Tag: The Evil Dead
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‘Return of the Living Dead’ Turned Romero’s Zombies Into a Really Good Joke
Horror, like few other genres, can bring out intense emotion from its audience. The only other genre that comes close is comedy. One makes your heart race with fear, the other makes you laugh. Then there’s the combination of the two: the horror-comedy. When done right, they’ll have you in stitches while ripping you open…
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What Is the Most Expensive Horror Movie Ever Made?
Horror movies are typically defined as being cheap. There’s a reason that the chart of “Most Profitable Movies, Based on Return on Investment” is dominated by cheapo horror titles like The Blair Witch Project, Halloween, and The Evil Dead. These titles can be churned out independently for minimal money, don’t typically require costly movie stars…
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Move Over ‘Unforgiven,’ This is the Best ‘90s Western
When you think of the Western genre, your mind immediately goes to names such as Clint Eastwood, Gary Cooper, Sergio Leone, John Wayne, and Jimmy Stewart. But, what about Sam Raimi? The filmmaker, known for The Evil Dead, Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man trilogy, and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness actually directed the best 1990s…
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Hidden Horror Gems of the 1980s: Terrifying Films That Go Beyond the Bloody Basics
There’s no denying that the 1980s were a phenomenal decade for horror movies. But take a stroll through any horror convention these days and you might leave convinced that it was the only decade for horror movies.In addition to standalone classics like “The Shining” and “The Thing,” the ‘80s saw the birth of virtually ever…
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Talk To Me Is Already A24’s Second Biggest Horror Movie At The Domestic Box Office
Horror is one of the most exciting genres to watch at the box office, because you’ll find more rags-to-riches stories there than anywhere else. Horror fans generally aren’t looking for A-list stars or expensive CGI: they just want to get scared, have fun, and hopefully see something that they haven’t seen before. The entry fee…
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Talk to Me review – an Evil Dead for the Snapchat generation
Australian YouTuber twins Danny and Michael Philippou’s feature debut is an entertaining chiller that mixes shrieking horror and psychological nuanceThe crepuscular palette of It Comes at Night meets the teen-friendly curses of Ringu and the cackling demonic infestations of The Evil Dead in this sprightly debut feature from Australian twins Danny and Michael Philippou. A…
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Sam Raimi Recalls Initial Reaction to ‘Evil Dead’ Title: ‘I Just Thought It Was So Stupid’
Few horror franchises have the cultural staying power that the “Evil Dead” series has enjoyed, and even fewer are able to keep their original creators in the fold for this long. While Sam Raimi handed directing duties on the upcoming “Evil Dead Rise” over to Lee Cronin and Bruce Campbell is not starring as Ash,…
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Bruce Campbell Talks ‘Evil Dead Rise,’ Bruce-o-Rama, & ‘Highly Functional’
Few Hollywood celebrities can claim to have done as much for horror as Bruce Campbell. In the role of Ash Williams, Campbell helped filmmaker Sam Raimi to turn The Evil Dead into one of the most beloved franchises ever, spawning four movies, the Ash vs. Evil Dead TV show, and multiple video games and comic…
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Bruce Campbell Says The Evil Dead Animated Series Is Still In Development
It’s astonishing the longevity of the “Evil Dead” series, given how deliberately thin the original film’s mythology was. In Sam Raimi’s 1981 low-budget classic, “The Evil Dead,” a group of college kids, including the acerbic Ash (Bruce Campbell) hole up in a remote forest cabin for the usual reasons, when they find an evil-looking book…
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New ‘Alien’ Film From Director Fede Álvarez Adds More Names To Young Cast Playing Off-World Colonists
Yesterday, it was announced that actress Isabela Mercer (“Rosaline”) would be joining fellow rising star Cailee Spaeny (“Mare of Easttown”) in the next big “Alien” feature film that is being spearheaded by filmmaker Fede Álvarez (“The Evil Dead”) and frequent writing partner Rodo Sayagues with Ridley Scott producing via his production company Scott Free.Continue reading…