The Evil Dead (1981)

09/10/1981 (US) • 1h 25m

Horror

The ultimate experience in gruelling terror.

Overview

In 1979, a group of college students find a Sumerian Book of the Dead in an old wilderness cabin they've rented for a weekend getaway.


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Part of the Evil Dead Collection

Includes The Evil Dead, Evil Dead II, Army of Darkness

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$350,000.00

Revenue

$29,612,367.00

Keywords

falsely accused

audio tape

aggression

log cabin

friends

zombie

occult

book of the dead

necronomicon

demonic possession

macabre

aggressive

zealous

disgusted

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