Despite releasing over a decade ago, the depth of The Cabin in the Woods‘ horror satire and the ending are still drawing discussion. Drew Goddard and Joss Whedon’s The Cabin in the Woods bends the horror genre in a way that’s rarely done well, introducing a subtle but persistent satirical subtext into what seems on the surface to be a relatively simplistic slasher. The Cabin in the Woods ending leans into the subversion of the movie while delivering one of the most crowd-pleasing horror finales of all time.

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