The horror film "The Cabin in the Woods," directed by Drew Goddard and co-written with Joss Whedon, was released in theaters.
Filming and production work for "The Cabin in the Woods" took place.
The project for the horror film "The Cabin in the Woods" was publicly announced.
The five friends - Dana, Marty, Curt, Jules, and Holden - arrive at the remote cabin for a weekend getaway.
The group explores the cabin and its surroundings, discovering hidden objects and areas like the basement and the woods.
Characters unknowingly trigger the ritual by breaking the established horror tropes, causing mechanical manipulations controlling the environment and releasing ancient horrors.
After Marty is drugged and forced into the lake, a monstrous Merman creature attacks and kills him.
The Barbarian pulls Curt and Jules into the woods and kills them gruesomely.
Dana and Holden attempt to escape but are pursued by various creatures and traps.
Dana and Holden discover the underground facility where technicians manipulate the environment and monsters to fulfill the ritual.
Dana and Holden confront the facility's Director as she tries to maintain the ritual by all means necessary.
Dana agrees to sacrifice herself to satisfy the ancient gods and ensure the survival of humanity; the subterranean facility is destroyed as the ritual is completed.
