In the 1996 horror classic "Scream," the narrative takes an incredibly self-aware turn when Jamie Kennedy's character, high schooler Randy Meeks, starts explaining the "rules" of surviving a horror movie to a bunch of his friends at a party, apparently blissfully unaware that he's living in one. Not only that, but Randy points out that archetypes like "the virgin" usually survive, making everyone chuckle when he says that you can't get down and dirty and hope to survive a horror flick. Without these specific jokes, it's possible that a movie as darkly funny and creepy as "The Cabin in the Woods" might not have ever come into existence.

Directed by Drew Goddard (also known for creating "Daredevil," working on "The Good Place," and the 2018 noir film "Bad Times at the El Royale") and writt

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