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Jossed. [[spoiler: The grandparents actually are imposters who killed the real grandparents and are mentally insane.]]
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* [[Spoiler: Jossed. What kind of point of a prank would there be when the kids end up killing the imposters at the end of the film while trying to defend themselves?]]
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* [[Spoiler: [[spoiler: Jossed. What kind of point of a prank would there be when the kids end up killing the imposters at the end of the film while trying to defend themselves?]]
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* [[Spoiler: Jossed. What kind of point of a prank would there be when the kids end up killing the imposters at the end of the film while trying to defend themselves?]]
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* [spoiler: Jossed. In the scene where the kids talk to their mom via Skype and tell her something wrong, they hold the laptop up to look out the window. When they bring the laptop back down, the mom says that's not Nana and Pop Pop and asked where they were. Then the realization comes through on her face that her children are with strangers at her parents house and attempts to try to call the local law enforcement with no luck. The way she acts is a clear sign that she is panicked and that its not her parents.]]
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* [spoiler: [[spoiler: Jossed. In the scene where the kids talk to their mom via Skype and tell her something wrong, they hold the laptop up to look out the window. When they bring the laptop back down, the mom says that's not Nana and Pop Pop and asked where they were. Then the realization comes through on her face that her children are with strangers at her parents house and attempts to try to call the local law enforcement with no luck. The way she acts is a clear sign that she is panicked and that its not her parents.]]
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*[spoiler: Jossed. In the scene where the kids talk to their mom via Skype and tell her something wrong, they hold the laptop up to look out the window. When they bring the laptop back down, the mom says that's not Nana and Pop Pop and asked where they were. Then the realization comes through on her face that her children are with strangers at her parents house and attempts to try to call the local law enforcement with no luck. The way she acts is a clear sign that she is panicked and that its not her parents.]]
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[[Jossed. The grandparents actually are imposters who killed the real grandparents and are mentally insane.]]
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[[Jossed. The grandparents actually are imposters who killed the real grandparents and are mentally insane.]]
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** [[spoiler: This one turns out to be closest to the truth. It's not a prank or ScareEmStraight ploy, but all the weirdness is just regular human madness, with nothing supernatural about it. The only thing it gets wrong (and that M. Night wisely kept out of the trailers) is that the grandparents aren't the grandparents.]]
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At first it would just like the above WMG of the though thing being staged by the grandparents and the mother as either an elaborate cruel prank and/or a ScareEmStraight ploy, but things start [[GoneHorriblyWrong going horribly wrong]] when one of the grandparents, most likely [[TheUntwist the grandmother]], actually ''does'' start going homicidaly insane and try to kill the kids ''for real'', forcing the remaining grandparent to come to the rescue. Afterwards it would show that the murderous grandparent was suffering from a disgenerative mental disorder that they literally told ''no one'' in order to keep up appearances and to be able to see the grandchildren.
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At first it would just like the above WMG of the though thing being staged by the grandparents and the mother as either an elaborate cruel prank and/or a ScareEmStraight ploy, but things start [[GoneHorriblyWrong going horribly wrong]] when one of the grandparents, most likely [[TheUntwist the grandmother]], actually ''does'' start going homicidaly insane and try to kill the kids ''for real'', forcing the remaining grandparent to come to the rescue. Afterwards it would show that the murderous grandparent was suffering from a disgenerative mental disorder that they literally told ''no one'' in order to keep up appearances and to be able to see the grandchildren.grandchildren.
[[WMG: The film is a modern version of ''Literature/HanselAndGretel'']]
Brother and sister? Check. Creepy old woman (and her husband)? Check. Instructing one of the kids to get into the oven? Oh come on, how much more obvious can you get!?
[[WMG: The film is a modern version of ''Literature/HanselAndGretel'']]
Brother and sister? Check. Creepy old woman (and her husband)? Check. Instructing one of the kids to get into the oven? Oh come on, how much more obvious can you get!?
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The entire thing is a really cruel prank being played on them by their mother and grandparents - or the kids are utter brats and this is a ScareEmStraight ploy.
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The entire thing is a really cruel prank being played on them by their mother and grandparents - or the kids are utter brats and this is a ScareEmStraight ploy.ploy.
[[WMG: Combo theory]]
At first it would just like the above WMG of the though thing being staged by the grandparents and the mother as either an elaborate cruel prank and/or a ScareEmStraight ploy, but things start [[GoneHorriblyWrong going horribly wrong]] when one of the grandparents, most likely [[TheUntwist the grandmother]], actually ''does'' start going homicidaly insane and try to kill the kids ''for real'', forcing the remaining grandparent to come to the rescue. Afterwards it would show that the murderous grandparent was suffering from a disgenerative mental disorder that they literally told ''no one'' in order to keep up appearances and to be able to see the grandchildren.
[[WMG: Combo theory]]
At first it would just like the above WMG of the though thing being staged by the grandparents and the mother as either an elaborate cruel prank and/or a ScareEmStraight ploy, but things start [[GoneHorriblyWrong going horribly wrong]] when one of the grandparents, most likely [[TheUntwist the grandmother]], actually ''does'' start going homicidaly insane and try to kill the kids ''for real'', forcing the remaining grandparent to come to the rescue. Afterwards it would show that the murderous grandparent was suffering from a disgenerative mental disorder that they literally told ''no one'' in order to keep up appearances and to be able to see the grandchildren.
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Grandma asks her granddaughter to come in oven to clean it. Kids often trick witches into coming in oven in tales, so she decided to learn from her cousin's mistakes but just couldn't resist irony.
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Grandma asks her granddaughter to come in oven to clean it. Kids often trick witches into coming in oven in tales, so she decided to learn from her cousin's mistakes but just couldn't resist irony.irony.
[[WMG: The kids are in no danger whatsoever.]]
The entire thing is a really cruel prank being played on them by their mother and grandparents - or the kids are utter brats and this is a ScareEmStraight ploy.
[[WMG: The kids are in no danger whatsoever.]]
The entire thing is a really cruel prank being played on them by their mother and grandparents - or the kids are utter brats and this is a ScareEmStraight ploy.
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So if they make it look like they were not taking it too seriously and being ridiculous on ''purpose'', maybe people would [[NarmCharm be more willing to accept the sillier parts of the story]].
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So if they make it look like they were not taking it too seriously and being ridiculous on ''purpose'', maybe people would [[NarmCharm be more willing to accept the sillier parts of the story]].story]].
[[WMG: Grandparents are related to some of well-known fairy tale witches]]
Grandma asks her granddaughter to come in oven to clean it. Kids often trick witches into coming in oven in tales, so she decided to learn from her cousin's mistakes but just couldn't resist irony.
[[WMG: Grandparents are related to some of well-known fairy tale witches]]
Grandma asks her granddaughter to come in oven to clean it. Kids often trick witches into coming in oven in tales, so she decided to learn from her cousin's mistakes but just couldn't resist irony.
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[[WMG: The mom [[spoiler: is in on the whole thing]].]]
[[spoiler: Either she left the kids with her crazy parents deliberately to get rid of them, or her parents have always acted this way and she considers it ''normal''.]]
[[spoiler: Either she left the kids with her crazy parents deliberately to get rid of them, or her parents have always acted this way and she considers it ''normal''.]]
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[[WMG: The mom [[spoiler: is in on the whole thing]].]]
thing.]]]]
[[spoiler: Either she left the kids with her crazy parents deliberately to get rid of them, or her parents have always acted this way and she considers it ''normal''.]]]]
[[WMG: The only reason this is being marketed as a "horror-comedy" is because of the {{Narm}}/SoBadItsGood reactions his recent films have gotten.]]
So if they make it look like they were not taking it too seriously and being ridiculous on ''purpose'', maybe people would [[NarmCharm be more willing to accept the sillier parts of the story]].
[[spoiler: Either she left the kids with her crazy parents deliberately to get rid of them, or her parents have always acted this way and she considers it ''normal''.
[[WMG: The only reason this is being marketed as a "horror-comedy" is because of the {{Narm}}/SoBadItsGood reactions his recent films have gotten.]]
So if they make it look like they were not taking it too seriously and being ridiculous on ''purpose'', maybe people would [[NarmCharm be more willing to accept the sillier parts of the story]].
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[[WMG: The grandparents are [[DemonicPosession possessed]] by something.]]
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[[WMG: The grandparents are [[DemonicPosession [[DemonicPossession possessed]] by something.]]
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[[WMG: The grandparents are [[DemonicPosession possessed]] by something.]]
Grandma definitely acts possessed in a few scenes: clawing at the walls, staring at the kids, laughing at nothing...
[[WMG: The grandparents aren't possessed.]]
Something caused them to snap.
[[WMG: The mom [[spoiler: is in on the whole thing]].]]
[[spoiler: Either she left the kids with her crazy parents deliberately to get rid of them, or her parents have always acted this way and she considers it ''normal''.]]
Grandma definitely acts possessed in a few scenes: clawing at the walls, staring at the kids, laughing at nothing...
[[WMG: The grandparents aren't possessed.]]
Something caused them to snap.
[[WMG: The mom [[spoiler: is in on the whole thing]].]]
[[spoiler: Either she left the kids with her crazy parents deliberately to get rid of them, or her parents have always acted this way and she considers it ''normal''.]]
