CrunchyChips

Horror and comedy are genres that are so diametrically opposed that they should not even bear any similarities with each other yet time after time audiences are treated to films that seamlessly blend the two. Horror, which aims to provide a sense of dread in the viewer, is in stark contrast to comedy, which aims to provide a sense of relief in the viewer [1]. Although they produce differing responses, theories that are applied to one genre also gives insight for the other [2]. Since the concepts...