The Evil Dead

The Evil Dead (other names: "The Book Of The Dead", "Sam Raimi's The Evil Dead", or "The Evil Dead, the Ultimate Experience in Grueling Terror") is a 1981 horror film directed and written by Sam Raimi, starring Bruce Campbell. It is considered a classic of the genre.

Sequels

Two sequels were made, Evil Dead II (1987) and Army of Darkness (1993). Each succeeding film has featured more humor than the preceding one, so much so that many do not consider Army of Darkness a true horror film. The films' mix of humor and gore has been called "splatstick," a portmanteau of "splatter film" and "slapstick."

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Evil Dead II - 1987 - Army of Darkness - 1993 - Portmanteau - Splatter film - Slapstick

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At the beginning of each sequel, the preceding story is summarized, though with some small changes. These changes, along with the similarity in plot to the original film, lead some fans to consider Evil Dead II a remake rather than a sequel.

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The series is regarded as a cult classic, and a book, The Evil Dead Companion (Bill Warren, ISBN 0312275013), has been written about it.

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In an interview in 2005 http://www.comingsoon.net/news/topnews.php?id=8225, Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert talked about plans to make another sequel called Evil Dead IV or Army of Darkness II, again starring Campbell. There are also plans for a remake of the original Evil Dead, with a different director and different actors.

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Sam Raimi's 1978 30-minute movie Within the Woods, also starring Bruce Campbell, has sometimes been called a prequel of the Evil Dead series.

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