How the horror-comedy film genre defined the decade

Get the Full StoryOn the surface, no two genres appear more diametrically opposed than horror and comedy: One is meant to delight and the other to fuel nightmares.

Yet over the past decade, the horror-comedy gained such unprecedented popularity and social resonance that it's now a thriving mainstream genre with no indication of slowing down. That transformation is even more baffling when you consider all the genre had going against it.

For a long time, it was considered something of an ugly stepsister to both genres, earning at most niche critical praise and little widespread industry respectHorror-comedies were historically bad business, too, in part due to big studios failing to market them correctly for fear of alienating the two different audiences. Read more...More about Entertainment, Comedy, Horror, Jordan Peele, and Get Out

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