10 Most Unintentionally Hilarious Horror Movies

10. The Wicker Man (2006)

Horror movie remakes are generally a recipe for bland, inoffensive films - perfectly fine, but needn’t have bothered when there’s a superior original. 2006’s remake of The Wicker Man is not that. Neil LaBute’s reimagining of the Christopher Lee classic was unnecessary, yes - but it’s also gleefully, hysterically bonkers.

The key ingredient is the addition of Nicolas Cage. And not just any Nicolas Cage: this is peak Cage, walking meme Cage. As police officer Edward Malus he gives one of his most unhinged performances in a career full of them. Bug eyed, quick to anger, punching women while dressed in a bear costume, it’s hard to tell whether he was directed to behave like this, or is just undirectable. Either way, it’s glorious.

The film is full of mad moments, wild line readings, and a delightfully stupid take on the original plot (the 2006 version has a heavy focus on bees, for some reason). It’s a colossal, ludicrous failure. Still, we’d far rather see Nic Cage stomping around an island like a maniac than yet another bland remake of a foreign horror for people who don’t want to read subtitles.