Horror and comedy often go hand-in-hand as both genres rely on visceral reactions from the audience, whether they be laughs or scares. And no movie or franchise understood this concept better than Evil Dead. Most horror comedies are really just horror movies with lots of jokes or comedy movies with a few scary elements. What set Evil Dead apart was the way in which its … Continue reading Ranking Every “Evil Dead” Movie
Long before Sam Raimi was directing web slingers and mad multiverses, he had made a name for himself in horror. His Evil Dead trilogy proved to be the perfect blend of scary and funny, as many of the laughs came from just how over the top the violence and gore was. It remains the quintessential “cabin in the woods” horror film. And as rumors speculated … Continue reading “Evil Dead 2013” 10 Years Later – How it Made the Franchise Scary Again
There are few horror franchises that masterfully blend gruesome horror with goofy comedy (without it being terrible) the way that Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead series does. It’s also one of the only horror franchises where the character that fans love and follow sequel after sequel is the hero rather than the villain. Spanning a film trilogy, a 2013 remake, a TV series sequel and another … Continue reading 30 Groovy Facts About “Army of Darkness”
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