45 Years of THE EVIL DEAD: How Sam Raimi Redefined Independent Horror

THE EVIL DEAD (1981) d. Sam Raimi (USA)
EVIL DEAD II (1987) d. Sam Raimi (USA)
ARMY OF DARKNESS (1992) d. Sam Raimi (USA)
EVIL DEAD (2013) d. Fede Alvarez (USA)
EVIL DEAD RISE (2023) d. Lee Cronin (USA)

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Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead franchise is a cornerstone of independent horror cinema, redefining what low-budget filmmaking could achieve. Beginning with The Evil Dead (1981), Raimi combined raw ingenuity, kinetic camerawork, and extreme gore to create a relentlessly inventive horror film that left a lasting impact on the genre. Shot on a shoestring budget with collaborators including star Bruce Campbell, the film’s manic energy and iconic “unseen force” camera movements distinguished it from the slower horror of the late 1970s.

MANIAC COP 2 (1990) movie review

Maniac Cop 2 (1990) d. Lustig, William (USA)

The misadventures of wrongfully framed, murdered and supernaturally resurrected cop Matt Cordell (Robert Z’Dar) continue, taking out every NYPD boy in blue in his path as he seeks to bring those responsible to justice. From the first installment, Tom Atkins is completely absent and leads Bruce Campbell and Laurene Landon only appear for a limited time, leaving the lion’s workshare to Robert Davi’s grizzled emotionally distant detective and Claudia Christian’s police mental health counselor.

EVIL DEAD (2013) movie review

Evil Dead (2013) (1st viewing) d. Alvarez, Fede (USA)

I have seen the new EVIL DEAD...and it is good.