Hail to the Deadites
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Dan Lybarger
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Bruce Campbell, who stars as Ash Williams in Sam Raimi’s “Evil Dead” and its sequels, inspects the costume of a cosplayer in a scene from the documentary “Hail to the Deadites.”
About a decade ago, my then-girlfriend thought I was crazy to give my friends Kevin and Anita a deluxe, book-bound edition of Sam Raimi s Evil Dead II: Dead by Dawn as a wedding present.
To her the decision seemed as ill-advised as many of the things Ash Williams (Bruce Campbell) does in Raimi s trilogy.
I m happy to report that the two are still an item and still love the movies, although I d be arrogant if I thought the replica of the Necronomicon I gave them is what has kept them together.
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Evil Dead Documentary Hail to the Deadites Coming to On Demand This Summer
While it might not have the most entries for a horror franchise, the
Evil Dead series refuses to die, with an all-new installment set to head into production later this year, thanks to fans keeping the spirit of the Sam Raimi-created series alive for nearly four decades. In honor of that passionate following, the documentary
Hail to the Deadites dives deep into the series fandom, exploring what makes the franchise so different from the other horror franchises and the ways in which its horrors have inspired audiences. Having previously played the festival circuit,