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The Art of GREMLINS: How Comedy & Horror Work Together

by Ryan Hollinger

Join Ryan Hollinger for a look at Joe Dante’s horror-comedy hybrid, Gremlins (1984), in which he digs into the movie’s style, tone, and characters, in order to understand why its subversive twist on the horror genre is so appealing.

 

Gremlins

Directed by

Joe Dante
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