I suppose the writer was trying funny in a eerie way. This is one of those movies that had a good story line but you have to get through all the "thats so stupid" scenes. This starts right away with the unnecessary bickering and cussing between the family members (glad to see the foul mouth son eliminated early). Next, your driving down a dark road and you're lost--a psycho woman pops out of nowhere so you stop and let her in your vehicle? Wait! Not only do you let the strange woman into your vehicle, you put your daughter out onto the dark deserted road alone to make space for her. An emergency stop at the cabin looking for help and the son goes into the woods to masturbate? Sorry, sometimes these movies seem to be written by college kids for college kids. Eliminate the stupid unnecessary inputs and you have a pretty good horror movie. Humor just doesn't mix with some horror plots. Eddie Murphy in a haunted house yes--family members being mutilated--no.
