Five friends go off to spend the weekend in an abandoned cabin, where they discover ancient relics in the cellar and wake up a family of zombies... Sound familiar ? Not at all ! The Cabin in the Woods makes brilliant use of clichés and distances itself from them with its unusual screenplay. Having been involved in various projects as a screenwriter (Cloverfield, Lost and Buffy the V ampire Slayer), Drew Goddard demonstrates his substantial experience and talent in his first feature-length film.