The 13th Day of Halloween
The Evil Dead (1981)
If there has ever been a perfect cult horror film, then this is it. This film is amazing. Sam Raimi shows his genius here because if you can make a shoestring budget horror film truly terrifying, then you have got talent. Bruce Campbell in his breakout role of Ash is brilliant. One of the creepiest scenes is when the porch swing just stops hitting the cabin. I don't mean it peters out and is really scary when that happens. No, I mean it just stops. No warning and no reason. Raimi is a genius here because he had no money for FX and decided to go for atmosphere. There are a lot of POV shots to represent the evil spirits. Truly an amazing film.
For those who are wondering why I didn't review the recent remake, it sucks. There's a plot hole so big you can fly the Death Star through it.
For those who are wondering why I didn't review the recent remake, it sucks. There's a plot hole so big you can fly the Death Star through it.
Evil Dead II (1987)
This is where Sam Raimi ups the ante. While more tongue in cheek than the first one, it ramps up the creeps and is much more disturbing. As in, I forgot how fraking scary these two films are and am ending my reviews here because I am a huge scaredy cat.
Overall Rating: 6/5
I love these films. All three of them. No money, no CGI and no gore. Just creepy stuff. They prove that a good story is more important than a big budget. Too bad Raimi got away from this kind of stuff.
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