The document compares and contrasts the postmodern elements of the horror films Scream 4 and Cabin in the Woods. Scream 4 references previous films in the franchise through characters visiting film sets and references to a hypothetical fifth film. It also features cameo appearances by celebrities and archetypes of characters from the original film. Similarly, Cabin in the Woods sends teens to their deaths for the gain of manipulating scientists, subverting the typical cabin-in-the-woods plot. Both films exhibit self-awareness and irony through their postmodern approaches to the horror genre.