I'm an unashamed lover of all types of genre fare, be it films, video games or musicals. Which is funny in hindsight because I don't have the usual background of a typical horror fan, at least I don't think. Instead of being fascinated with the darkness as a youngin, one viewing of some parts of Child's Play 3 late at night had me sleeping with a night light on until I was a teenager. That gnawing itch to devour the genre didn't develop in me until I was a young teenager, well into high school but once it did, I couldn't stop.
I love horror films and the genre in general because it is such a tremendous medium for channeling my own fears, facing and defeating them. They are my happy place and offer such a release from the tense world we live in.
I'm a sucker for horror comedies and they are the pinnacles of my personal favorites. Evil Dead 2, House, Braindead, Shaun of the Dead, Behind the Mask: the Rise of Leslie Vernon and Cabin in the Woods are some the classics in my eyes. It's damn artful to be able to blend the splatters of horror with the release of a laugh.
Two recent recommendations I'd give would be Netflix's His House and Shudder's One Cut of the Dead. His House seems like a very under-the-radar film but it deserves tons of praise and acclaim as a modern classic. It's poignant, meaningful, scary and you will be rooting for the main couple in droves by the end of the film. One Cut of the Dead is a supremely heartfelt zombie movie with a fun twist (seriously, the more in-the-dark you can go into it, the better) that will have you cheering for it's cast by the end. It's neck and neck with SotD as far as heartfelt, comedic zombie projects go for me!