Evil dead is a 20 american supernatural horror film directed by fede alvarez, in his feature directorial debut, written by rodo sayagues and alvarez and produced by robert tapert, sam raimi, and bruce campbell. The evil dead emerges as the ne plus ultra of lowbudget gore and shock effects story premise has five youngsters in their 20s holed up in a remote cabin where they discover a book of the dead. The main character goes to this creepy cabin in the woods where he finds a book of ancient evil called the necronomicon. Mar 23, 2017 during their stay, the group discovers a hidden basement full of animal corpses, and a mysterious boundup book, called the book of the dead. He foolishly causes a passage from the book to be read which brings back evil spirits. When i travelled to the location in march of 2003, the area was still mostly farmland, though it had become semirural in the twentyodd years since sam raimi and friends filmed their. Thats before they banned all movies like this in the mid 80s. Evil dead is one of the most classic horror films ever. Kaufen sie the evil dead book of the dead by bruce campbell.
Joseph loduca evil dead original motion picture soundtrack. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Sam raimis the evil dead remains a masterpiece in crudity. At this time, i have no plans to write about the third film of the series army of darkness, or the 20 remake or the series ash vs, the evil dead. After recovering the troublesome book of the dead from an autopsied cadaver, the. The evil dead series the complete guide this is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as a printed book. It was put together by director sam rami and actor bruce campbell who had to scrape the money together. Written by raimi and scott spiegel, evil dead ii was produced by robert tapert and stars bruce campbell as ash williams, who vacations with his girlfriend to a remote cabin in the woods. The best way, really, to describe the evil dead and the entire series which followed the evil dead ii, army of darkness is as a hysterical and ferocious funhouse of the macabre and the gorily grotesque. Its a good examining into the evil dead mythos and gives us an insight into the people on and off. Evil dead 2 book of the dead, is in great condition. This is the evil dead mythos through the torture porn imagery made popular by saw. Among other objects are a book, tape recorder, shotgun, and shells and they take some of the items upstairs.
Im a sucker i know, but this is the last the evil dead dvd im going to buy. With only one remaining, it is up to him to survive the night and battle the evil dead. When i travelled to the location in march of 2003, the area was still mostly farmland, though it had become semirural in the twentyodd. Originally released in 1982, the evil dead tells the tale of a group of friends who go to a cabin in the woods, where they find an unspeakable evil lurking in the forest. They published a comic adaptation of army of darkness. In the evil dead 2, there is a scene involving a woman and an animated tree, but the scene is less graphic and licentious. Equal parts slapstick comedy with genuinely scary moments, sam raimis directorial debut is a testimony to what can be accomplished. The story of five collegeage friends who travel to a cabin in rural tennessee where the stumble upon the book of the dead, an. Before getting to work on the evil dead, good friends robert tapert, sam raimi, and bruce campbell created the 30minute super 8. Dead by dawn in evil dead ii, the book is officially called necronomicon exmortis what book of the dead is translated from.
During their stay, the group discovers a hidden basement full of animal corpses, and a mysterious boundup book, called the book of the dead. Their riveting accounts brings comfort even in the darkest hours that life. Much of the films energy is supplied by the raimicam, a gliding, swooping. Book of the dead evil dead 2 bei gunstiger preis kostenloser versand. Oct 29, 2015 sam raimis the evil dead remains a masterpiece in crudity. From an evil book said to have the power to raise the dead to a cursed book so dangerous its locked in the vaticans secret archives, we look at evil books that are too cursed to read. Features the latest news, information, and media for sam raimis evil dead films and ash vs evil dead tv series.
With the book is a tape recording of the professor who was researching the book and translating its various incantations. The fourth installment in the evil dead franchise, it serves as a soft reboot and continuation of the original 1981 film. The evil dead 1982 was filmed in the late 70searly 80s, mostly on the outskirts of the small rural town of morristown, tennessee. In the original version, the evil dead, bruce campbells ash and his crew of michigan state university students head to cabin in the tennessee woods for a little fun, a little lovin, and a whole lotta death and demonic possession. After all, this is evil dead and we all know how its going to go. Settling into the cabin, linda denise bixler suggests that ash bruce campbell turn on a tape recorder hes found, which proves to be a mistake, in evil dead 2, 1987 view. The real book of the dead allows you to be with the dead as they relive their final moments of life through murder, suicide, drug overdoses, auto accidents and more. It deals with demons and demon resurrection and those forces which roam the forest and dark bowers of mans domain. Evil dead deutsch boser toter, bose tote oder boses totes ist ein us amerikanischer. This evil dead takes itself very seriously, and in doing so kills the kind of fun i associate with these movies. Initially a disaster of an experimental horror film, the evil dead went on to become an acclaimed and influential movie that launched careers and.
Five friends spend the weekend at a remote cabin up in the tenneesee woods, where they are systematically possessed by evil demons lurking outside in the darkness. When they discover a book of the dead, they unwittingly summon up dormant demons living in the nearby woods, which possess the youngsters in succession until only one is left intact to fight for survival. Necronomicon exmortis also known as the book of the dead and. Special dvd edition of sam raimis classic low budget gorefest, the evil dead, comes in a 16 page book of the dead packaging with illustrations by tom sullivan. The series revolves around the necronomicon exmortis, an ancient sumerian text which wreaks havoc upon a group of cabin inhabitants in a wooded area in tennessee the protagonist, ashley joanna ash williams bruce campbell is the only character to. The most common the evil dead book material is metal. Over the years there have been many evil dead comics based on the army of darkness license since it was the easiest license to acquire. Find out where the evil dead is streaming, if the evil dead is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. A man drank 1 can of energy drink per hour, heres what happened 7 hours later duration. Find books like the evil dead companion from the worlds largest community of readers.
Erasing my awful book from the history of the internet. A group of american teenage yuppies are on holiday in a remote cabin in the tennessee mountains. They find a tome called the naturan demanto, book of the dead, and the taped translation of the text. Aug 18, 2017 in the meantime, fans can get stories about the making of ash vs. Dead by dawn is a 1987 american comedy horror film directed by sam raimi, and a parody sequel to the 1981 horror film the evil dead. The story of five collegeage friends who travel to a cabin in rural tennessee where the stumble upon the book of the dead, an ancient tome bound in human flesh and inked.
This book of the dead edition the original title for evil dead was book of the dead makes the third the evil dead some kind of special edition or other dvd ive purchased. The series revolves around the necronomicon exmortis, an ancient sumerian text which wreaks havoc upon a group of cabin inhabitants in a wooded area in tennessee. The film focuses on five college students vacationing in an isolated cabin in a remote wooded area. This book tells all about the making of the three evil dead movies with the spotlight on how the filmmakers had gone head over heels to make the first one. Evil dead original motion picture soundtrack discogs. The original egyptian name for the text, transliterated rw nw prt m hrw, is translated as book of coming forth by day or book of emerging forth into the light. At this time, i have no plans to write about the third film of the series army of darkness, or the 20 remake or. The book of the dead is an ancient egyptian funerary text generally written on papyrus and used from the beginning of the new kingdom around 1550 bce to around 50 bce. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options.
How to read evil dead and why the evil dead starts as a typical cabin in the woods bhorror movie. Goodreads members who liked the evil dead companion also liked. This anchor bay deluxe presentation has established a new. A real gore fest and its not for the feint hearted, there is dismemberment aplenty in this film and im looking forward to the remake that is due out sometime next month. Books similar to the evil dead companion goodreads. They find the sumerian version of the egyptian book of the dead a real thing, but this book of spells was. Five college students go off on a trip to a rundown, isolated cabin how did you get it so cheap, anyway. Ash vs evil dead season 3 will explain why ash is the chosen one. The others go off to the used book store or something. Finally, all twentyfive copies of the book of the dead 24 years of evil dead projects, a photobook on the online store page have now sold out. This anchor bay deluxe presentation has established a new precedent in the world of collectible dvds. The book pretty much retains all of its original features from the first film, but with a much darker color of brown and many of its pages are missing.
In the original 1981 film, ash almost served as the male equivalent to the slasher genres final girl character type, showing little aptitude for heroism at first and. Its an answer a long time coming too, as ash bruce campbell has experienced quite the character evolution over the course of sam raimis evil dead franchise. Apr 25, 20 initially a disaster of an experimental horror film, the evil dead went on to become an acclaimed and influential movie that launched careers and spawned sequels and copycats, not to mention a. In this remake of the 1981 culthit horror film, mia, a young woman struggling with sobriety, heads to a remote cabin with her brother and a group of friends, where the discovery of a book of the dead leads to the summoning of dormant demons living in the nearby woods, which possess the youngsters in succession until only one is left intact to fight for survival. While exploring the basement of the cabin, they discover the book of the dead. In evil dead ii, the book is officially called necronomicon exmortis. I am just saying, maybe a little suspense would have been nice, a little metaphor use to jazz things up. Apparently this book can bring about a powerful evil force which is able to possess people and turn them into walking corpses. Carry the book of the dead from sam raimis evil dead 2 with this prop accessory. Equal parts slapstick comedy with genuinely scary moments, sam raimis directorial debut is a testimony to what can be accomplished with a limited budget, a great deal of imagination. Sam raimi and bruce campbell tell cnbc they preserved their lowbudget evil dead trilogys look and humor as they bring the franchise to starz. The adventures of ash recapped, from the original evil dead to army of darkness. The evil dead originally released as book of the 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.
One of the topgrossing independent films of all time, the evil dead 1981 sparked a worldwide cult following, resulting in sequels, remakes, musicals, comic books, conventions, video games, and a television series. The players had never experienced a real time event that actually ended up changing the world before. The evil dead originally released as book of the dead is a 1981 american supernatural horror film written and directed by sam raimi and executive produced. The evil dead book of the dead dvd by bruce campbell amazon. Evil dead and other slices of the actors life in the past 15 years in his new book, hail to the chin. One of the group members decides to take a peek into the book, is greeted by gory and disturbing images and unreadable text, and despite multiple warnings not to explore any further, starts reading aloud. Everything that you will see is real, which was really demanding. Settling into the cabin, linda denise bixler suggests that ash bruce campbell turn on a tape recorder hes found, which proves to be a mistake, in evil dead 2, 1987. The evil dead limited edition the book of the dead 1982 director. Further confessions of a bmovie actor, which was released this week. Evil dead series aims to preserve lowbudget roots cnbc.
Evil dead ii also known in publicity materials as evil dead 2. The first comic book publisher to utilize the army of darkness license was dark horse comics. Cult horror flick which was prosecuted by the uk government and was one of the first movies to be placed on the video nasties act. Quint visits the set of evil dead and holds the book of the dead.