Nightmares of Nature: Cabin in the Woods – Review | Netflix

NIGHTMARES OF NATURE on Netflix is out with its first season, titled “Cabin in the Woods”. With three scary episodes, we learn about the horrors of nature. Perfectly narrated by Maya Hawke and produced by Blumhouse. Read our Nightmares of Nature: Cabin in the Woods horror docuseries review here!

NIGHTMARES OF NATURE: CABIN IN THE WOODS is a new Netflix nature documentary series made in the vein of a classic horror story. With Maya Hawke as the narrator, this docuseries plays out like a dark fairytale.

With just three episodes, we follow three heroes and the struggles they encounter in the pursuit of survival. This is one of the most extreme survival stories ever, as it features real deaths all over. This is nature, after all.

Now combined with the horror production company Blumhouse!

Continue reading our Nightmares of Nature: Cabin in the Woods review below.

The real-life horror of nature

With Nightmares of Nature: Cabin in the Woods, the story is set in the perfectly haunting world of the North American Woods. Dangers are lurking everywhere, which means it’s like watching Final Destination set in a forest.

We follow three heroes trying to survive: A soon-to-be-mother mouse, a young raccoon who only recently left his childhood home, and, finally, a bullfrog, who has already seen terrible things happen to his entire family.

The bullfrog is actually a “froglet” as he just recently made the huge shift from tadpole to frog. It’s a scary world for him, as he comes from a long line of cannibals.

Oh yeah, I’m telling you, Nightmares of Nature truly is made up of the stuff that has inspired horror stories since the dawn of time.

The villain of the story: Us!

As someone who is a huge lover of animals, I have always found many nature documentaries much scarier than any horror movie. Making a nature documentary as a horror movie is truly the stuff of nightmares for me!

Also, anyone who has watched horror movies featuring scary monsters, such as zombies, will know that human beings are still the scariest animal of all.

For Nightmares of Nature: Cabin in the Woods, this is another horror movie trope that becomes reality. We follow the mouse, raccoon, and bullfrog as they struggle to survive in the woods and seek safety in a cabin.

Big mistake. Huge!

We are the villain of the story as humans own the literal “Cabin in the Woods”. A place even the most dangerous predators of nature know to stay clear of.

Watch Nightmares of Nature: Cabin in the Woods on Netflix

Having the wonderful Maya Hawke (Do Revenge, Stranger Things) narrate this nature horror docuseries is brilliant. She breathes even more horror and eeriness into each moment, where dangers lurk all over.

This docuseries is rated 10+ and suitable for watching with kids. And with a release in time for Spooky Season, it could be a good introduction to horror, which combines learning.

Of course, to someone like me, this is much scarier than any conventional (fiction) horror story!

Also, keep in mind that Blumhouse, masters of horror, are behind this production. They’ve joined forces with Plimsoll Productions, which is the world’s largest independent natural history studio. The result is pure magic!

These first three episodes play out around the creepy forest cabin in New England. However, in less than a month (on October 28, 2025), season 2 will be released with a story taking place in an abandoned jungle camp in Costa Rica.

Nightmares of Nature: Cabin in the Woods is on Netflix from September 30, 2025. Season 2, Lost in the Jungle, drops October 28, 2025.