The situation in the underground studio in "The Cabin in the Woods" basically represents the status quo faced by American horror films. The clichés and patterns have become an industry, which has become increasingly unable to satisfy the tastes of "God" audiences. After the brilliance of the 70s and 80s, American horror films in the early 21st century were in a very awkward and passive situation. This has also led to the continuous reflection of filmmakers. In the face of the market, the connotation of horror films is only reflected in the price level rather than the value aspect. Innovation has become the most expensive value. How to maximize its value is now The problems faced by American horror films.
The plot design of "The Cabin in the Woods" is like a concluding complaint to the American horror movie. Various pre-designed bridges are used in a large number, making the film look inconsistent at the moment of leaving the behind-the-scenes plot. Horror films are no different, and it is the development of the two lines of the film that makes the clue of the behind-the-scenes plot extremely subverted. Throughout many horror films, filmmakers don’t seem to want to eat and die on the boat of the old tradition. Therefore, in the large number of influx of horror films, there are also those that are as subversive or exist as "The Cabin in the Wood". Horror films with subversive and anti-conventional plots challenge the status of traditional horror films, and can also be seen as a collective mockery of American horror films.