Horror movies directed by Christopher Landon

How We Have a Ghost scares: It starts as a light, mysterious haunted-house setup and quickly turns into a warm family adventure with chase scenes and comedy, not scares. There's barely any tension meant to frighten you; the ghost is more sad and funny than creepy. This is really a feel-good story wearing a Halloween costume, perfect for kids or anyone who wants a cozy, harmless watch. You won't jump, and you definitely won't lose sleep.

How Freaky scares: It kicks off with a quick, brutal kill to set the mood, then settles into a fast, comedy-driven chase structure once the body-swap kicks in, mixing goofy high school scenes with sudden bursts of slasher violence. The scares lean more on gross-out gore and chase moments than on real dread, so it feels more like a fun ride than something that gets under your skin. Blood and creative kills show up often and are played for both shock and laughs. This is a good pick if you want to laugh and wince at the same time, not if you want to feel genuinely unsettled.

How Happy Death Day 2U scares: Happy Death Day 2U leans hard into comedy and sci-fi puzzle-box fun, using its killer and time-loop setup as a springboard for jokes and heart rather than real dread. The masked-killer chases give you quick jolts and some physical danger, but the tone stays light and playful throughout, more like an adventure with a scary side than a true horror film. There's almost no blood or gore, and nothing here is designed to unsettle you afterward. It's a good pick if you want laughs, a clever plot, and only mild scares mixed in.

How Happy Death Day scares: Each repeat of the day picks up speed, turning into a playful puzzle where the scares come from jump moments and a masked killer popping up rather than dread building underneath. It leans much more into fun mystery-solving and dark comedy than into anything truly upsetting, with light jolts sprinkled through a college-set whodunit structure. The violence is quick and not lingered on, so it never feels heavy or gross. This is an easygoing pick for people who want a scary movie that's more clever and amusing than actually frightening.

How Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse scares: It starts light and goofy with regular teen-comedy energy, then ramps up into a nonstop string of zombie attacks, gross-out gags, and over-the-top splatter once the outbreak kicks in. The scares here are mostly jokes wearing a scary costume, more silly and gross than actually unsettling. There's plenty of fake blood and cartoonish gore, but it's played for laughs rather than dread, so it never gets under your skin. This is a fun, dumb hangout movie for people who want laughs and gore together, not something that will scare or haunt you.

How Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones scares: It starts with ordinary teenage horsing around on camera, then slowly shifts into stranger, darker territory as the found-footage setup catches stuff that shouldn't be there. Once it locks onto its haunted-neighbor plot, the movie leans hard into sudden jolts and loud jump scares timed to hit during quiet, shaky-cam moments. There's a bit more physical chasing and running in this one compared to earlier entries in the series, giving it a slightly more active, chased-through-the-house feel. It's more of a jumpy fun ride than something that will haunt you afterward.