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The Novel is the author's world and only the author's
Personally I don't see a problem in mixing genres like that. I think, that most genres could handle a bit of mixing with other genres. What is so wrong about humor in a horror novel?
If I recall right, the "Discworld" Series from Terry Pratchett mixed several genres and it is a pretty awesome series (in my opinion).
Too many people stiffen on the facts "A xy novel should only contain xy elements". This is the opinion that makes most of the novels pretty boring after a while.
It is the author's decision what to write and how to write it. It is the author's world and not that of others.
It all depends on the acceptance of the readers, if mixing genres is okay or not. And that is everything about try and error. There is no general rule, cause taste is something, that is different from reader to reader and even the same genre could create different reactions, even if the reader likes it.

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