2. Cabin In The Woods
I was one of many people that when they saw the trailer to Cabin In The Woods they thought that it gave away the entire plot of the film; this is not the case. After watching the film I was amazed that a concept as simple and as complicated as this hadn't been done before at this level. Unlike the other entries I am going to avoid all forms of spoilers here as this is a film people need to watch fresh and untainted by my hatchet job of a summary. However, this film is quite clearly as product of love and obsession with the horror genre. The whole film is based around the various pitfalls and tropes of the many teen horror movies there are in the world. The concept is turned on it's head and within the first 15 minutes you are let in on the secret that will change how you view many horror films after. The reason I see this as a Meta-Horror is not just because of the self referential nature of the script but also the myriad of horror homages that come throughout the film, there's scary Japanese little girls and a brilliant nod to the Hellraiser series. All in all the film takes a love for the genre and like a good conspiracy makes you question all you have seen before and after.