2 Guys and a Chainsaw

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Shaun of the Dead

Simon Pegg’s debut to American audiences fires on all cylinders as a rollicking comedy. Yet it’s the strong characters and heart that elevates this far above most of the other horror comedies we’ve reviewed thus far.

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The Bird With the Crystal Plumage

This directorial debut by horror legend Dario Argento also happens to be both his first and perhaps most accessible feature film – so popular in Italy that it played at a single theater in Milan for several years.

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Student Bodies (1981)

We both found plenty to laugh at in this Naked Gun-style send-up of pre-1982 horror films.

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The Monster Squad

The three of us enjoyed chatting about this “Goonies for horror fans,” delivered like a time capsule from the 1980’s. We kinda wonder why it isn’t more popular today.

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Hostel

Both of us were surprised at how we viewed Hostel through the lens of about 10 years. Craig didn’t care for it as much, while Todd gained a new appreciation.

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Society (1989)

Neither of us can figure out how this shocker escaped our notice all these years. All we can say is, better late than never. Whatever you do, save yourself the surprise ending by not reading anything online about this before you see it.