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The Evil Dead
| Rating: | R (for substantial graphic horror violence and gore) |
| Genre: | Horror, SciFi/Fantasy |
| Release Date: | October 15, 1981 |
| Running time: | 85 minutes |
| Cast: | Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Hal Delrich, Betsy Baker, Theresa Tilly |
| Director: | Sam Raimi |
| Producer: | Robert Tapert |
| Writer: | Sam Raimi |
| Distributor: | New Line Cinema |
Description: Five 20-something friends are holed up in a remote cabin where they discover a Book Of The Dead. An archaeologist's tape recording reveals that the ancient text was discovered among the Khandarian ruins of a Sumerian civilization. Playing the taped incantations, the youths unwittingly summon up dormant demons living in the nearby woods, which possess the youngsters in succession until only one is left intact to fight for survival.
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