Episode 302: THE EVIL DEAD (1981)

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Something’s waiting in the woods! THE EVIL DEAD is a masterwork of budget filmmaking, and it kick-started a genre all its own. In this discussion, we look back at the movie as the origin of comedy-horror cinema, as a rebuke of classic Hollywood horror style, and as a damn fun crowd-pleaser.

References:

• “Interview: A Grandmother on The Evil Dead” by Benjamin Jarman for Perisphere, the Trylon blog
• “Hey Bud, Let’s Make a Movie! — The Evil Dead as the Demonic Incarnation of the DIY Filmmaking Spirit” by Andrew Neill for Perisphere, the Trylon blog
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Timestamps

0:00 - Episode 302: THE EVIL DEAD (1981)

7:23 - The Patented Aaron Grossman Summary

9:17 - Our histories with THE EVIL DEAD and a short tour into isekai

20:01 - The platonic ideal of low-budget horror

32:49 - Bruce Campbell as Ash

44:37 - Baiting the audience with classic tropes before turning things up to a “soft 11”

55:06 - The moments of peak craft

1:04:17 - The Junk Drawer

1:12:34 - To All the Loves We’ve Tried Before: 1981

1:14:35 - Cody’s Noteys: Snare the Scare (horror movie taglines trivia)