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Movies On The Radio: Comic And Campy Horror Films

WUNC | By Frank Stasio,
Amanda Magnus
Published October 1, 2018 at 3:45 PM EDT
A poster for 'Young Frankenstein,' directed by Mel Brooks. It's a classic example of a horror-comedy movie.
Matthew Nenninger & Tracie Andrews
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A poster for 'Young Frankenstein,' directed by Mel Brooks. It's a classic example of a horror-comedy movie.
A poster for 'Young Frankenstein,' directed by Mel Brooks. It's a classic example of a horror-comedy movie.
Credit Matthew Nenninger & Tracie Andrews / Creative Commons https://bit.ly/2P9H7Ja
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Creative Commons https://bit.ly/2P9H7Ja
A poster for 'Young Frankenstein,' directed by Mel Brooks. It's a classic example of a horror-comedy movie.

Most horror movies are meant to be spooky and scary...but bad acting or cheap special effects can turn a terrifying tale into campy one. The classic example is “Evil Dead” or a B movie like “Plan 9 From Outer Space.”

Some films blend horror with humor, two genres that some would call opposites. “Shaun of the Dead” and “Young Frankenstein” are two well-known comedy-horror movies.

On the next Movies on the Radio, we want to know what your favorite campy or comic horror movie is. What film makes you laugh and scream? What horror film is so over-the-top that you can’t help but roll your eyes? What is your favorite scary movie that incorporates some humor or camp?

Film experts Marsha Gordon and Laura Boyes will dissect your picks. Submit yours by emailing us at sot@wunc.org or tweet at us with #SOTmovie for a chance to be on the the show.

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Frank Stasio
Longtime NPR correspondent Frank Stasio was named permanent host of The State of Things in June 2006. A native of Buffalo, Frank has been in radio since the age of 19. He began his public radio career at WOI in Ames, Iowa, where he was a magazine show anchor and the station's News Director.
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Amanda Magnus
Amanda Magnus grew up in Maryland and went to high school in Baltimore. She became interested in radio after an elective course in the NYU journalism department. She got her start at Sirius XM Satellite Radio, but she knew public radio was for her when she interned at WNYC. She later moved to Madison, where she worked at Wisconsin Public Radio for six years. In her time there, she helped create an afternoon drive news magazine show, called Central Time. She also produced several series, including one on Native American life in Wisconsin. She spends her free time running, hiking, and roller skating. She also loves scary movies.
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