Comic Relief

1. What is the comic relief?
Comic relief usually means a releasing of emotional or other tension resulting from a comic episode interposed in the midst of serious or tragic elements in a drama.

2. Why is it often used in horror films?
Sometimes comic relief characters will appear in fiction that is comic. This generally occurs when the work enters a dramatic moment, but the character continues to be comical regardless.

3. Do you remember laughing in horror films? Can you think of an example?
Yes, in the Exorcist, I laughed a lot because its funny when she truns around her head, and she vomits everywhere.