The suspense building is fantastic. You feel like your walking this journey with Rose, feel her sacrifes, pain and determination to stay alive. Most surprising was the turn this thriller took, it gives you so much more than you expected. The character building is superb with the dual timelines and really added to building this book from start to finish. Goddard Starts "Mordecai" In Vancouver". VancouverFilm.net. February 7, 2009. Archived from the original on January 15, 2019 . Retrieved December 26, 2018. I thoroughly enjoyed the plot of this thriller and especially the seamless transitions from past tense to present. I felt that this really added to the suspense and kept me hooked and wanting to read on to uncover the truth behind the mystery. I also liked that the synopsis did not give away any of the story and so I had no expectations as to what Rose had been through and what to expect from each character. As someone who enjoys a ‘happy ending’ I liked the way that this book wrapped everything up at the end but still didn’t feel far fetched. Wow just wow. Once I started reading I couldn’t stop. I wasn’t expecting to like this book as much as I did. Tank - Huge monster seen directly below Dana and Marty in the Cube reveal. Specific reference: Left 4 Dead (2008). [Not on Betting Pool Board]

Sitterson reacts with dread to the Demolition team's comment about interference from "upstairs". At that moment, the direct hotline phone rings and Hadley answers in a hushed voice. He learns that someone thought dead has actually survived and thus the ritual isn't complete. He turns to look at the monitor and asks sternly: "Which one?"Schwarzbaum, Lisa (April 23, 2012). "The Cabin in the Woods". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on November 17, 2018 . Retrieved December 26, 2018. The Possessed - Seen via monitor crawling on ceiling wearing upside-down dead faces. Possibly a reference to The Exorcist III (1990). [Not on Betting Pool Board]

Organization employees gather in The Facility Control Room for a wagering pool on which monster(s) will be selected. Sitterson takes bets and teases Hadley for betting on the Merman, which Hadley really wants to see, but is an apparently unlikely scenario. Generic reference to imps and goblins. Generic reference: Labyrinth (1986). [On the Betting Pool Board but not bet on] A roller coaster of scandal, drama and heart pounding suspense follow. The mystery of who is in hiding in the remote cabin and how they got there unfolds in snippets of past, present and future. An international co-production film between the United States and Canada, principal photography began on March 9, 2009, in Vancouver, [9] and concluded in May 2009. Joss Whedon co-wrote the script with Cloverfield screenwriter Drew Goddard, who also directed the film, marking his directorial debut. Goddard previously worked with Whedon on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel as a writer.Whedon described the film as an attempt to revitalize the horror genre. He called it a "loving hate letter" to the genre, continuing: [10] The Cube Cells - A large multi-layered labyrinth of cells holding all the monsters. Generic reference: Cube (1997), The Cell (2000) I don’t think it’s a spoiler to say that The Cabin in the Woods is about Rose, a woman with a tough childhood who finds herself injured and hiding out at a remote cabin in the woods.

The Cabin in the Woods was slated for wide release on February 5, 2010 (before that, it was slated for release on October 23, 2009), [12] [13] [14] and then delayed until January 14, 2011, so the film could be converted to 3D. [15] [16] However, on June 17, 2010, MGM announced that the film would be delayed indefinitely due to ongoing financial difficulties at the studio. [17] [18]

Douglas, Edward (October 9, 2009). "Whedon's Cabin in the Woods Going 3D in '11". ComingSoon.net. Archived from the original on October 23, 2018 . Retrieved December 26, 2018. Rose is on the run, but only she knows why. Flashing between past and present, from Rose’s childhood in a trailer park with a meth-addict father and baby sister Daisy, to her rise to a socialite of New York, and to her escape to a cabin in the woods, Alderson tells a compelling story. I enjoyed Rose’s character and thought this was a great read, though I had to suspend my disbelief a few times. As Sitterson and Hadley pull the next lever to pour blood onto another stone carving, a brief but heavy earthquake shakes the area, confusing the kids and surprising the facility workers below. The underground technicians pull a lever operating a complex machine that pours sacrificial blood into the grooves of a stone carving.

Rose had a tragic childhood, along with her younger sister, Daisy. They live in a trailer with their drug addicted father. Rose spins stories to Daisy about their deceased mother, how perfect she was, and how much fun they had with her, all the stories are imaginary, their mother was a drug addict who died of an overdose. The Final Frontiersman: Heimo Korth and His Family, Alone in Alaska’s Arctic Wilderness by James Campbell The storyline is set in present and the past and doesn't give much away at all in the beginning. Either way, it gave you enough to be gripped by what it is Rose is hiding out in the cabin from. I am only sorry I read a review, prior to ready the novel, which gave away too much information and therefore partially spoilt my reading experience. So no storyline nor character information will slip into my review!Wallace, Lewis (April 13, 2012). "Review: Cabin in the Woods Rips Horror a New One". Wired. Archived from the original on December 27, 2018 . Retrieved December 26, 2018. Reilly, Luke (April 14, 2015). "Joss Whedon, Lionsgate Facing Lawsuit Over The Cabin in the Woods". IGN. Archived from the original on December 26, 2018 . Retrieved December 26, 2018. Giardina, Carolyn (January 17, 2013). "Sound Editors Announce Golden Reel Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on November 16, 2018 . Retrieved December 26, 2018. A lone woman holed up in a remote cabin in the woods, cut off from the outside world, she doesn't want to be seen, doesn't want to be recognised. Is she in hiding? Is she on the run?