The end of Summer is upon us, and for many of us that means the end of a lot of free time. So before summer camp ends, here are 10 Campy Horror Movies you need to watch while you still can!

The movies that comprise this list have made it because of their corniness, goriness, and campy humor, whether the humor was intentional or not. It is intended to help you find some old forgotten gems, so films like Evil Dead and Friday The 13th will not be included – you’ve seen those a million times, so give these ones a try!

Basket Case (1982) [youtube id=”wtmLKrxR6H0″ align=”left” mode=”normal” autoplay=”no”] What’s in the basket? Oh, nothing. Just a tiny little demon that is going to rip you into pieces. A young man from the country moves into the big city in search of revenge for splitting him and his deformed Siamese Twin up. The acting is absolutely over the top, and let me tell you, for such a hilariously corny movie, that little monster is scary as all hell. There’s truly nothing like brotherly love.

 

Puppet Master (1989) [youtube id=”Sf5d44T-RNc” align=”left” mode=”normal” autoplay=”no”]  Although there are approximately 736 Puppet Master films, the first three are the best. Out of those three, the first trumps all. It’s pretty gory and the animation is pretty fun in this one. Charles Band’s score is also excellent, creating a recognizable theme song throughout the franchise. The little puppets are just so cute too! That is, until they kill you.

 

Sleepaway Camp (1983) [youtube id=”T9K2ARikYzE” align=”left”] Alright, maybe I’m getting away with my whole Camp pun thing I have going on here, but that doesn’t mean this movie should be excluded from this list. A great slasher flick about (what else?) teens getting killed at a sleepaway camp! This movie is known for it’s surprising twist ending. Don’t lie to me; you did not see that coming.

 

The Prowler (1981) [youtube id=”stnK1-uPVX0″ align=”left”] A maniac is on the loose and he wants revenge. Sound familiar? Tom Savini’s special effects in this movie are absolutely awesome, making up for the lack of a totally original plot. The Prowler contains lots of death and bloodshed with below average acting. For a campy 80’s film, what more could you want? That’s right, nothing. Watch this movie.

 

Bloody Birthday (1981) [youtube id=”Cm0yGeH-tKo” align=”left”] Three children are born from separate mothers during a solar eclipse and the result is three beautiful, healthy children that want to fucking murder you. There’s probably some scientific data that can back up the facts in this movie. There just has to be! If you and your significant other are thinking about having kids but are on the fence, watching this movie will definitely help you get in the mood to start popping them right out.

 

Monster Club (1980) [youtube id=”sjyhqECi108″ align=”left”] Singing. Dancing. Vincent Price. Donald Pleasance. The legendary Mr. Price plays a vampire who bites a writer and brings him to his Monster Club to thank him for his donation, where we find three short stories about the creatures. Bands play between segments and the songs in this movie are hilarious and over the top corny. They’re so catchy that they will most likely get stuck in your head until you reach the point where you want to pull it right off. If that was the intention, this movie succeeds. “Monsters rule, okay!”

 

Deep Blue Sea (1999) [youtube id=”M-493KsbW6g” align=”left”] This movie may seem a little out of place on this list, but it deserves to be included nonetheless. The 90’s was not the best time period for horror movies, but sometimes the corniness of the decade produced some awesome over the top hilarity. Deep Blue Sea scared many of you when you were younger, and that is perfectly okay to admit! It’s like if Jaws, if Jaws just wasn’t that good and also included L.L. Cool J.

 

Tales From The Crypt: Demon Knight (1995) [youtube id=”6OssUeer57A” align=”left”] I was going to write something like I did for the rest of the films on this list, but The Cryptkeeper says it way better than I ever could in the trailer. Just listen to him instead of me.

 

 

 

Dead Alive (1992) [youtube id=”O8LIug1cP04″ align=”left”] Two words to pique your interest: Peter Jackson. Yes, The Lord Of The Ring’s Peter Jackson. Interested yet? You should be. This movie is absolutely insane. Watch this movie and puke. Filled with so much over the top camp and inventive gore, this movie is one of the best in the entire horror genre. Zombie sex scenes. Killer dead babies. Mass lawnmower undead extermination. Need I say more? Seriously, bring a barf bag.

And last, but certainly not least…

Troll 2 (1990) [youtube id=”9KCct4RwLNM” align=”left”] This is the most ridiculous movie I have ever seen. This movie was so bad that it spawned a documentary that goes into detail about how bad it is. It’s bizarre, campy, and weird. I am not sure what these people were thinking when they wrote this script but whatever it was, I am glad they did. It turned out to be a beautiful disaster through and through. This is best watched in a big group of people who are up for an hour and a half of laughing. Truly a hallmark of “so bad it’s incredible” cinema.

What are you waiting for? Summer’s going to be gone soon, so get watching! You should be maximizing your remaining free time by viewing the most amount of on-screen blood and bad acting as possible. Everybody knows that. It’s science.