• Tour Universal Orlando's Halloween Horror Nights Mazes: 'An American Werewolf In London,' 'Cabin In The Woods,' 'Evil Dead,' And More

    Entering its 23rd year, Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights has a simple directive: to scare you senseless. While the haunted mazes inspired by original and obscure content offer plenty of chills, the main draw is being able to step inside a beloved horror franchise. This year’s incarnation dares fans to confront the demons of Evil…

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  • 'Cabin In The Woods' Maze Coming To Universal Orlando This Fall

    The characters of Cabin in the Woods would've done anything to get out of the titular house of horrors, but Universal Orlando hopes that fans of Cabin in the Woods will be equally eager to get in. The theme park has announced a maze based on the movie, which will open this fall for Halloween…

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  • The Alamo Drafthouse Picks The Top 10 Films Of 2012

    The Alamo Drafthouse brand is beloved among moviegoers for their plush theaters, but it's revered for their impeccable taste in movies. Whether programming a film festival or picking up indies for distribution, they've demonstrated an eye for films that aren't just good, but unique. With 2012 on its way out, the company has just released its list…

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  • The 'Cabin In The Woods' Video Game That Almost Was

    Fair warning. This is one of those articles you're going to wish you hadn't read because it's about something incredibly cool that almost was, but never will be. When Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard first finished The Cabin in the Woods (which, we all remember, was several years before it was actually released) plans were…

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  • Video: /Film Readers React To 'The Cabin In The Woods'

    On April 9 2012,  readers of /Film as well as FirstShowing.net were treated to a free, early screening of Drew Goddard's The Cabin in the Woods in San Diego, CA. The film, co-written by Joss Whedon, is about a group of friends who think they're just going on a nice quiet wilderness vacation and find…

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  • /Filmcast Ep. 181 - The Cabin In The Woods (GUEST: Jeff Cannata From The Totally Rad Show)

    This week, Dave, Devindra, and Adam delve into Drew Goddard's brilliant horror film deconstruction, Cabin in the Woods. Special guest Jeff Cannata joins us from The Totally Rad Show. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Download or Play Now in your Browser: [audio:http://traffic.libsyn.com/slashfilmcast/Slashfilmcastep181.mp3] Subscribe to the /Filmcast:   Shownotes Featured…

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  • 'The Cabin In The Woods' Review: An Adrenaline Shot To Energize The Heart Of Horror

    When Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho opened in 1960 it was carried into theaters on a wave of advertising that commanded audiences to keep mum about the story’s surprising elements. Thanks in part to that ad campaign, Psycho became a hit that changed horror films even as it legitimized them. The mainstream horror genre quickly developed around…

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  • Mondo Releasing Posters For 'The Exorcist' And 'The Cabin In The Woods'

    If there's a genre that the guys at Mondo love to make posters for, it's horror movies. And one film they'd never made a poster for, until today that is, was one of the greatest horror movies of all time: William Friedken's The Exorcist. Then, just to mix an old classic with one in the…

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  • Slashfilm Presents A Free Screening Of 'The Cabin In The Woods' In San Diego With Q&A, Giveaways And More

    The time is almost here. You've been waiting literally years to discover the secrets behind writer/director Drew Goddard and co-writer Joss Whedon's horror film The Cabin in the Woods and now, Slashfilm is partnering with FirstShowing.net and Lionsgate for a special advanced screening of the kick-ass, mind-blowing movie. It'll take place April 9 in San…

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  • Short 'The Cabin In The Woods' Trailer Tries Not To Give Too Much Away

    After a great many delays, Drew Goddard and Joss Whedon's genre-twisting film The Cabin in the Woods is finally almost ready for release. The film screened at Harry Knowles' birthday party/film fest BNAT at the end of last year, and wowed that audience. (Including Germain and Peter.) It will open the SXSW Film Festival later…

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  • 'The Cabin In The Woods' To Open South By Southwest 2012

    Drew Goddard's long delayed deconstructive horror film, The Cabin in the Woods, is so good it deserves a massive coming out party. That's exactly what it's going to get this March. The Cabin in the Woods was just announced as the opening night film of the 2012 South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival which…

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  • BNAT 13 Recap: The Hobbit, The Grey, Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance And More

    Where can you be the among the first audiences ever to see The Cabin in the Woods, The Grey, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, the first trailers for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and G.I. Joe Retaliation as well as huge upcoming titles like The Adventures of Tintin, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows and…

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  • 'The Cabin In The Woods' Trailer: What Is Really Going On In This Hidden Cabin?

    For a few years now, there has been no small amount of mystery surrounding The Cabin in the Woods, the horror film directed by Cloverfield screenwriter Drew Goddard and co-written by Goddard and Joss Whedon. At one point you could find a great deal of praise about the script, without much specific mention of exactly…

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  • 'The Cabin In The Woods' Teaser Poster Promises Twists And Turns

    Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard are both responsible for some pretty fantastic pieces of recent popular culture. Whedon, of course, made Firefly, Buffy and Angel, Goddard had a hand in Alias, Lost and Cloverfield and currently the former is making The Avengers and the other is writing Spielberg's Robopocalypse. But, several years ago, the two…

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  • First Image: Chris Hemsworth In 'The Cabin In The Woods'

    One of the films that got caught up in the tumultuous financial collapse at MGM was The Cabin in the Woods, which Joss Whedon co-wrote with Cloverfield writer Drew Goddard, who also directed. The film stars Chris Hemsworth (Thor) in a story that tweaks the classic horror plot setup that plops a handful of people…

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  • LionsGate Will Run Scenic Tours To 'The Cabin In The Woods'

    When MGM's financial standing temporarily went to the great balance sheet in the sky, the two biggest projects that were left standing like children in a Charles Dickens novel were the Red Dawn remake and The Cabin in the Woods, a reportedly smart horror film directed by Cloverfield writer Drew Goddard and co-written and produced…

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  • Joss Whedon's Cabin In The Woods Delayed Until 2011 For 3-D Conversion

    Word has been trickling out about the Joss Whedon/Drew Goddard co-written project Cabin in the Woods for some time now, and I'd be lying if I said I wasn't getting psyched for the film's release this February (on my birthday, no less!). Now according to our friends over at ShockTillYouDrop, we'll have to wait a…

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