10 Unintentionally Hilarious Horror Movies
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Horror has plenty of success as a genre. Some of the best films of all time have had horror influences, The Shining, Silence of the Lambs and many more have proven that the genre should be taken seriously. Unfortunately, alongside some of the fantastic classics come films that make even the staunchest horror defender look away in shame.
Many projects focus on producing more goofy titles in order to gain attention. In horror, this tends to be successful as films that don't take themselves too seriously have a certain charm to them. But there also come films that attempt to create a serious experience and fail.
Whether it is due to a horrendously bad concept, awful visual effects or just a lack of skill in regards to the medium, these films ended up completely missing the mark and generating a horror that had audiences laughing far more than they were screaming.
Despite this, many of them are still worth a watch because of the joy they bring in their unintentional glory. No matter how hard the filmmakers may have tried, their prime intention was completely missed.
10. The Chucky Films
The first Child's Play titles started strong. Although they aren't scary by modern standards, the killer doll concept at the time was frightening to audiences, and they still hold up as a dark and tense experience. However, Child's Play eventually dissipated and the Chucky films began.
Bride of Chucky, Seed of Chucky, these films came along and began to change the reputation of the killer doll. His new scarred look was an outstanding contribution, but there became this weird emphasis on using shock comedy to give the films more personality. While this did work in essence, it also wholly stripped any semblance of horror in the franchise.
Gone were the days of the horrifying serial killer trapped in a doll's body. Now we had to contend with Chucky the wise-cracking goofball killer and his wife/child. It can be said that they tried to be funny, but they also tried to be scary, and it failed.
The direction they went in soiled the original franchise. While the recent remake isn't fantastic, it does at least lean more into the horror than comedy.