31 DAYS OF DREW - DAY 17: THE CABIN IN THE WOODS

Every horrorhound's favorite month is upon us, and to celebrate, I'll be dishing out a personal pick from the genre for every day in October. Some will be obvious and rather unoriginal (sorry that I like movies other people like), while some will be a little more oddball and off-the-wall. Some may even challenge your idea of what constitutes a "horror" movie. Regardless, I hope you enjoy the month with some good movies, even if they aren't ones I recommend!

Today's Pick: The Cabin in the Woods (2012)

Continuing the trend of meta movies from yesterday's pick, I felt compelled to include this modern classic in my list of recommendations. Full of fanatic emotion and a kitchen sink approach, The Cabin in the Woods manages to both extol and castigate the horror genre in the same breath. But, more importantly, it reinforces the necessity of scary tales in our culture and gives their importance the heaviest weight possible.