5 Terrific Horror-Comedies (No Sequels)

5. Cemetery Man (1994) Directed by Michele Soavi, rated R, 105 minutes

Cemetery is a genuinely bizarre and wonderfully entertaining Italian zombie film about a cemetery caretaker who must kill the dead brought to his cemetery a second time, as they become the living dead after seven nights in the cemetery. The film is filled with hysterically funny scenes, and others that are just absurdly weird. The story is a little hard to follow, but in the end it comes together in an unpredictable and interesting way. Cemetery Man is a unique and incredibly intriguing film that will surely surprise you by the end. You'll like it if: You like Italian horror movies, surreal movies or The Re-Animator.

4. Scream (1996) Directed by Wes Craven, rated R, 111 minutes

Scream is horror master Wes Craven's smart and scary send up to slasher films, about a psychopathic serial killer who's stalking a group of teenagers, just like it happens in the movies. The film makes a lot of in-jokes for horror fans, and there are some genuine scares mixed in with the laughs. The story is filled with many subtly hilarious scenes, as the killer is not an unstoppable killer, but is actually rather inept at killing. In Scream, the opening scene will have you hooked, and the surprising ending will have you shocked. You'll like it if: You like parodies, Nightmare on Elm Street or Halloween.

3. Braindead aka Dead Alive (1992) Directed by Peter Jackson, rated R, 104 minutes

Braindead is the goriest film of all time. Director Peter Jackson, director of The Lord of the Rings, brings his incredible vision to zombie films. Braindead is about a shy man who, after his mother is bitten by a Sumatran rat-monkey, dies and comes back from the dead, must try to stop the zombie outbreak from going farther. The film contains a bunch of hilariously over the top characters, and some brilliant dialogue. And, the last 30 minutes contains some of the goriest and funniest scenes ever made. Braindead is rollicking and ludicrously entertaining film, that is more funny than scary or disturbing. You'll like it if: You like splatter movies, Australian cinema or The Evil Dead Trilogy.

2. Planet Terror (2007) Directed by Robert Rodriguez, rated R, 105 minutes

Planet Terror was the better half of the utterly brilliant Grindhouse, and it's a truly unforgettable zombie film. Planet Terror is about a group of survivors who try to survive in a zombie infested world after a bio-weapon is released. The film mocks old exploitation films with a fake aged look and a hilarious low-budget atmosphere, and the story is an unsettling and exceptionally funny. The film is so wonderfully over the top and absurdly unrealistic, you can't help but enjoy it. Planet Terror is an unbelievably entertaining and indescribably fun film that keeps getting more hilarious and out of control. You'll like it if: You like zombie movies, exploitation movies, parodies, Shaun of the Dead or From Dusk Till Dawn.

1. American Psycho (2000) Directed by Mary Harron, rated R, 101 minutes

American Psycho is a deliciously satirical and delightfully dark film, set in the 80's, about a wealthy New York investment banker who's nightly bloodlust for murder begins to spill into his daytime. Christian Bale offers a truly perfect performance, creating a disgustingly lovable and really disturbing psychopath, as he delivers an unending line of laugh out loud quotes. The film has a surreal element, as you dip into the mind of a disturbed and hilariously twisted killer. The story presents some absurdly funny satire of the 80's, and the dialogue is to kill for. American Psycho is both a preposterously entertaining and meaningful film, with memorable characters and an unpredictable ending. You'll like it if: You like satirical movies, dark comedies, The Silence of the Lambs, Fight Club or The King of Comedy.