Skip to main content

movie - Which of the items and monsters were references?


In The Cabin in the Woods, I recognized a few items as references to famous horror movies. Additionally, later when



Dana and Marty head down the elevator to the monster storage area,




there are a few monsters that are obviously references.


Which of the items and monsters are references to other films, and what films do they reference?



Answer



From the IMDB FAQ and edited based on the image below. Massive spoilers ahead!


enter image description here



  • Alien Beast - Generic reference to alien creatures. (ex. Alien). [Bet on by Bio-Med]

  • Ancient Ones - Generic reference to god-like beings such as Titans and Lovecraftian Elder Things.

  • Angry Molesting Tree - Specific reference to The Evil Dead (source: Kristen Connolly). [Bet on by Wranglers]

  • Bloody Bride (Possibly Summoned by Wedding Dress) - Possible reference to The Bloody Bride of 13 Curves Road. [Bet on by Digital Analysis]


  • Clown - Generic reference to killer clowns (ex. It). [Bet on by Electric]

  • Deadites - Specific reference to The Evil Dead franchise. [Bet on by Story Dept]

  • Demon - Generic demonic reference (ex. Night of the Demons).

  • Dismemberment Goblins - Seen on the betting board and listed on credits.

  • Doll Faces (Possibly summoned by matching doll face masks in basement)- Specific reference to The Strangers.

  • Dragonbat - Unique creation (ex. Graveyard Shift). (Source: Script)

  • Escaped Prisoners - Generic reference to escaped convicts/patients.

  • Evil Surgeons - Generic reference to evil medical staff (ex. House on Haunted Hill)

  • Fat Zombie - Seemingly specific reference to Boomers from Left 4 Dead.

  • Giant - Generic fantasy reference (ex. Trolljegeren).


  • Giant Snake - Generic reference to Giant Monster/Eco-Terror films (ex. King Cobra). [Bet on by Internal Logistics

  • Giant Spider - Generic reference to Giant Monster/Eco-Terror films (ex. Eight Legged Freaks).

  • Hell Lord aka Fornicus, Lord of Bondage and Pain (Summoned by Puzzle Orb) - Specific reference to Cenobites from Hellraiser. The puzzle orb references Pinhead's Puzzle Box - also from Hellraiser. [Bet on by Sitterson]

  • The Huron - possible reference to Lake Placid

  • Jack-O-Lantern - possible reference to Pumpkinhead

  • Japanese Floaty Girl (Kiko) - Generic reference to Japanese Yurei films (ex. The Grudge & The Ring.)

  • Kevin - Seen on betting board. (Possible reference to Sin City).

  • Killbot - Generic reference to Killer Machine/Robots films (ex. Hardware).

  • Kraken - Generic fantasy reference (ex. 20000 Leagues Under the Sea).

  • Merman (Summoned by Conch) - Generic fantasy reference (ex. Creature from the Black Lagoon). [Bet on by Hadley]


  • Mummy - Generic reference to mummies (ex. The Mummy). [Bet on by Psychologists]

  • Mutants - Generic reference to mutants (ex. Wrong Turn). [Bet on by Demolition]

  • Patience Buckner - Specific reference to Alessa from Silent Hill.

  • The Reanimated - Possible reference to Re-Animator film. [Bet on by Administration]

  • Reptilius - Seen on betting board. Probable reference to Reptilicus.

  • Sasquatch / Wendigo / Yeti - Seen on betting board. (ex. Abominable).

  • Scarecrow Folk - Generic reference to Killer Scarecrow subgenre (ex. Dark Night of the Scarecrow). [Bet on by Data Archives]

  • Sexy Witches - Seen on betting board (ex. The Craft). [Bet on by Archives]

  • Snowman - Seen on betting board (ex. Jack Frost). [Bet on by Communications]

  • Sugar Plum Fairy aka Ballerina Dentata (Summoned by Music Box) - Unique creation (source: Drew Goddard).


  • Twin Girls aka Grady's Daughters- Specific reference to The Shining.

  • Unicorn - Generic fantasy reference. [Bet on by Engineering]

  • Vampires - Seen on betting board (ex. Vampires). [Bet on by Distribution]

  • Werewolf - Generic werewolf genre reference (ex. The Wolf Man). [Bet on by Finance]

  • Witches - Generic witch genre reference (ex. Darkness Falls). [Bet on by Operations]

  • Wraiths - Generic ghost genre reference (ex. 13 Ghosts) [Bet on by Bio-Med].

  • Zombie Redneck Torture Family aka the Buckners (Summoned by Diary) - Mash-Up of Zombie, Torture, & Killer Family films. [Bet on by Maintainence & Ronald the Intern]

  • Zombies - Generic Zombie genre reference (ex. Night of the Living Dead). [Bet on by Chem]


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

harry potter - Do the Kwikspell courses work?

In Harry Potter we are introduced to Kwikspell course in The Chamber of Secrets (and never hear about it again). We see Filch taking courses, presumably by mail. The descriptions of Kwikspell make me think it is for people who are weak in magic (kind of like how Neville was supposed to be when he was younger), but had magic in them nonetheless. However, Ron's comments later in the chapter make it sound like it is mainly for Squibs to learn magic. However, it is strongly implied through out all the books that Squibs are essentially Muggles, and will never be able to do magic. How then is a Kwikspell course supposed to work? Do we have any information to know if it works at all? Is it a scam? An answer from any level of canon is welcome. Answer Kwikspell courses are (probably) useful to some wizards, but not to squibs. The Kwikspell course literature comes with two testimonials. Madam Z. Nettles of Topsham writes: ‘I had no memory for incantations and my potions were a family joke...
Post a Comment
Read more

futurama - How much time is lost in 'Time Keeps on Slippin''

In time Keeps on Slippin' , Farnsworth creates a basketball team which he matures by abusing Chronitons. This leads to time skipping forward by random, but ever increasing amounts. How much time was skipped in this way? Answer Unfortunately, I don't think a good estimate can be made for this, for two reasons: Many of the time skips move forward by an indeterminate amount of time. At one point, the Professor mentions localized regions of space skipping forward much more than others. We then see two young boys on the street below complaining about having to pay social security, only to suddenly become senior citizens and start complaining about wanting their money. Thus, each individual could have experienced a different amount of time skippage.
Post a Comment
Read more

star wars - What "exactly" happens when someone turns to the Dark Side?

When I saw the original Star Wars saga as a kid, the concept of the Dark Side imprinted in me was quite simple. You did a bad thing, so you're a bad person so you go to the Dark Side and keep doing bad things. Now, obviously this doesn't hold true in reality. In my mind it is perfectly reasonable for Luke to kill the Emperor and Vader and then just flee the Death Star and rejoin the Alliance. After all they are at war, those are enemy officers that have captured him and are taunting him by threatening with death of all loved ones and the whole operation was intended to kill the Emperor anyway. The same would hold true for Anakin. He could have killed Mace Windu to save the Chancellor and Padme but that doesn't mean he's going to then go mad and kill all Jedis including children. It doesn't add up from a merely psychological point of view. He had a set of objectives and that made him want to keep the Chancellor alive (quite valid by the way, Mace Windu is quite clums...
Post a Comment
Read more

star trek - Warning regarding forward saucer section in Nemesis?

In Star Trek: Nemesis , just before the Enterprise rams into the Scimitar, Picard sends a text message from his captain's chair arm pad to Troi — who is manning the helm in lieu of the crewman who was just blown out through what was once the view screen — indicating that she should put full impulse on standby. (Literally, if you watch the scene closely, Troi's console prefaces the order with "TXT MSG" !) My question is: Did Picard also somehow warn crew members in the forward saucer section about what was about to happen? The ramming of the Scimitar was a heat of the moment decision. Considering that he also resorted to calling the auto-destruct sequence shortly after (which ended up being offline), he probably was of the mindset that any losses would be acceptable in order to hault Shinzon's march to Earth. Still, I'm curious. Answer The original script indicates that he called for the crew to " brace for impact ". Whether that call (or the comma...
Post a Comment
Read more