Tag Archives: Black Comedy

Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day, the Paranormal Activity franchise) is back with an all new, pitch-black horror-comedy: Freaky! It’s a tale about a slasher, a senior, and the brutal truth about high school. This is an all new Blumhouse film starring Vince Vaughn…with body swapping! Sounds awesome, right? Check out …

Equal parts fascinating, darkly funny and chilling, Gillian Wallace Horvat’s I Blame Society is a decidedly different kind of black comedy. It stars Horvat as herself, a director desperately trying to make her big break. Discouraged, she decides to pick up an old script of hers called “I, Murderer,” which is …

Epic Pictures is thrilled to announce the release of Rob Grant’s award-winning feature film, Harpoon, on VOD and Blu-ray this October. Check out all the release details down below! This black comedy was directed by Rob Grant (Alive, Fake Blood and Mon Amie) and stars Munro Chambers (star of cult …

One of our festival favorites is hands down the black comedy, HARPOON. A new delightfully deranged trailer has dropped for it and it is a must-see. Check it out down below plus more! HARPOON is directed by Rob Grant (Alive, Fake Blood and Mon Amie) and stars Munro Chambers (star …

Ever since Burn Notice and the second season of Fargo, I’ve been waiting for Jeffrey Donovan to get weird. He handled the running/jumping/falling down duties of the show admirably, but the true joy was watching him play the Identity of the Week, which was always some kind of South Florida …

Zoo (2019) is a black comedy about humans and the way they act when the world falls apart right outside their doorsteps. Saving a marriage isn’t easy under any circumstances. Imaging trying to rekindle one during a zombie apocalypse! That’s the concept here, and it sounds pretty great. 1091 Media …

Dead in a Week: Or Your Money Back is a dark comedy from director Tom Edmunds (Is This a Joke? 2011). The film stars Aneurin Barnard (Dunkirk 2017) as William, a troubled writer who has failed at his ninth attempt to commit suicide. Despondent, he outsources the job to an …

Black Comedy Harpoon Unveils Deep Sea Poster Rivalries, dark secrets, and sexual tension emerge when three best friends find themselves stranded on a yacht in the middle of the ocean under suspicious circumstances.   Harpoon was directed by Rob Grant (Mon Ami, 2012) and produced by Michael Peterson (Alive, 2018), Kurtis …

Doppelgänger Releasing has announced a new distribution relationship with horror genre website Bloody Disgusting. The new deal kicks off with the release of the Finnish black metal comedy Heavy Trip. Fresh off its premier at SXSW, the film is eyeing a limited theatrical run followed by a home video release later this …

(Note: I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.) PopHorror has reviewed several books for far for Confessions Publicity, including author Jason Parent’s last novel, A Life Removed (read our review of the book here). We were highly impressed with Parent’s humor, gory descriptions …