"Scream" meets "The Truman Show": The Cabin in the Woods
About this episode
The episode discusses the film 'Cabin in the Woods' and its unique blend of horror and comedy, featuring guest Henrique Couto.
In the film "Cabin in the Woods" the grizzly deaths of several archetypical characters are stage-managed by office workers in order to quench the bloodlust of ancient, pagan gods. The film is simultaneously a comedy and a horror, and an excellent romp. Henrique Couto, host of the Weekly Spooky podcast, joins to discuss the film, as well as the appeal of horror, and why that genre in particular excels at meta narratives.
People in this episode
Host: Andrew Heaton
Guest: Henrique Couto
Topics covered
- horror
- comedy
- meta narratives
- film analysis
- archetypical characters
Keywords
- Cabin in the Woods
- horror
- comedy
- meta narratives
- Henrique Couto
- film analysis
- archetypes
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Cabin in the Woods, Scream, The Truman Show
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