10 Awful Trailers For Surprisingly Good Horror Movies

10. The Stuff

Because The Stuff centres around killer ice cream, you'd assume it's a tongue-in-cheek horror comedy. And you would be 100% right.

Too bad the marketing team didn't know what they were working with, since the trailer advertises The Stuff as a serious horror flick.

As trailers for other horror comedies like Zombieland and Shaun of the Dead were deliberately light-hearted, we knew we weren't meant to take the films seriously. But because The Stuff's teaser acts like a murderous dessert could actually be scary, you'd swear this clip was from a SNL skit.

But if you're looking for an imaginative monster movie, The Stuff should hit the spot. The special effects for the alien goo are surprisingly creative, despite the minimal budget. It has a surprisingly good cast, including Daniel Aiello, Goodfellas' Paul Sorvino, and The Godfather's Abe Vigoda. Also, director Larry Cohen seems to really care about the story, since he incorporates a lot of clever themes about corporate greed and consumerism.

The Stuff is let down by some choppy scene transitions and crummy prosthetics, but there's definitely a lot here to love.