5 Irreverent Vampire Comedies With Bite
The topic of vampires has fascinated the cinematic world ever since the clawed Nosferatu made its appearance in 1922. While most modern movies take the topic quite seriously, with vampires divided into bloodthirsty monsters or misunderstood and tortured anti-heroes conflicted about the morality of their nature, some prefer to lighten the mood and substitute horror with lighthearted comedy and outright parody.
The tales of vampires, both in media and folklore, are meant to spread cold terror — after all, the creatures, no matter how seductive, attractive, or conflicted, are killers — so when a movie decides to present them comically, it helps to take away the fear and allow the audience to regain control. These 5 horror comedies take a bite at the associated horror with such ease and irreverent humor that even the most terrified viewer can’t help but burst into laughter.
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Directed by Clueless’ Amy Heckerling, this underappreciated horror-comedy features former Batgirl Alicia Silverstone and Jessica Jones’ Krysten Ritter as two kind-hearted, party-hopping vamps, Goody and Stacy, who live off rat blood and navigate the intricacies of the modern-day New York and its dating scene. The film is filled with good-natured humor and takes a stab at the common tropes like Stacy attending vampire anonymous support meetings or decorating her coffin as a high-school locker. Wallace Shawn’s performance as Dr. Van Helsing, who is surprisingly okay with his son dating Stacy, brings in some of the biggest laughs, and Sigourney Weaver’s portrayal of an indulgent old vampire and Goody’s ‘maker’ is so over the top that it becomes hilarious.
Vamps doesn’t pretend to be anything else but a sweet and
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