The Evil Dead
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In 1979, a group of college students find a Sumerian Book of the Dead in an old wilderness cabin they've rented for a weekend getaway.
What critics thought
Contemporary critics received The Evil Dead warmly, praising Sam Raimi's kinetic, inventive camerawork as the engine that drives its relentless dread. British and American press alike noted that the film punches far above its low budget, with several critics singling out its unexpected vein of black comedy as what lifts it above genre formula — comparisons to surrealist filmmakers like Cocteau and Franju were not uncommon.
“might be the exception to the usual run of low-budget horror films”
Bob Martin·Fangoria
“emerges as the ne plus ultra of low-budget gore and shock effect”
Variety
Genres
Horror
Cast & Crew
DirectorSam Raimi
StarringBruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Richard DeManincor, Betsy Baker, Theresa Tilly
ComposerJoseph LoDuca
The Evil Dead
In 1979, a group of college students find a Sumerian Book of the Dead in an old wilderness cabin they've rented for a weekend getaway.
What critics thought
Contemporary critics received The Evil Dead warmly, praising Sam Raimi's kinetic, inventive camerawork as the engine that drives its relentless dread. British and American press alike noted that the film punches far above its low budget, with several critics singling out its unexpected vein of black comedy as what lifts it above genre formula — comparisons to surrealist filmmakers like Cocteau and Franju were not uncommon.
“might be the exception to the usual run of low-budget horror films”
Bob Martin·Fangoria
“emerges as the ne plus ultra of low-budget gore and shock effect”
Variety
Genres
Horror
Cast & Crew
DirectorSam Raimi
StarringBruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Richard DeManincor, Betsy Baker, Theresa Tilly
ComposerJoseph LoDuca
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