Horror Musicals
The following list includes horror musicals, featuring works with elements of suspense, fear, or the supernatural. Additional musical lists are available in the musical database.
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Comedic Horror Musicals
The following shows use horror conventions primarily for comedic effect.
Music/Lyrics: Laurence O’Keefe Book: Keythe Farley, Brian Flemming
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1997)
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy / Horror
Music/Lyrics: Eddie Perfect Book: Scott Brown, Anthony King
Musical Type: Contemporary (2018)
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy / Horror
Music/Lyrics: Jeff Blim Book: Matt Lang, Nick Lang
Musical Type: Contemporary (2019)
Genre: Comedy / Horror
Music/Lyrics/Book: George Reinblatt Music: Christopher Bond, Frank Cipolla, Melissa Morris
Musical Type: Contemporary (2003)
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy / Horror / Parody
Music/Lyrics: Danny Abosch Lyrics/Book: John Maclay
Musical Type: Contemporary (2021)
Genre: Comedy / Horror
Music: Alan Menken Lyrics/Book: Howard Ashman
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1982)
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy / Horror
Music/Lyrics: Jeff Blim Book: Nick Lang, Matt Lang
Musical Type: Contemporary (2023)
Genre: Comedy / Horror
Music/Book: Dan Studney Lyrics/Book: Kevin Murphy
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1998)
Genre: Comedy / Horror / Satire
Music/Lyrics/Book: Brooke Maxwell, Jacob Richmond
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Genre: Dark Comedy / Horror
Music/Lyrics: Jon Kaplan, Al Kaplan Book: Hunter Bell
Musical Type: Contemporary (2005)
Genre: Comedy / Horror / Parody
Music/Book: Anna K. Jacobs Lyrics/Book: Michael R. Jackson
Musical Type: Contemporary (2024)
Genre: Dark Comedy / Horror
The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals
Music/Lyrics: Jeff Blim Book: Nick Lang, Matt Lang
Musical Type: Contemporary (2018)
Genre: Comedy / Horror
Music/Lyrics/Book: Richard O’Brien
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1973)
Genre: Comedy / Horror / Science Fiction / Spoof
Music/Lyrics: David Bryan Lyrics/Book: Joe DiPietro
Musical Type: Contemporary (2008)
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy / Horror
Music/Lyrics/Book: Preston Max Allen
Musical Type: Contemporary (2015)
Genre: Comedy / Horror / Mystery
Music/Lyrics/Book: Mel Brooks Book: Thomas Meehan
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
Genre: Comedy / Horror
Horror Musicals
The following shows feature horror elements that are central to the narrative.
Music/Lyrics: Duncan Sheik Book: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Musical Type: Contemporary (2013)
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Music: Michael Gore Lyrics: Dean Pitchford Book: Lawrence D. Cohen
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1988)
Genre: Horror
Music: Frank Wildhorn Lyrics/Book: Don Black, Christopher Hampton
Musical Type: Contemporary (2001)
Genre: Fantasy / Horror / Thriller
Music: Mark Baron Lyrics/Book: Jeffrey Jackson
Musical Type: Contemporary (2007)
Genre: Drama / Horror
Music: Frank Wildhorn Lyrics/Book: Leslie Bricusse
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1990)
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Music/Lyrics: Steven Cheslik-DeMeyer, Alan Stevens Hewitt Music/Lyrics/Book: Tim Maner
Musical Type: Contemporary (2009)
Genre: Horror
Music/Lyrics/Book: Jonathan Christenson
Musical Type: Contemporary (2010)
Genre: Biography / Horror
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Book: Hugh Wheeler
Musical Type: Late 20th Century (1979)
Genre: Horror / Thriller
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Last Reviewed: March 7, 2026