Best Horror Rom-Coms Like Heart Eyes (2025 Update)

"The gold standard for horror rom-coms, period. Nicholas Hoult's zombie R narrates his own love story with the kind of wry self-awareness that makes you forget you're watching a corpse pursue a living woman. It shouldn't work u2014 but the sincerity underneath the gore is disarming."

"A Groundhog Day-style slasher where the girl keeps getting murdered on her birthday loop? Happy Death Day treats its horror premise like a rom-com obstacle course, and Jessica Rothe's star-making turn makes every reset feel fresh. The sequel doubles down on the heart, but this one nails the tone first."

"Edgar Wright literally branded this a 'rom-zom-com,' and it earns every syllable. Shaun's relationship troubles are the real horror here u2014 the zombies just force him to finally step up. The bar scene with Queen blasting remains one of cinema's greatest romantic declarations, undead interruptions and all."

"Diablo Cody's crackling dialogue meets a reanimated Victorian corpse boyfriend u2014 it's exactly the kind of unhinged premise Heart Eyes fans will devour. Kathryn Newton sells the weirdo-angst romance with total conviction, and the kills are surprisingly satisfying for something this pink-tinted."

"Vince Vaughn playing a teen girl in a slasher body-swap sounds like a joke pitch, but Freaky commits so hard it circles back to genuinely sweet. The romance between Millie and her crush unfolds while she's trapped in a serial killer's body u2014 and somehow, the love story works better than in most straight rom-coms."

"A decade ahead of its time. Amanda Seyfried and Megan Fox's twisted friendship-slash-something-else fuels a demon-possessed killing spree that's way more interested in emotional intimacy than jump scares. The 'evil isn't wearing track pants' line alone justifies rewatching."

"The sweetest horror movie ever made about misunderstood hillbillies. Dale's bashful crush on one of the college kids drives the whole story, and every gruesome 'accident' lands because you actually care whether these two dorks figure it out. It's romantic comedy logic applied to splatter u2014 and it's brilliant."

"A hurricane-party whodunit where every suspect is also someone's ex, situationship, or secret crush. The real violence is how these twenty-somethings tear each other down, and the romantic entanglements make every accusation hit harder. A24's idea of a date movie, and honestly? Same."

"Dane DeHaan refuses to accept that his girlfriend (Aubrey Plaza, terrifyingly funny) came back wrong. It's a break-up movie wearing a zombie movie's skin u2014 Plaza's increasingly monstrous behavior is just an escalation of relationship red flags we've all ignored. Messy but endearing."

"The demon is the easy part u2014 it's maintaining your friendship through high school that's genuinely terrifying. This 80s-set horror-comedy understands that teen girl bonds run deeper than any supernatural threat, and the final exorcism doubles as the most dramatic love letter best friends ever wrote each other."