Bruce Campbell Films

After making the short Horror film Within the Woods in 1978, college buddies Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell and Rob Tapert were able to raise enough money to finance a feature film they had scripted, called "The Book of the Dead". They began filming in the woods near Morristown, Tennessee in 1979. The initial shoot took over three arduous months, but the film wasn't finished for some considerable time after that. Released in 1982, under the the new title of The Evil Dead, it promised to be "The Ultimate Experience in Grueling Horror", and for the most part lived up to it's tagline!

Five college friends, Scotty (Delrich), his girlfriend Shelly (York), Ash (Campbell), his girlfriend Linda (Baker) and Ash's sister, Cheryl (Sandweiss), are going on a camping trip in the Tennessee woods. Scotty has lined up a cabin for them to use.

That night, in the basement of the cabin, Scotty and Ash discover a strange book and a tape recorder. The book is quite odd. It has what appears to be a face on the front cover, with strange markings and pictures on its pages.

They bring the items up with them and decide to play the tape recording. The voice on the tape is that of a Professor and is a record of the examination of the book. It informs the five friends that the book is the Necronomicon aka The Book of the Dead. Bound in skin and etched in human blood, the Necronomicon was used for ancient burial practices and demon resurrection rites. The tape then goes on with a recitation of sample passages.

Unwittingly, Scotty, Ash and the girls, have unleashed the "Evil Dead", who will not rest until they have feasted on their very souls!

The Evil Dead is one of my favourite Horror films of all time. Scary, gory, funny and an ultimately satisfying film, it is one of the iconic films of the modern Horror genre.

Sam Raimi's direction is nothing short of astounding. His use of the camera and his innovation of camera techniques, while not revolutionary, are part and parcel to the film's atmosphere and success.

Bruce Campbell hams it up big-time in this film, it's not a bad thing, it's the perfect tone for the film. Ash is a bit of a coward and Campbell really cranks up the "patheticness" of the character by general ineptness and blood-curdling screams of fear. Perfect!

And considering the meagre budget, the special effects are very well done. Often overshadowed by the slicker Evil Dead 2, the brilliance of this film cannot be denied. The pencil in the ankle still makes my eyes water!

The Evil Dead is pure brilliance. From Raimi's inventive camerawork to Campbell's classic performance and all the gore in-between, The Evil Dead is a true Horror Classic.

If you haven't seen The Evil Dead, then what are you doing sitting at the computer, when you should be watching "The Ultimate Experience in Grueling Horror"!

Bruce Campbell becomes a cult hero in this film. His performance is pure Gold. In a lot of ways, Evil Dead 2 is superior to The Evil Dead.

One of my favourite films. William Lustig was a friend of Bruce Campbell and the scenes shot with him were mostly instances of "guerrilla filmmaking", particularly the parade scene, because Lustig only had partial financing and permission to film. The scenes with Tom Atkins were shot after Lustig got full backing and the go-ahead to film.

A very cool film. I got my DVD of it autographed when I met William Lustig a couple of years ago.

Surprisingly good. Sam & Ted Raimi are bloody hilarious and there is a good amount of blood and gore. Some of the deaths are pretty inventive, too.

Surprisingly good, considering the low budget. I found it very entertaining.

I saw this film when I was a kid, before I had ever seen the first "Maniac Cop". I loved it (and still do).

Bruce Campbell moves aside and Robert Davi steps in. Davi owns this film. He is one of the coolest muthas alive.

Sam Raimi wanted to do a superhero movie, but couldn't aquire the rights to an established property, so he invented his own hero - Darkman.

There are definitely some shots that appear in Raimi's "Spider-Man" that are reminiscent of shots in this film.

Liam Neeson is very good as the emotionally, psychologically and physically tortured Dr. Peyton Westlake/Darkman.

This film isn't a cult classic for nothing. Campbell's hilarious performance steals the show again.

What would the world be like if John F. Kennedy and Robert Kennedy had been able to prevent their assassinations? This question is the basis for this a very clever and well made Sci-Fi/Drama.

Well, it made this Spidey fan happy. Raimi was the perfect choice as Director.

A future Cult Classic. This is Bruce Campbell's best performance EVER. "Don't f*** with the King!"

While certainly not as good as the masterpiece that is "Spider-Man 2", the 3rd installment is still one hell of a film, certainly on par with the 1st "Spider-Man".

Bruce Campbell's cameo is pure gold.