Horror films have existed almost as long as the medium itself, and horror fans have existed almost as long as the films which inspire their hobby. One of the most devoted fanbases in the world, it was inevitable that a subgenre would emerge which would simultaneously examine and celebrate the tropes which have thrilled generations of horror hounds.

Drew Goddard's 2012 The Cabin in the Woods remains a unique installment in the world of meta-horror: part dark comedy, part gruesome thrill-ride, and part epic monster mash, it seems to offer something for horror fans of every stripe. Does it achieve its audacious goals of breathing fresh air into a genre which seems to reinvent itself every generation, or is it another horror misfire which should be relegated to the graveyard of forgotten features? The Videostore Junkies dive in to meta-analyze ...