The Cabin in the Woods sits firmly among the 21st century's most innovative horrors, and that subversive approach allows Drew Goddard's movie to give away the ending without raising suspicion from first-time viewers. For all its witty lines and weed gags, Cabin in the Woods concludes in remarkably bleak fashion when evil ancient gods arise from underground after not receiving enough blood from teenagers who look like they're well into their thirties.

The most surprising aspect of Cabin in the Woods ' ending isn't the apocalypse itself, but the movie's attempt to find a silver lining in the destruction. As Dana and Marty accept the coming cataclysm, Dana argues that being ravaged by angry deities might be precisely what humanity needs, claiming, " It's time to give someone else a

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