Universal Pictures
After his bonafide masterpiece Old (yes, the beach that turns you old, no, I won’t be told it’s anything less than a perfect film), M. Night Shyamalan has returned with another bone-chilling thriller. The first trailer has been unveiled for Knock at the Cabin, a secluded horror story following two dads (Jonathan Groff and Ben Aldridge) on a family vacation with their sweet young daughter, Wen (Kristen Cui).
Opening on “Boogie Shoes,” a classic, fun-loving tune from K.C. and the Sunshine Band, is a bit misleading. Knock at the Cabin appears to be far darker than any upbeat melody, though the young family enjoys what fun they have before things start to get really creepy. There’s a lurker in the woods. Now, he’s knocking down the door. (Knock at the Cabin, get it?)
Wen befriends the strange, “heartbroken” man (Dave Bautista), who tells her he’s afraid of what he has to do today. What’s so grim on the agenda? We’re forecasting murder, torture, or some other grisly body horror, because the forest man shows up with his buddies (Rupert Grint, Abby Quinn, and Nikki Amuka-Bird) and a bunch of weapons.