31 NIGHTS OF HALLOWEEN : NIGHT 11 : EVIL DEAD

There seems to be a lot of independent films on the list this year, but then I tend to feel the plight of the indie more than most and true independence doesn't come much... Er... truer than Sam Raimi's Evil Dead. Made by Raimi and his high school friends with money raised in their home town, mostly from dentists, by screening thier super 8 version of the film Within The Woods. The film was made on a whopping 90,000 dollars. Which in the age of film was not a lot.

The film sees a group of teens heading up to a 'Cabin In The Woods' and well... We all know the drill. Basement, book, evil unleashed everyone dies except for our hero Ashley Williams, whose fate is left unrevealed.

It's insane from beginning to end and even to this day there is nothing quite like it. Not even the over the top sequel or it's medievil cousin Army Of Darkness come close to the true dark insanity of the original. The second one is played for laughs and the 3rd for action, but most people forget that Evil Dead was played straight and that's what makes it my favourite of the bunch, it's truly is like stepping into absolute madness.

Oh yeah the remakes pretty good too.

See You tomorrow

MJ