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Let’s Watch a #Horror Movie…The Cabin in the Woods

That’s right! My choice of movie to live-tweet this month is one of Amy’s (one of our Midnighters) favorites!

The Cabin in the Woods movie poster

The Cabin in the Woods movie poster

 

I watched The Cabin in the Woods because Amy told me to. Basically.

And why wouldn’t I want to? This 2012 horror/comedy was written by Drew Goddard and Joss Whedon, directed by Drew Goddard and produced by Joss Whedon.

Dude. This movie made me laugh, cringe, and sent my horror-loving heart all aflutter. SO LET’S WATCH IT TOGETHER!

We’ll follow five college friends…

Cast of The Cabin in the Woods

Cast of The Cabin in the Woods

As they go on a little vacation to a deserted cabin deep in the woods. It’ll be fun! How cute is this place?

Cabin from 2012 movie The Cabin in the Woods

Cabin from 2012 movie The Cabin in the Woods

Okay…maybe cute…

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Or not cute at all…

Oh dear...

Oh dear…

Five friends.

The scholar, Holden McCrea, played by Jesse Williams

The scholar, Holden McCrea, played by Jesse Williams

 

The whore, Jules Louden, played by Anna Hutchinson

The whore, Jules Louden, played by Anna Hutchinson

 

The athlete, Curt Vaughan, played by Chris Hemsworth

The athlete, Curt Vaughan, played by Chris Hemsworth

 

The fool, Marty Mikalski, played by Fran Kranz

The fool, Marty Mikalski, played by Fran Kranz

And…

The virgin, Dana Polk, played by Kristen Connolly

The virgin, Dana Polk, played by Kristen Connolly

They want to have a little fun…

Curt, played by Chris Hemsworth in The Cabin in the Woods

Curt, played by Chris Hemsworth in The Cabin in the Woods

Scene from The Cabin in the Woods

Scene from The Cabin in the Woods

Marty, played by Fran Kranz

Marty, played by Fran Kranz

 

However, they’re being watched…manipulated by a group of science-types in a facility.

Gary Sitterson played by Richard Jenkins (left) and Steve Hadley played by Bradley Whitford (right)

Gary Sitterson played by Richard Jenkins (left) and Steve Hadley played by Bradley Whitford (right)

 

The group of friends heads down into the basement and find strange objects.

Curt, played by Chris Hemsworth in The Cabin in the Woods

Curt, played by Chris Hemsworth in The Cabin in the Woods

And the people in the facility erupt in joy as they bet on which object they will choose, which object they will unknowingly activate…which monster they will call forth.

Dana recites an incantation from a journal, releasing a family of zombies.

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But someone wins the bet…

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But not the group in the cabin. The attacks start. The college kids fight and one by one they begin to die, viciously killed.

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Except two live. Dana and Marty find a hidden elevator and descend into the facility where they discover monsters…

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So many! Everything you can imagine and more contained in cages. But the duo is being hunted. They group of five had a purpose, to die. The people running the cabin need them to die, but why?

Dana and Marty just want to survive, so they set the monsters free, hoping for a chance to escape the guys with guns.

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That ends well.

But they still have to die. The whore had to go first…the virgin must go last…but why?

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Does the world end? Or do they save it?

Watch with me to find out. FYI…there’s a unicorn…so why wouldn’t you watch it?

A fabulous, fun, creepy movie! Join me Friday, September 23rd at 9 EST on Twitter. Press play and add your thoughts to #CabinintheWoods!

 

 

 

 

  • Erica Davis
    September 2, 2016

    Yes. YES. A THOUSAND STABS YES. Oh my goodness. Yes.

  • Heather
    September 2, 2016

    I love this movie. The tropes and everything that happens just… AHHH!!! *giddy squeals*

  • Faith McKay
    September 2, 2016

    This is one of my favorites. I re-watch it regularly. I wish I stayed up later so I could watch it with you!

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