Every ‘Evil Dead’ movie, ranked
Among the many horror franchises that have endured over the years, perhaps none are as consistent in quality as the Evil Dead series. Back at the start of the 1980s, burgeoning writer-director Sam Raimi — only 22 years old at the time — secured funding to begin work on The Evil Dead, which starred his childhood friend Bruce Campbell. Principal photography took place at a remote cabin in Tennessee, where production was especially brutal for all involved considering the isolated location and the number of makeup effects.
Producer Irvin Shapiro helped get the final product a screening at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival, and the rest is geek-gore history: The movie went on to gross far more than its budget and spawn four sequels (so far) as well as a three-season Starz series, Ash vs Evil Dead, also starring Campbell.
Among the many horror franchises that have endured over the years, perhaps none are as consistent in quality as the Evil Dead series. Back at the start of the 1980s, burgeoning writer-director Sam Raimi — only 22 years old at the time — secured funding to begin work on The Evil Dead, which starred his childhood friend Bruce Campbell. Principal photography took place at a remote cabin in Tennessee, where production was especially brutal for all involved considering the isolated location and the number of makeup effects.
Producer Irvin Shapiro helped get the final product a screening at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival, and the rest is geek-gore history: The movie went on to gross far more than its budget and spawn four sequels (so far) as well as a three-season Starz series, Ash vs Evil Dead, also starring Campbell.