The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra (2001)

Plotzle Horror · Puzzle #13 · March 30, 2026 · Comedy / Horror

Six plot descriptions for The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra (2001). One is the real plot. Five are convincing fakes. Read them and guess which is real.

1. An archaeologist fakes discovering ancient remains to save her failing career but the hoax attracts a cult that worships her fabricated skeleton god and begins committing ritualistic murders nearby.
2. A depressed comedian performs at a nightclub built over a mass grave and channels the voices of the dead during his standup routine as audiences mistake his possession for brilliant improv.
3. Two estranged brothers inherit their father's taxidermy shop and discover he preserved the skeletal remains of their missing mother in the basement while pretending she abandoned them decades earlier.
4. A funeral director in Portland steals cadavers to sell their bones as art supplies but accidentally reanimates one corpse when mixing embalming chemicals incorrectly and hilarity ensues.
5. A scientist and his wife attempt to stop a radioactive monster, extraterrestrial visitors, a rival scientist, and an animated skeleton from causing harm while competing for a rare meteorite element.
6. A widow joins a grief support group where members wear skeleton costumes to confront mortality but the leader manipulates attendees into a suicide pact disguised as spiritual transcendence and liberation.