If you go down to the “Woods” today, you’re sure of a big surprise – and if anyone tries to spoil it, my advice would be to shut them up quick.

Five college kids go into the woods in Drew Goddard's directorial debut. What comes out? Pain-loving zombies and a wicked sense of Buffy-style humor.

(Drew Goddard, U.S., 2012)

Chris Hemsworth, Kristen Connolly, Fran Kranz, Richard Jenkins and Bradley Whitford star in the playful meta-horror movie 'The Cabin in the Woods,' produced ...

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At the risk of inviting a monsoon of unwanted hate mail, I admit it is indeed a brand-new world out there. I’m so glad I don’t have to write for it.

The cliches of a horror genre are revealed to be the mechanics of a higher purpose.

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Five college friends head off for a weekend at a remote cabin, among them a blonde bimbo, a jock, a brain, a stoner and a shy, virginal type.

By Steve Persall

Joss Whedon's horror debut starts with a familiar premise—then ventures to delightfully strange territory.