The Evil Dead (1981)

Wikipedia:

The Evil Dead is a 1981 American supernatural horror film written and directed by Sam Raimi and executive produced by Raimi and Bruce Campbell, who also starred alongside Ellen Sandweiss and Betsy Baker. The film focuses on five college students vacationing in an isolated cabin in a remote wooded area. After they find an audio tape that, when played, releases a legion of demons and spirits, members of the group suffer from demonic possession, leading to increasingly gory mayhem. Raimi and the cast produced the short film Within the Woods as a “prototype” to build the interest of potential investors, which secured US$90,000 to produce The Evil Dead. The film was shot on location in a remote cabin located in Morristown, Tennessee, in a difficult filming process that proved extremely uncomfortable for the cast and crew.

If I had to choose, I would say that horror is one of my favorite movie genres to watch, it’s right up with Fantasy/Sci-Fi and Adventure. I consider myself, maybe not an expert, but I know what I like in horror films.

While this one did not have much of a budget (it does show), they used it wisely, giving the possessed victims a rather outlandish and grotesque look that works. It is a bit of a slasher film, there is a lot of blood and gore with this one (blood and gore does not a horror film make), as the only way to kill these demons is dismemberment.

I still don’t know how Ash was the only one not affected by what was going on, and he wasn’t even the bravest one of the group. I wouldn’t even say the group had a “hero” type which was unusual. But hey, there’s a sequel.

My Rating: ★ ★★