The story revolves around an arguing couple lost while driving to an aunt's house and drawn inexorably to a strange house in the woods. Several horror pilgrims are camping out in this house because of the strange and bloody things that have happened there. Little do they know what will happen to them soon. The horror works so well here because it is so unexpected and happens so matter-of-factly. And while gruesome to the extreme (things happened here that I've never seen before and I've seen a lot of horror movies) it is not just violence and gore for it's own sake, it is all part of a bigger story that unwinds to a fascinating conclusion. I'll admit this movie had my skin crawling and that doesn't happen much from movies anymore. The direction is great, the acting passable, the effects phenomenal, and the writing is very original and entertaining. I highly recommend this movie but be careful what you eat beforehand...[/p]