Knock Knock Trivia Quiz

Answer: The Cabin at the End of the World

"The Cabin at the End of the World" was published originally in 2018, and won the Bram Stoker Award for Novels in 2019. The novel features the same basic premise of a gay couple and their adopted daughter being cornered by a group of people proclaiming an imminent apocalypse, but the novel and film diverge in plots somewhat halfway through.

Answer: Dave "Batista" Bautista

Dave Bautista has had many other acting roles, including as Drax in the "Guardians of the Galaxy" films as well as in the "Knives Out" sequel, "Glass Onion". According to a "Variety" article, Shyamalan said at the film's premiere that he cast Bautista based on his role in "Blade Runner 2049" - and how even in a scene with no dialogue, Bautista's physical acting was able to communicate so much.

Answer: Redmond

Andrew believes that Redmond, played by Rupert Grint, is a man who once assaulted him in a bar. At the time, that man was going by the name Rory O'Bannon rather than Redmond. This leads him to conclude that this is either a hate crime against them as a gay couple, or a more general revenge plot by Redmond. Andrew later finds his wallet and proves that he actually is Rory O'Bannon - but of course, that doesn't necessarily mean the apocalyptic omens aren't true.

Answer: A head injury

Eric sustains a head injury in the initial assault on the cabin that leaves them tied to chairs in the living area. He is suffering from symptoms of concussion that gradually get worse throughout the remainder of the film. This is likely a strongly contributing factor to why he finds it increasingly easy to believe the stories of the impending apocalypse that are being spun by the intruders.

Answer: Redmond

The other three intruders work together to kill Redmond with their makeshift weapons. Redmond has covered his face with a cloth hood willingly prior to the sacrifice. Eric believes that he sees a figure of light when Redmond is killed, although this may be a symptom of the concussion he had sustained.

Answer: Wildfires

The prediction made by the intruders is that the oceans will rise, a pandemic will spread, and the skies will fall. This appears to come true in the form of megatsunamis, mass plane crashes, and a deadly flu virus spreading rapidly. There is fire that emerges in the final scenes of the film, caused by the plane crashes and lightning, but this was not a foretold disaster.

Answer: Sabrina

Sabrina is shot dead by Andrew, and then decapitated by Leonard, who isn't sure whether this still counts as her sacrifice since she was shot in a struggle rather than being deliberately sacrificed. Interestingly, this is one point where the film diverges from the book: no spoilers though!

Answer: True

He appears in an infomercial, trying to sell an air fryer. This may slip a few people by as, in a story that is told in such a closed location (a cabin in the wilderness), there may not seem to be many opportunities for a cameo - but Shyamalan found one anyway!

Answer: The four horsemen

He concludes that this is why there are exactly four of them: they represent the four horsemen from the New Testament. These have been referred to in pop culture by various names but in the Book of Revelation only the fourth horseman is given a name: Death.

Answer: Eric

Eric is completely convinced of what the intruders have told them and pleads with Andrew to let him be the sacrifice so that Wen has a chance to grow up in a world that isn't destroyed. Andrew still believes that Eric is being unduly influenced by his concussion and the world won't really end, but eventually agrees.

The apocalyptic events certainly do seem to cease after Eric is killed, so perhaps the sacrifice really did do something after all.