Last week we had a broader list of movies so bad that they were good. Now we’re focusing on our favorite horror movies. Not only are these movies not scary, they’re actually some of the funniest movies ever made in the horror genre.
Cabin Fever
Cabin Fever is definitely one of our favorite horror films because of the elaborately cheesy dialogue, the random and awkward interactions between the characters, and, well, how they initially react to the first sign of the disease. Watch as these wild kids tear each other apart! It rules!
The Wicker Man
Scoring a wildly high 15% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, The Wicker Man is a truly terrible horror flick that becomes incredibly enjoyable experience if you’re in the right frame of mind when you sit down to watch it. Nicholas Cage’s acting is sub-par compared to… well, actually it’s just Nicholas Cage being himself on screen. This is one of the most comedic horror films you will ever watch. A single detective is sent to a remote island by plane to search for a missing child. When he arrives shit immediately starts to get really weird. Everyone is hostile, standoffish, and part of a secret cult that would sacrifice him to the corn god at the end of the movie by burning him alive. Oh, there is a sweet scene where a hot naked girl breaks out in song for about five minutes.
Edit: added 2006 Wicker Man trailer
Cannibal Holocaust
One of the most bizarrely horrifying and sickening films ever, Cannibal Holocaust, is based around the story of a group of people going to the amazon to explore, while high on drugs, slaughtering the villagers for fun, and senselessly murdering animals. Cannibal Holocaust was banned in multiple countries due to showing real animals being killed. In the end, the natives of the amazon end up killing the people and eating them – then the films were discovered by other people that went searching, and yadda yadda the end of a terrible movie that you should probably watch after eating massive amounts of BBQ ribs. Just sayin’.
Leprechaun in the Hood
A leprechaun that smokes a bong in the hood. This movie is just awful and probably make your eyes glaze over with how stupid it is. But you should still watch it. Cause he’s a leprechaun and he’s in the hood.
Last House on the Left
We bring the original Last House on the Left into the picture here because it’s one of the lesser known horror films that are truly beyond the horror genre. Although there are some graphic scenes, if you decide to stick around long enough to watch it, you almost want to see more from the gruesome scenes.
Nosferatu
Nosferatu was the first vampire movie ever made. Despite its originality and great plot, there are multiple outstanding mistakes made in the film. Like the fact that the Vampire walks across a field in what is obviously broad daylight. Another must-watch.
Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation
Another classic horror film starring Matthew McConaughey and Rene Zellweger before they were famous. Chainsaw Massacre wasn’t released until after they were famous, which pissed them off pretty bad. Be prepared for some really confusing plot twists – but aside from that, it was entertaining as all hell.
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Brian says:
The day for night scenes are not a mistake in Nosferatu. When the film was shown in theaters, projectionists would use a dark blue gels that they would slide over the projection window, making it appear as if it was shot at night. There are visual clues in the film to help projectionist to do this.
Jacobi says:
You left out “The Pit” and “The Gate” but they probably wouldn’t be found on this list, which got Leprechaun in da Hood wrong. That movie sucks. Check out Leprechaun in Space instead.
Steve says:
This list is incomplete without “Blood Sucking Freaks”. My brother was in a video store and overheard someone talking about the worst most disgusting movie she ever saw which got him interested and he rented it. Then when I heard HIM talking about how bad the movie was I got interested – I thought it was so bad it was funny. Then in college I showed that movie to my hallmates once and they watched it, but after that whenever I wanted everyone out of my room so I could go to sleep I just popped that tape in for a few minutes.
kenny says:
What about TORSO !?!?!?!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHuTtX0OPMc
LOL says:
You embedded the wrong “Wicker Man” clip. That is a clip from the orignal, you wrote about the remake with Cage.
ND Def says:
The concept of what a vampire is/was has changed over time. At the time Nosferatu was made, the idea that sunlight was harmful to a vampire was much less entrenched in the collective conscience of the horror genre.
More broadly, to put Nosferatu — one of the foundational works in the cinematic horror genre — on any ‘movies so bad’ list is so engage in an utter fail.
broo says:
You imply it, but I think it’s worth noting that the ‘camp’ of Cabin Fever is intentional.
darjae says:
The entire list is suspect when you link to one of the classic horror movies “The Wicker Man” instead of the remake. That movie was the pinnacle of the “Witches Coven” movies coming out of the UK at the time. The era has not been repeated or remade to this point.
The Truck? says:
how the hell do you call Nosferatu and Cannibal Holocaust bad movies?
Nate says:
It’s just sad, really sad, that people post lists like this online while having no understanding of the horror film genre. There are a million terribly bad horror films that should have made this list over Nosferatu, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and Last House on the Left (three awesome eye opening and genre moving films). Nazi Zombies for one, should have been number one on this list. So when writing a list that all the anonymous writers and responders on the web, one should not be a moron about the whole thing.
Paul Z. says:
I can’t believe you omitted “Slave of the Cannibal God” with a past-her-prime but still desirable — and nude!— Ursula Andress.…
vilkit says:
ice cream man with clint howard, HAS TO BE ON THIS LIST. if you can find it, watch it with friends. the term ’so bad its good’ was made for that movie.