Humorous Horror

Hahahahahahahaha...oh sorry, just finished watching Tucker & Dale vs Evil and it is my new favorite movie ever.  Seriously I look at wood chippers in a whole new way now.  This got me thinking that as awesome as it is to scare your self silly during the Halloween season, sometimes it is also fun to just be silly.  Here are some of my favorite books that combine Humor and Horror.

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

I love love love this book, it has everything, the horror of zombies, the wit of Austen, the cover of my dreams.

John Dies at the End

If you liked Douglas Adams, you have to read this, that is all I'm saying.

Monster

Dating a demon, waking up a different color every morning, and still having to deal with the supernatural bureaucracy.  Plus it's yellow, and yellow books are awesome!

Apocalypse Cow

A herd of zombie cows...need I say more?

The Dangerous Alphabet

Something to read when you want your kids to turn out just a wee bit twisted.

I hope you find some time in your busy scare schedule to take a break from terrifying heart palpitations inducing stories to read these need to change my pants 'cause I laughed so hard ones. Happy Reading Everybody!

What is your favorite funny/silly horror book/movie?  Do you think comedy and horror mix or do you like your scares to be pure and terrifying?  How many Korean zombie movies do you think Hubbin can watch in one sitting? Is it totally weird how much I love yellow books even though yellow is not even in my top five favorite colors?

The Bard

One of my other passions besides reading (and coffee) is the theatre.  I usually consider my love of the stage an extension of my love of reading.  It gives me the ability not only to read some amazing works, but to take part in the story as well.  Plus I'm kind of an attention freak so that helps as well :-)  William Shakespeare to me is one of those perfect combinations of fine literature and stagecraft. 

I know, I know EVERYBODY supposedly loves the Great Bard, but to me for good reason.  His works cover several genre's, history, tragedy, comedy, a little something for everyone.  My favorites are his comedies, especially Midsummer's Night Dream, which covers the range of myth and fairytale elements, The Merchant of Venice which incorporates some tragic pieces, and Much Ado About Nothing which may be one of the original mistaken identity capers out there.  Taming of the Shrew is a give or take for me depending on what mood I'm in.

Macbeth is by far my favorite over all Shakespeare work, it's so dark and has all the element of a good ghost story, nobles going crazy, ghosts of the slain walking around, witches that have led to a plethora (what a fun word) of modern witchy movies and books, and even a little comedy brought to us by the guard at the gate. 
Of course you can't mention Shakespeare without mentioning Romeo and Juliet, which I like ok, but have seen it so many times I'm a little bored of it. It does however provide a great canvas for some fabulous retellings.

Another thing I like about Shakespeare is the language lends itself to some amazing illustrations, there are so many beautiful children's books based on Midsummer's Night Dream, and there is a creative version in one of Neil Gaiman's Sandman stories Dream Country that I have read on numerous occasions.
It's been really nice lately because all of his works are available electronically for free, so now instead of hauling my giant book O the bard around, i can whip out my phone or ereader and quote aloud whenever I feel the situation warrants it, much to the annoyance of others I'm sure :-)
Do you also love Shakespeare, or do you think he is overrated?  What is your favorite type of Shakespeare, which part would you love to play?