New blog post: Why comedians make such good horror directors
In this blog post, humor researcher and lab member Marc Hye-Knudsen looks at the record-breaking 2025 horror movie Obsession to illustrate the often porous line between horror and humor, screams and laughter.
Some of the new horror directors making at splash at the box office currently have a background in comedy. How come? And why is there often such a short distance between the scream and the laugh? Check out this new blog post, in which lab member and humor researcher Marc Hye-Knudsen looks at the matter: cc.au.dk/en/recreational-fear-lab/blog/view/artikel/why-comedians-make-such-good-horror-directors