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Once Bitten (1985)

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Once Bitten
Movie
5.6/10on IMDb
Released
Mark can barely keep up with the changes in his appetite and behavior after meeting a centuries-old vampire. He makes an appealingly bewildered almost-monster. Choose this for an unsubtle high-school farce, including a dance-floor showdown, rather than for dread.
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Wasting Away (2007)

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Wasting Away
Movie
5.7/10on IMDb
Released
Four friends become the shambling bodies other people see, but their own view of the world stays bright and ordinary. The movie switches between color and black-and-white to make the joke work without explaining it. Look for this under its alternate title Aaah! Zombies!! as well.
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We Are Zombies (2024)

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We Are Zombies
Movie
5.3/10on IMDb
Released
The zombies here can get jobs and have bills of their own, which gives the story a different target for its jokes. A group of human schemers realizes how badly the living treat the dead when its plan goes wrong. Pick it for ridiculous bureaucracy and gleefully messy effects.
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DeadHeads (2011)

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DeadHeads
Movie
5.3/10on IMDb
Released
Mike wakes up as a zombie with an engagement ring and decides to find the person it was for. His new undead friend Brent turns the quest into a road trip. Choose it for the way the two friends keep looking after each other even when the gory jokes get in the way.
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Eat Brains Love (2019)

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Eat Brains Love
Movie
5.2/10on IMDb
Released
Two high-school students wake up with a taste for human flesh and go on the run together. Their awkwardness about both their appetites and each other sits right beside the movie’s gory jokes. If the romance is what drew you to Warm Bodies, this is the messier option.
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Suck (2009)

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Suck
Movie
6.0/10on IMDb
Released
A struggling rock band discovers that turning into vampires may be good for ticket sales. The bandmates’ ambitions are ordinary enough to recognize even as their behavior gets more outrageous. Choose it for deadpan rock-star jokes and a spray of stagey blood.
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Another WolfCop (2017)

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Another WolfCop
Movie
5.4/10on IMDb
Released
A new brewery and hockey team win the town over, giving its werewolf cop something to investigate even when everyone else is enjoying themselves. It doubles down on the first film’s silly mixture of small-town pride and outrageous creature effects.
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Little Monsters (1989)

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Little Monsters
Movie
6.0/10on IMDb
Released
Maurice is the blue monster who introduces Brian to a whole society under the bed. Their friendship makes the costume-heavy world inviting, but the underground ruler frightens the other creatures too. This is a good choice for a younger audience that likes a little nastiness with its jokes.
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The Radleys (2024)

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The Radleys
Movie
5.1/10on IMDb
Released
The Radley parents have tried to raise their children without telling them the family are vampires. A visiting uncle makes it harder to keep everybody on the same diet. The jokes about suburban respectability get their edge from a real question about what the children have a right to know.
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Renfield (2023)

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Renfield
Movie
6.4/10on IMDb
Released
Renfield joins a support group while working for Dracula, which gives the count’s supernaturally empowered assistant a way to talk about the relationship. Root for the man trying to get out. The movie follows the earnest self-help scenes with very bloody slapstick.
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32

Teen Wolf (1985)

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Teen Wolf
Movie
6.1/10on IMDb
Released
Scott turns into a werewolf on the basketball court and discovers that his classmates love what the wolf can do. The classroom and team comedies are gentle. The sharpest joke is how quickly people decide that someone they used to overlook is worth cheering for.
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My Boyfriend's Back (1993)

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My Boyfriend's Back
Movie
5.5/10on IMDb
Released
Johnny dies and comes back determined to keep his prom date. His decaying body makes the high-school anxieties literal, while the girl he likes has to decide how she feels about the boy and the zombie. Pick this for sunny teen comedy with some very dark punch lines.
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Casper (1995)

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Casper
Movie
6.2/10on IMDb
Released
Casper wants a friend, while his three uncles would rather spend every evening frightening visitors. His friendship with Kat gives the haunted house its gentler side. It’s for a family movie night, with eccentric spirits, a little grief, and mild haunted-house scares.
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Boy Eats Girl (2005)

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Boy Eats Girl
Movie
4.9/10on IMDb
Released
Nathan comes back from the dead and has to deal with his feelings for Jessica at the same time as a new appetite. Its Irish high-school setting makes a familiar zombie premise feel small and personal before the class starts to get eaten. The humor gets bloody fast.
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Corpse Bride (2005)

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Corpse Bride
Movie
7.4/10on IMDb
Released
Emily mistakes a wedding rehearsal for a real proposal and leads Victor into a lively land of the dead. The skeletons get the biggest musical number, but Emily’s hopes make the jokes more than a tour of the underworld. This one is melancholy and spooky with little outright fright.
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Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (1991)

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Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
Movie
6.0/10on IMDb
Released
Purgatory’s vampires try to get through the day with heavy sunblock and synthetic blood. Their leader wants a town where they can live without killing people. The movie treats that effort with affection, and gets laughs out of a western town whose ordinary business is running a blood supply.
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Frankenweenie (2012)

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Frankenweenie
Movie
6.9/10on IMDb
Released
Sparky still acts like a curious bull terrier after Victor brings him back. It’s easy to be on the stitched-up dog’s side as the other children’s experiments turn the town into a monster movie. Choose it for the tender pet story and the black-and-white stop-motion creepiness.
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