

2003 film by Rob Minkoff

2022 film directed by Mark Mylod

1986 film directed by Tobe Hooper

2023 film directed by Elizabeth Banks

1996 film by Peter Jackson

1995 film by Mel Brooks

2013 film directed by Malcolm D. Lee

1967 film by Roman Polanski

1990 film directed by Nicolas Roeg

1994 film by Kim Henkel

2017 film directed by McG

1990 film directed by Ron Underwood

2018 film directed by Ari Sandel

2007 film by Joe Lynch

2011 film by Craig Gillespie

1991 film by Kristine Peterson

2010 film directed by Alexandre Aja

1948 film directed by Charles Barton

2002 film directed by Eli Roth

2007 double feature film consisting of Planet Terror and Death Proof

2011 film by Michael Dougherty

1990 film directed by Frank Marshall

2003 film by Rob Zombie