Tag: The Evil Dead
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‘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…
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Comedy Horror Movies Most People Could Actually Survive
The horror genre is vast and expansive, containing countless subgenres guaranteed to keep fans coming back for more. Horror comedies are arguably the most popular subgenre, marrying the laughs with the screams that make for an accessible experience for even the biggest scaredy-cats. Some of the best horror films of all time fall under the…
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Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness Is The Most Gruesome Marvel Movie Yet
Sam Raimi is a director who has been primarily known for two things throughout his illustrious career: horror and superhero movies. The man behind “The Evil Dead” and the original “Spider-Man” trilogy is a master of his craft and, even though he’s accomplished much outside of these genres (see “The Quick and the Dead“), these…
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Sam Raimi Wouldn’t Mind Making Another Low-Budget Horror Movie Or Thriller [Exclusive]
Though he’s become known in the 21st century for helming big-budget superhero films like Sony’s original “Spider-Man” trilogy, starring Tobey Maguire, as well as the upcoming “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” for Marvel Studios, Sam Raimi comes from much humbler directorial roots. As anyone worth their salt as a genre fan should know, Raimi got his…
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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Trailer: Guess Who’s Back, Back Again…
I hope you’ve been keeping up your cardio, because Leatherface is back and so is his chainsaw. Netflix has dropped the first teaser trailer for its upcoming “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” movie.Though any effort to revive a classic horror franchise is generally met with a measure of skepticism, there are a couple of reasons to give…
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Evil Dead Star Bruce Campbell Is Done Playing Ash: ‘I Physically Just Can’t Any More’
After 40 years of deadite killing, boomstick wielding, and one-liner delivering, the strongest chin in horror is putting his most iconic character out to pasture. In a recent interview with Collider, Bruce Campbell confirmed his retirement from playing Ashley J. Williams of “The Evil Dead” series. “Whatever the cliched phrase is, I left it all on…
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Black Friday Trailer: Bruce Campbell And Devon Sawa Battle Rabid Shoppers
We are, rather amazingly, nearing the holiday season already. Halloween is just around the corner and, before we know it, Thanksgiving is going to be here. And with Thanksgiving comes a uniquely American tradition known as Black Friday. Now, someone has finally decided to make a horror movie about it, appropriately titled “Black Friday” —…
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‘Evil Dead Rise’ Set at New Line, HBO Max
Forty years after filmmaker Sam Raimi unleashed The Evil Dead, New Line is unveiling Evil Dead Rise, a new installment in the cult horror franchise set to debut on HBO Max.Irish filmmaker Lee Cronin, known for his 2019 directorial debut The Hole in the Ground, is writing and directing. Robert Tapert, producer of the 1981…
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‘The Evil Dead’ Returns to Drive-In Theaters Across the Country Beginning This Weekend
Sam Raimi‘s 1981 independent horror classic The Evil Dead was billed as “the ultimate experience in grueling terror,” and now you can get scared all over again in the comfort of your own vehicle. The Evil Dead is returning to drive-in theaters across the United States, beginning this Saturday in Westbrook, Maine. Get the details…
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Sam Raimi to Produce Horror Movie ‘Shrine’ for Screen Gems
It has been five years since the great Sam Raimi directed a movie, and that movie was Oz the Great and Powerful, which I didn’t even bother to see, to be honest. To be even more honest, I didn’t much care for his two films before Oz — Drag Me to Hell and Spider-Man 3…