Evil Dead 2 (1987)
Country: US
Year: 1987
Director: Sam Raimi
Stars: Bruce Campbell ('Ash' J. Williams), Sarah Berry (Annie Knowby), Hicks (Jake), Kassie Wesley DePaiva (Bobby Joe), Raimi (Possessed Henrietta), Denise Bixler (Linda), Richard Domeier (Ed Getley)
Evil Dead 2 (1987)
Classic sequel time here. Ash takes his girlfriend to a cabin in the woods, accidentally plays a tape which reads passages from the Necromonicon (the Book of the Dead – and it’s an ugly book!), and summons the undead who proceed to try to kill him and the small group of zombie-fodder people he amasses. It’s classic!
When the blu-ray preview copy of this landed on my doormat, I think it was my second proudest moment since starting this site (first being when I got my first pay-cheque from the site and immediately booked a tattoo of my logo – an Evil Dead 2 tattoo will be organized soon btw!). I love this movie, it’s funny, creepy, weird, gross, and generally brilliant! Bruce Campbell provides a genius one man show for a great part of it and it only highlights the man’s comedy skills. The new blu-ray transfer is also pretty good for the most part except in one or two places where I guess the original print must be lacking. Either way, it’s a cracking transfer, much better than my old DVD or overused VHS version. A film no horror enthusiast should be without in their collection (admittedly mines is pretty big!) and with the re-release there’s no better time to own it!
Reviewer - @helen_of_horror
