# The Cabin at the End of the World (book)/Knock at the Cabin (film)

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** movies\
**Created:** [December 28, 2022, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cabin-at-the-end-of-the-world-book-knock-at-the-cabin-film/977200 "2022-12-28T03:48:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2022, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cabin-at-the-end-of-the-world-book-knock-at-the-cabin-film/977200/1 "2022-12-28T03:48:34Z")

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Okay, so I am deep into Paul Tremblay’s 2018 novel _The Cabin at the End of the World_, which I started just a few days ago. It’s one of those books that makes me apprehensive about what’s on the next page, but I have to know, so I keep turning those pages even though I know it’s going to disturb me.

I knew nothing about it until I saw the trailers for M. Night Shyamalan’s adaptation of it, _Knock at the Cabin_, which comes out on Feb. 3. Want trailers? Here you go:

[https://www.knockatthecabin.com/](https://www.knockatthecabin.com/)

Since something happened in the book that I **REALLY** was hoping would not happen, I wonder now if it will be in the film too. (Think _Pan’s Labyrinth_.)

Anyway…Have any of you read the book? Have any interest in the movie?

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**Author:** ![epbrown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e47774/32.png) [@epbrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2022, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cabin-at-the-end-of-the-world-book-knock-at-the-cabin-film/977200/2 "2022-12-28T13:29:01Z")

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Haven’t read the book, but I ran across the trailer a couple of days ago. I won’t be seeing it - I’m one of those people that was disappointed by M Night one time too many several movies ago.

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**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2022, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cabin-at-the-end-of-the-world-book-knock-at-the-cabin-film/977200/3 "2022-12-29T15:18:24Z")

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Ahh, but what if his twist this time is that it’s a good movie?

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**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2022, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cabin-at-the-end-of-the-world-book-knock-at-the-cabin-film/977200/4 "2022-12-30T05:44:54Z")

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It could happen. So far, it seems very similar to the book, or similar enough that it should be compelling to watch.