Oh boy. On this episode, the Brides are taking a trip into the woods and dodging a flesh-eating virus and lots of early 2000s humor as we try to make heads or tails of Eli Roth's 2002 gorefest Cabin Fever. This movie doesn't quite know what it's trying to be - a parody of horror movies, a grimdark tribute to the movies Roth clearly loves, or somewhere in between. All we know is, most of it doesn't really work, and when it pays homage to classic horror, it does so with arrows and bold font. There are definitely other, better movies directed by Eli Roth, with scripts that don't scream mid-90s meta - we recommend Hostel! But what Cabin Fever does well, it does in spectacularly chilling fashion, with excellent makeup effects and a few genuinely fun "EW" moments. Along the way we touch on the infamous leg shaving scene, and how our mutual childhood crush on Rider Strong completely colored our view of his character's total disregard for consent. Also, holy hell we forgot about that n-word joke! Additionally, Alysa shares her thoughts on the 2016 reboot of the same name, which is worth checking out if you want this exact same movie, but with the humor (and the racism) taken out.

NOTE: This episode contains discussion of a scene in which a sleeping woman is sexually stimulated without her consent. Take care, pals!

Cabin Fever. 2002. Directed and written by Eli Roth. Starring Rider Strong, Jordan Ladd, Cerina Vincent, Joey Kern, and James DiBello.