{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 134: What's so Funny?","description":"Horror comedies have been around since the early days of cinema, and they've always been a mixed bag. Almost always, horror takes a backseat in boring parodies. But a new breed of imaginative movies is changing how horror and humor mix in one film.&amp;nbsp; Gorier, wilder, and unafraid to be absurd, these movies are a new subgenre that is turning heads!&amp;nbsp; Thanks for listening! Covered in This Episode: Reggie Bannister (1945-2026) Screaming Mad George (1956-2026) Christopher Dyer\u2019s Newsletter: http:\/\/www.Dyersdungeon.com&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Freaks and Psychos: The Disability in Horror Podcast: https:\/\/freaksandpsychospodcast.com\/ American Graffiti (1973) Happy Days (1974-1984) Airplane! (1980) Un Chien Andalou (1929) Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters (1954) Student Bodies (1981) Pandemonium (1982) &amp;nbsp;National Lampoon\u2019s Class Reunion (1982) Saturday the 14th (1981) Wacko (1982) Fearless Vampire Killers (1967) Hausu (1976) Young Frankenstein (1974) It\u2019s Alive (1976) An American Werewolf in London (1981) &amp;nbsp;Evil Dead II (1987) Bad Taste (1987) Dead-Alive (1993) Reanimator (1985) &amp;nbsp;Return Of the Living Dead (1984) The Office (UK) (2001-2003) Snakes on a Plane (2006) Cocaine Bear (2023) USING SALT ON SWEETS: HUMOR MAKES THE HORROR HIT HARDER Barbarian (2022) Cuckoo (2024) Weapons (2025) USING HORROR AND HUMOR AS SOCIAL SATIRE The Substance (2024) Sorry To Bother You (2018) Ugly Stepsister (2025) KILLING THE JOKE: SHOWING A JOKE SCENARIO AND TAKING IT SERIOUSLY The Coffee Table (2022) Obsession (2026) SPLATTERSTICK: USING GORE AS MONTY PYTHON DID The Monkey (2025) Heart Eyes (2025) CREATING A HYBRID GENRE Good Luck, Have Fun, Don\u2019t Die (2025) Dust Bunny (2025) ","author_name":"Hellbent For Horror","author_url":"http:\/\/hellbentforhorror.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/42779270\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/205953360"}