What would you class The Evil Dead as? Its not a straight horror film, sure there are scares but in between are nodding references to how silly horror films can be. So its probably best to say that it is a comedy horror, whichever it is closest to, comedy or horror, it does well on both counts. The Evil Dead has had a colourful past. Originally entitled ‘The Book of the Dead’ the distributors wanted something a bit more meaty and so Evil Dead was born. Written and directed by Sam Raimi his full-scale debut is considered by many to be his best piece of work. He made an early film ‘Within The Woods’ to help fund The Evil Dead. You ...  Read the complete review

The Evil Dead was Sam Raimi's first commercial movie, and was based on a Super-8 movie that he and college friend Bruce Campbell created named Within the Woods. The movie was hugely successful, despite being shot by virtual amateurs on a miniscule budget, and soon became highly regarded as one of the finest horror movies ever made. Steven King reportedly loved it to bits. In the UK, it became one of the very first 'video nasties' and was only ever released in a heavily censored form to rent or buy. The movie tells the story of 5 college kids who travel to stay in a deserted cabin in the woods somewhere in Michigan - Ash, his sister Cheryl, his ...  Read the complete review

Sam Raimi is a household name when it comes to directors these days. Back in the early 1980s, he relied on a bold move such as taking the style of Italian horror films and combining it with American cheese in order to pop his name in the history books. At the time of its release, The Evil Dead was incredibly scary, and it would be true to say that there's still quite a powerfully gruesome element to it and it's very shocking in parts. The plot itself couldn't be simpler, throwing all accusations of lack of believability to the wind by adding in a supernatural level and using what seems to be like a lot of plasticine. Five friends decide to stay out in the ...  Read the complete review

The Evil Dead is a cult film made by director Sam Raimi (known most recently for Drag Me to Hell) and starring Bruce Campbell who plays one of five college friends who head to a cottage in the woods for a weekend of fun and drinking, only to release an unspeakable horror while they're at it. I'm not really a fan of horror films (at least not the gory ones), but after watching Evil Dead 2: Dead By Dawn and the third film in the trilogy, Army of Darkness, I wanted to see this one out of sheer curiosity. It was available to watch free as part of my Lovefilm package, so I thought it was the perfect time to sample the film. The Evil Dead was made as a low budget ...  Read the complete review

Five friends, Ash, Cheryl, Scott, Linda and Shelly, go on a trip to a deserted cabin in the woods. Within hours of having arrived, Cheryl is visited by an evil spirit who takes control of her hands while she is drawing. Cheryl later decides that someone is watching them from the woods and goes outside to investigate - while there, she is attacked by tree roots and branches, but manages to get away, returning sobbing to the cabin. The others all think she is making things up, but eventually Ash agrees to drive her to the nearest town. Before long, however, it is clear that Cheryl is right and something is definitely after them - and at least one of those somethings is in .  Read the complete review