Paranormal events plague a new family home with raunchy humor and broad, darkly-comic absurdity.
Campy and absurdist. A party watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Netflix, Prime Video, Paramount+, Peacock, The Roku Channel (free) and Plex (free).
The thing to know: strong sex and nudity, more than an R usually carries. Beyond that, a few tense moments and several jump scares.
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After exorcising the demons of his ex, Malcolm starts afresh with his new girlfriend and her two children. After moving into their dream home, Malcolm is once again plagued by bizarre paranormal events.
It leaves things open rather than tying them up.
Zombieland (2009)Mildly scary · graphic gore · strong violence · briskSurvivors of a zombie apocalypse discover that their biggest threat might be their own darkly comic dysfunction.
Tucker and Dale vs. Evil (2010)Mildly scary · extreme gore · brutal violence · briskTwo well-meaning hillbillies face absurd, darkly comic misunderstandings when college kids mistake them for killers.
Braindead (1992)Mildly scary · extreme gore · brutal violence · relentlessA young man's overbearing mother becomes a zombie, unleashing relentless, absurdist, darkly-comic chaos on their town.
What We Do in the Shadows (2014)Mildly scary · light gore · measuredVampire housemates navigate modern life's absurdities with darkly comic wit and whimsical, undead charm.
Scary Movie (2026)Mildly scary · light gore · briskA brisk, raunchy comedy finds four friends facing a familiar killer and absurdly spoofing horror tropes.
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse (2015)Mildly scary · graphic gore · strong violence · briskThree raunchy scouts and a cocktail waitress unleash their campy skills to save humanity from a zombie invasion.
The Frighteners (1996)Mildly scary · light gore · briskA con man's ghost-hunting scam turns darkly comedic when real spirits haunt his small, pulpy town.
The Hangover (2009)Big broad humor · darkly comic · date night · briskA frantic search for a lost groom turns into a broad, raunchy, and darkly comic odyssey.A Haunted House 2 is on our Ghosts and hauntings, Found footage, Horror on Netflix, Horror on Prime Video and Horror on Paramount+ lists.
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