10 More Terrifying Vacation Horror Movies

The progenitor of the cabin in the woods subgenre that infiltrated the horror genre for many generations to come, 1981's Evil Dead, directed by a young up-and-coming Sam Raimi of all people, and shot on a shoestring budget is not only an exercise in endearment to the craft of film-making, it's also an example of homogenised horror.

As Ash Williams and friends endeavour on a small trip away in the silent woods where nothing can be heard, including the spine-chilling screams of young adults as they're gradually indoctrinated into a manifestation of evil as they're torn asunder, they quickly come across an interesting read. A little book called the Necronomicon, which for those of us that did our homework in the studies of the occult, will be brisk to realise that this translates to the "book of the dead".

If only our protagonists knew this prior to opening the book, and with it, an all-new dimension of insipidly brazen and maliciously unquenchable spirits to wreak havoc inside this previously scenic setting. Also, spoiler alert (for a 41-year-old movie), if you've seen images of Bruce Campbell with the iconic chainsaw in place of his hand, you'll be disappointed to know that you won't see that in this film.

That doesn't mean skip it though, you ghoul.