Tag: Evil Dead II

  • ‘Army of Darkness’ Reshaped the Evil Dead Franchise Forever

    ‘Army of Darkness’ Reshaped the Evil Dead Franchise Forever

    Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead franchise has taken many different forms over the years, but the first time that it truly pivoted outside its cabin-in-the-woods aesthetic was in 1992’s Army of Darkness. This series would honestly have been fine by continuing to take gory, nasty trips back to the cabin, but here Raimi and company proved…

  • ‘Evil Dead Rise’ Trailer: Lee Cronin Directs The Next Chapter Of Sami Raimi’s Beloved Horror Franchise

    ‘Evil Dead Rise’ Trailer: Lee Cronin Directs The Next Chapter Of Sami Raimi’s Beloved Horror Franchise

    While the original trilogy of Sam Raimi’s horror film franchise “Evil Dead”— “The Evil Dead” (1981), “Evil Dead II” (1987), and “Army of Darkness” (1992)—rocks, most of the attempts to resurrect the film have been primarily non-starters. Granted, there’s only been one film since, Fede Álvarez‘s “Evil Dead” (2013), and there was also the series…

  • ‘Deadstream’ Review: What If ’80s Sam Raimi Made a Horror Movie About a Twitch Streamer?

    ‘Deadstream’ Review: What If ’80s Sam Raimi Made a Horror Movie About a Twitch Streamer?

    The horror-comedy “Deadstream” feels like ’80s Sam Raimi traveled forward in time, became obsessed with streaming culture, and turned Ash Williams into the dumbest possible stunt streamer. And it rules. With stunning creature effects, a great balance between laughs and scares, and one of the best uses of the Screenlife format, this is a film…

  • Evil Dead Rise Has A Gnarly Story, Even For An Evil Dead Movie

    Evil Dead Rise Has A Gnarly Story, Even For An Evil Dead Movie

    Hail to the queens, baby. A new entry in the beloved “Evil Dead” franchise inches closer, and today we’ve learned that women and children get in on the mayhem. “Evil Dead Rise” is the latest on a collection of movies first dropping in 1981. Starring Bruce Campbell as the undead-battling Ash, Sam Raimi’s gruesome “Evil…

  • Danny Hicks, ‘Evil Dead II’ Actor, Dies at 68

    Danny Hicks, ‘Evil Dead II’ Actor, Dies at 68

    Danny Hicks, an actor who starred in the horror classic “Evil Dead II,” has died after battling cancer. He was 68.Hicks’ convention management team, Full Empire Productions, posted the news on Facebook, writing, “Danny passed away at his home in CA. We love you Danny, rest easy my friend.”In Sam Raimi’s comedic horror sequel “Evil…