Harry Cross Zombieland Genre

1. Overview of horror comedy sub genres and zombieland
Comedyhorroris a genre thatcombinespartsof comedyandhorror fiction.Comedyhorrorhas
beendescribedasthree types:"blackcomedy,parodyandspoof."The genre crossesoverwiththe
blackcomedy genre.Comedyhorrorwill oftenuse satire onhorrorclichésasitsmainsource of
humouror take a storyin a differentperspective,for example zombieland.Thisgenre showsthe
audience anewtheme or gene inthe industry,ahybrid between laugherandscareswhich inreturn
really grabsthe viewerintohisnewand relatively unknowngenre.
Zombielandisagoodexample of this comedy horrorgenre.The horrorinthismovie isshownbythe
zombies tryingtoeatpeople andattackingthe humans,while the comedy aspectof the filmis
portrayed bythe characters reactions to the zombiesandhow to survive the current situation.This
benefits producerasitis somethingdifferentthat audiences have notyetexperienced whichwill
meana biggerturn outfor the film.Hisalso demonstrates topeople lookingonyoucan combine
more than one genre to make a successful film.Comedyhorrorisalsoonthe rise and gettingmore
popularas more filmstake inspiration fromit.
Examplesof horrorcomedygenre:gremlins,scarymovie,zombieland.
Horror in zombie landislinkedtovillainsasisoftenthe case in mosthorror films,inzombielandthe
zombiesare gruesome andmade tobe quite a scary presence astheywantto eat all the humans.
Eatingthe humansportraysthisfeelingof horror.