Cabin in the Woods

Zombie films and texts often times employ and bring over certain elements of the Gothic. The use of isolation is employed heavily within this film, in that both the character of Mordecai and the cabin itself are isolated. Isolation is often used to create a sort of anxiety and mistrusting atmosphere among the characters, which was what happened with the main characters and Mordecai and the cabin. The main characters were mistrustful of Mordecai because of the fact that he was isolated off on his own from their own perception of normal society, and because of it were skeptical of his character. The cabin itself was also seen as strange and sketchy because of the fact it was in an isolated location in the woods. The film also used the darkness in order to assert this overly Gothic atmosphere with the cabin in the woods. All of these Gothic elements were used to instill fear and tension in not only the characters of the film, but also with the audience viewing the film.