The Evil Dead

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by Kate Egan

Type

Studies

Subject

One Film > The Evil Dead

Keywords

Sam Raimi, horror

Publishing date

2011

Publisher

Wallflower Press

Collection

Cultographies

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 128 pages
4 ½ x 7 inches (11.5 x 18 cm)

ISBN

978-1-906660-34-5

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Book Presentation:
Sam Raimi's The Evil Dead (1981) has been celebrated as a rollercoaster ride of terror and a classic horror hit, a defining example of the tongue-in-cheek, excessively gory horror films of the 1980s. It is also the film that introduced the now-iconic character of Ash (played by Bruce Campbell). This study considers the factors that have contributed to the film's evolving cult reputation. It recounts its grueling production, its journey from Cannes to video and DVD, its playful recasting of the genre, and its status, for fans and critics alike, as one of the grungiest, gutsiest, and most inventive horror films in movie history.

About the Author:
Kate Egan is lecturer in film studies at Aberystwyth University and author of Trash or Treasure? Censorship and the Changing Meanings of the Video Nasties.

Press Reviews:
Dead-set fun for drooling purists. Dave Bradley, Rip It Up Magazine

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