There is nothing more terrifying than being trapped alone with an unstoppable evil force. As a result, many horror filmmakers have set their stories primarily in a small, lonely cabin in the woods, where the protagonists have little chance of escaping their uninvited guests, which range from knife-wielding killers to supernatural beings.
It’s a cheap but effective tool for creating terror and suspense, as it keeps the audience on the edge of their seats, wondering how the heroes will survive. The cabin environment remains a staple of horror cinema with Peacock’s sick and M. Night Shyamalan’s Knock on the cabin. And with the latter just about to hit theaters, now’s a good time to take a look back at some of the best cabin horror movies to watch on your next vacation.
7. It comes at night
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This underrated horror film follows a family living alone in the woods as a contagious and deadly disease ravages the Earth. But everything changes when they welcome a stranger and his family into their home. Although this A24 film was praised by critics, it was not well received by the general public, which is probably due to the wrong marketing of the film.
While there is no supernatural monster wreaking havoc in this film, at least not one that is visible, the story subverts expectations by making fear and paranoia real monsters. It comes at night is a poignant and tense story about two families that slowly drift apart while an invisible force threatens to infect them all. The film only became more relevant because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the chaos it caused.
6. Cabin in the forest
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This meta-horror film satirizes almost every classic horror trope in the book. The story follows five students who stay in the titular cabin only to become the subjects of a ritual overseen by a shadowy organization.
Cabin in the woods deconstructs both the slasher and torture porn genre while including every terrifying monster you can imagine, including zombies, demons, aliens, ghosts and, of course, sailors. With this film, writer Joss Whedon and director Drew Goddard breathed new life into what was a tired genre at the time and made “shack horror” relevant again.
5. Silence
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Modern horror master Mike Flanagan delivers a unique kind of thrill with this underrated Netflix gem. Silence follows a deaf and mute writer who is hunted by a crossbow-wielding killer around her secluded cabin. Similar to Don’t breathe and Peaceful placethis film creates great scares and suspense by using the protagonist’s inability to hear and speak.
The film received huge praise from horror icons such as writer Stephen King and The exorcist directed by William Friedkin. For those who are sick of watching the same old slasher movies, Silence is a fresh and terrifying film that will satisfy any horror fan looking for something completely different.
4. Misery
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After author Paul Sheldon is in a car accident in a blizzard, his “number one fan”, Annie Wilkes, rescues him, only to hold him captive and force him to rewrite his next manuscript. Based on the novel by Stephen King, Misery captures every celebrity’s worst nightmare as Kathy Bates gives a heartbreaking performance as Sheldon’s captor.
Director Rob Reiner’s film also keeps the audience engaged as Sheldon struggles to survive in the Wilkes’ mountain home, spending most of the film in bed or in a wheelchair. It’s a cabin horror film that derives its scares from the cold hard fact that the monster is not a demon, but a female fan who takes her love for her idol too far.
3. Witch
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Director Robert Eggers became one of the rising stars of horror with this film from A24. After a Puritan family is banished from their community, they build their own farm in the woods, which they soon learn is inhabited by satanic forces. Unlike the other films on this list, Witch it takes the audience back to a colonial era dominated by religious fear but devoid of creature comforts.
This setting only heightens the sense of dread and danger that pervades the film as the family is left with little chance of survival in their isolated new home. As Thomasin and her family fall victim to the devil and his minions, the real horror of the film comes as they slowly turn against each other in a literal witch hunt. It burns slowly, but Witch it’s worth the wait.
2. The evil dead
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This classic film by director Sam Raimi pretty much started the trend of cabin-based horror movies. When five friends stay in a creepy old house in the woods, they discover a tape with a translation of the Necronomicon and inadvertently awaken an ancient Kandar demon.
Despite its cheap effects and low-budget scares, The evil dead takes full advantage of its limited setting, creating an eerie and confined atmosphere with lots of creative camera work. The cabin itself becomes like a living, breathing creature that torments Ash and his friends, watching them get kidnapped one by one.
1. The Evil Dead II
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Although Ash survived his first night with the Deadites in The evil dead, still finds himself trapped in the forest with the Kandar demon in the second film. Acting as a light reboot of the original, this sequel (or “requel”) takes audiences back to the iconic cabin as Ash once again faces the Deadites, this time with a shotgun and chainsaw arm.
Evil Dead II it goes above and beyond the first film in almost every aspect imaginable, especially the gore. This installment fully embraces the franchise’s B-movie aesthetic and transcends genres to create a terrifying, comedic, and action-packed splatterfest.
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