“The Lodge”

“My favorite thing about The Lodge is that I’m able to bestow upon it the coveted “Worst Dad In a Horror Movie” award.

Now, this doesn’t go to a murderous dad or something, or like the patriarch of the Texas Chainsaws (is that their last name?). It’s for someone who isn’t monstrous, just a very lousy dad who leaves his two young kids with their young, inexperienced at parenting stepmom at an isolated cabin without really looking into whether this is going to work for any of the parties involved.

Dads, I know YOU really love your too-young new wives, and you’re in an awkward position with the kids. But forcing your kids to really like the stepmom just never works. They’ll probably end up in some kind of weird, horror/murder situation. Or just really not liking you all that much.”