Bret, David, and Alan discuss two films that subverted the tropes and clichés of horror films set in the great outdoors: Sleepaway Camp (1983) and The Cabin in the Woods (2012).



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Bret, David, and Alan discuss two films that subverted the tropes and clichés of horror films set in the great outdoors: Sleepaway Camp (1983) and The Cabin in the Woods (2012).

Bret, David, and Alan discuss two films that subverted the tropes and clichés of horror films set in the great outdoors: Sleepaway Camp (1983) and The Cabin in the Woods (2012).



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