The Comedy of Terrors
An undertaker who hasn't had any 'customers' in a long time is forced to pay one year's back-rent. To get money he starts to kill people, which brings absurd results.
Why it matters
A gleefully macabre blend of horror and dark comedy that turns death into a farcical business venture gone wildly off the rails.
- Vincent Price leads with his signature blend of charm and menace as a desperate undertaker—classic Price at his delightfully sinister best.
- A kooky ensemble cast amps up the absurdity, creating a haunted-house comedy that’s equal parts spooky and slapstick.
- Thick with gothic atmosphere and punctuated by a mischievous feline sidekick, it’s a perfect dose of campy chills for fans of horror’s lighter, weirder side.
- Not a straight-up fright fest, but a cult-leaning romp that honors horror’s tradition of blending laughs with screams before that became a marketing trend.
Director
2 horror films in catalog
Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
0
Slow Burn
17
Psychological
14
Supernatural
0
Creature
0
Disturbing
0
Fun Factor
83
Cerebral
28
Survival
17
