8 Horror Movies You Didn't Know Were Connected

For a film jam packed with horror movie references, easter eggs, and replications of classic scary movies from over the years, it's pretty unsurprising that The Cabin in the Woods has one more sneaky link that makes sense when put in the context of another self-aware horror. As we're introduced to the organisation running America's sacrificial entries to keep the world safe, Sitterson and Hadley discuss their success rates, commenting "please, we haven't had a glitch since '98".

And what horror film, that fits the necessary trope format, came out in 1998? That's right, the weird school alien-invasion movie with Elijah Wood: The Faculty.

Also set in the US, the film can be considered the glitch in their system since none of the kids die, their procedure failing to collect the correct sacrifices from The Fool (Stokely), The Athlete (Stan), The Whore (Delilah), The Scholar (Zeke), and The Virgin (Casey). Since they survive due to a homemade drug concocted by The Scholar, it also explains Hadley's retort that "in '98, it was the chem department's fault" too.

The message between these films really is that drugs are f*cking cool, and taking them means you won't get murdered.

Stay in school, kids.