THE TEN FUNNIEST WORST HORROR MOVIES OF ALL TIME

These movies prove that horror doesn’t always have to be serious or scary. Sometimes, the worst films become the most entertaining because of their flaws. Whether it’s bad acting, terrible props, or laughable CGI, these movies remind us that even failure can be fun. So, if you’re looking for a horror movie night filled with laughs instead of scares, these titles are a perfect choice. Just remember to keep your expectations low and your sense of humor high. Watching these films is a reminder that sometimes the dumbest movies are the most memorable.

JAWS THE REVENGE (1987)

Let there be no mistake about this. Jaws The Revenge is without doubt the worst film in cinema history. THE WORST. It's astonishing to think it was part of a franchise that gave us arguably the greatest horror movie of all time (Spielberg's impeccable Jaws) and a solid sequel in 1978. But after sitting through the laughable Jaws 3D complete with cardboard glasses, even worst acting and Dennis Quaid out of his head on coke I thought it was impossible for any film in the franchise to get worse than that. Jesus. H. Christ was I wrong! So, let’s have a list here:

Brody family go to Bahamas to escape a shark (which apparently has a vendetta against the family). Because the Bahamas and its waters is the best place to get away from a shark.

Not only has the shark rumbled that Ellen Brody and sons are going there via plane, the shark has actually beat them to it. Because a shark somehow swims quicker from New York to the Bahamas then a plane can.

Micheal Caine (who laughed his balls off for getting a couple of million for his role) spends the film trying to bang Ellen. The sight of her hairdo should have been enough for him to run a mile.

Ellen eventually takes on the shark who jumps out of the water and ROARS (Sharks have no vocal chords) when he sees her.

Then her son tries to blind the shark with a device as much use as a chocolate fireguard. In the meantime, Caine lands the plane in the ocean, swims to the boat but gets out of the water bone dry. You can’t make this shit up.

Token black guy gets chewed to bits by shark but somehow ends up alive (guess the test audience had their say) and laughs about the experience at the end.

When Ellen finally kills the shark she gets a flashback of her late hubby, Chief Brody, saying the immortal "Smile you son-of-a-bitch" which is practically impossible because she wasn't fucking there to see it!!! I could easily go on. The film somehow took £51 million at the Box Office. I bought the DVD of the film a few years back , just so I could take a hammer to it, break it into about 47 pieces then burnt it just to be sure.

NIGHT OF THE LEPUS (1972)

By 1972 we had various animals trying to kill mankind on the cinema screen. Creatures from the black lagoon, birds, robot gorillas, frogs and crocodiles. So it took a special sort of idiot to suggest that a humble furry rabbit could be the next thing to kill mankind. 1972's Night of the Lepus has giant rabbits attacking everything and looking about as dangerous as a choc ice. For some reason (obviously money) Janet Leigh traded her on screen death in Psycho for this heap of shit. In fact the film has well known Hollywood A-listers (at the time) like Stuart Whitman and Rory Calhoun. The "cutting edge" special effects somehow convinced people to watch it in a cinema and killed director William F. Claxton's movie career, reducing him to episodes of Little House on the Prairie and Highway to Heaven.

It is difficult to imagine any film could make footage of fluffy bunnies frolicking on model sets look terrifying, but what really dooms "Night of the Lepus" is its lack of conviction. Both the title ("lepus" is Latin for "hare") and the poster obfuscate the creatures in this feature, suggesting that not even the people who made this movie knew how to sell it.

Birdemic: Shock and Terror (2010)

This movie is infamous for its terrible CGI birds that look like they were animated in a basic computer program. The acting is stiff, and the environmental message gets lost in the chaos of bad effects and awkward pacing. Starring the type of male leads who came straight from a Head & Shoulders ad, and former porn stars in the female department. If I didn't no better I'd say they had a Go Fund Me page to raise funds which probably totalled about €5.78p. The birds attack with no real threat, making the horror feel more like a joke. The effects are so bad it's like you've gone back 1956. I read somewhere the director was disappointing it didn't "Get a nationwide cinema release". That'll tell you how deluded he was.

PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE

Ed Wood’s Plan 9 from Outer Space is a classic example of a movie so bad it’s good. It features aliens resurrecting the dead to stop humans from destroying the universe. The props are visibly fake, and the actors deliver lines with no conviction. Despite its flaws, it has a charm that keeps fans coming back. You're looking at it and thinking "Does the director know those wooden tombstones have just fallen over, or that Dracula has grown in height?" "Is the design budget €8 , all of which was misspent" To really appreciate this film you simply have to check out Tim Burton's flick Ed Wood starring Johnny Depp and a wonderful turn by Martin Landau as Bela Lugosi which he rightly won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor that year.

Wood went on to make films that bordered on porn and died somewhat of a laughing stock. But if you want a good popcorn movie and not take things so seriously then give Plan 9 a go.

Leprechaun in the Hood (2000)

Fuck off. Just Fuck off. The original (with Jennifer Aniston) was an embarrassment to the Irish (of which i'm one of) but the sequel takes the leprechaun character into an urban setting, mixing horror with hip-hop culture. The result is a bizarre mashup that doesn’t work. The leprechaun’s antics are more silly than scary, and the dialogue feels forced and unnatural. Its supposed to be a horror but its anything but. It never got a cinema release in Ireland for two reasons. 1. The budget of the film was about €4 and the director and cast would have been kicked to death upon its release here.

The Gingerdead Man (2005)

Imagine a killer cookie. That’s the premise of The Gingerdead Man. The movie features a cookie possessed by the spirit of a serial killer. Seriously. And I know people will say "You're not supposed to take it seriously" but Christ did it annoy me. People actually got paid to act in this! And Gary Busey (Lethal Weapon, Silver Bullett, Predator 2) is sadly one of them. The acting is utterly abysmal across the board. From its laughable title to its execution, this film is a tedious attempt at combining horror and comedy, ultimately stumbling into an abyss of tastelessness and absurdity. The story follows the transformation of a notorious killer named Millard Findlemeyer into a murderous gingerbread man after his ashes are accidentally mixed into a batch of cookie dough. The premise itself sets the tone for what is intended to be a blend of horror and humor, but instead becomes a laughable mess that lacks any genuine scares or wit.

The acting is exaggerated, the effects are laughable, and the story is absurd. It’s a perfect example of a horror movie that’s so dumb it’s entertaining.

SHARKNADO (2013)

Sharknado became a cult hit because of its ridiculous concept: a tornado filled with sharks attacking Los Angeles. But what annoys me more is the fact the original spawned a fucking franchise that nobody wanted. Actually, strike that. It spawned a franchise because some brain dead lunatics out there wanted more CGI, bad acting and some eye candy. The poster alone is enough to put off any die-hard horror movie buff. The acting is campy, the CGI sharks are laughable, and the plot is pure nonsense. And yes I know its a disaster movie and horror hybrid that embraces its own silliness, but the only way to watch this movie is probably having some crack cocaine in one hand and some porn in the other. At least when you look away from the TV screen you'd have some porn on hand. Literally!

EMPIRE OF THE ANTS (1977)

One thing the Seventies done best was to make cheap ass disaster movies that were entertaining for all the wrong reasons. This classic tells the story of how a group of ants munch away on some radioactive waste, grow 100 feet tall and try take over the world, using us as their servants. What lunatic in Hollywood was given that idea and thought "That sounds fantastic let's make it." In an age well before CGI the affected are truly memorable . So memorable your 5 year old kid could have made better at a kindergarten class.turkey leg. The transformation scenes are laughable, and the acting is amateurish. The story tries to be serious but ends up feeling like a bizarre joke. There was no surprise it tanked at the box office. If the concept of the film doesn't put you off, then Joan Collins screaming for the entire 89 minutes of the film will.

The Wicker Man (2006)

Even though its been a full 20 years since the remake of the classic 1973 Robin Hardy folk horror, the remake with Nicholas Cage has yet to be outdone for levels of laughter in, without doubt, the worst remake in film history. For a start, you could never top Hardy's original, so having a stab at it was utterly stupid in the first place and for Cage (an Oscar winner for Leaving Las Vegas) to have a go in the lead role...well he should have sacked his agent or shot whoever gave him the script. The amount of memes and clips from the film floating around are endless "Not the Bees" probably the most memorable. The idea behind the movie is superb , but Cage is certainly no Edward Woodward (he later said it was "intentional comedy" which is utter bullshit) and the menacing Christopher Lee is replaced by Ellen Burstyn who had The Exorcist in her back catalogue of films but makes a balls of it in this flick. On the plus side Cage does dig numerous people in the film who basically deserved it!

KINGDOM OF THE SPIDERS

Last but by no mean least, I've chosen the 1977 dangerous species of Tarantulas in Kingdom of the Spiders. Now I will say people in the small town of Verde Valley, Arizona, or anywhere, would get spooked by a bunch of tarantulas roaming around. The creepy crawlies are dangerous and if you try fuck with them, you might come of worse. The ham doesn't come from the special effects, but rather William Shatner at his hilarious best. Actually the film did indeed use 5,000 of the large, hairy spiders, though a number of rubber model spiders were also used during production. The live tarantulas were procured by offering Mexican spider wranglers £10 a pop. Released in 1977 the film took £17 million at the US Box Office on a budget of £1 million. In fairness there are worse animal horror movies (Food of the Gods, 1976, The Bees, 1978, The Swarm, 1978 and Piranha 3DD from 2012) but this is the only way I could get Kingdom of the Spiders in any list so that's why it's here!