24 years ago today, Evil Dead II Dead by Dawn the sequel to The Evil Dead was released in theaters in the US.
Eric Eisenberg over at Cinema Blend has an article about celebrating Ash Wednesday the Bruce Campbell Way. In honor of Ash Wednesday he watched the entire Evil Dead trilogy and picked out what he believes to be the 10 greatest and most memorable moments in the Evil Dead franchise. Good read
Slide to Play has a GDC hands-on preview and video for the upcoming Army of Darkness Defense game by Backflip Studios for the iPhone.
Army of Darkness, the game, is set during the scene from the movie when Ash and co. are defending the medieval castle against a huge number of undead baddies called Deadites. You’ll control Ash, who you can equip with several different weapons, including, of course, a chainsaw and a shotgun (aka boomstick). Every enemy you massacre drops coins that you can use to summon all kinds of characters from the movie, including knights, mini-Ashes, and the dumpy Oldsmobile.
As you battle through the 50 levels included in the game, you’ll hear Ash deliver a large number of quotes from the movie. (If you haven’t seen the movie, just know that it’s packed end-to-end with memorable one-liners.
Ladies of the Evil Dead have updated their site with new appearances dates for 2011. Check out their site for more info!
Tickets for Evil Dead: The Musical at the Powell Arena Theater in Houston Texas are now available! Get your tickets for Evil Dead: The Musical NOW! Call 281.476.1828 to purchase by credit card or pay cash or check at the door. Tickets are $13 if purchased 2 days in advance or $15 at the door the day of the show- General seating to don’t be late if you want to be in the SPLATTER section!
There will be midnight screenings of the Evil Dead this weekend at the Landmark Sunshine Cinema in NYC.
Tom Sullivan has his Winged Deadite stop motion armature from Evil Dead: Dead by Dawn up for auction! Don’t Miss This Rare Chance To Grab A Piece Of horror film History!
The ‘Classic’ Delta 88 section is officially up! The new section features information on Ash’s famous car and trademark of Sam Raimi along with screen shots from every film the car has made a cameo. We also have a special section by Blaster, one of our forum members documenting his Classic Delta 88 Replica Build project.
Rob Tapert, the man behind Ghost House Films, has revealed that the studio will begin reviewing a script for their upcoming planned remake of Evil Dead later this month.
Tapert runs Ghost House with director Sam Raimi, who got his start in Hollywood helming the original Evil Dead film in the 80′s, eventually turning that film into a trilogy starring the now legendary Bruce Campbell. Tapert addressed the idea of Evil Dead getting the reboot treatment saying the idea isn’t such a far stretch.
“It’s possible; we’re looking at a script this month. What’s interesting about Evil Dead is very few people saw it in the format we made it for, which is for the theater. I think Sam wants to embrace the ultimate experience in grueling terror and see it remade for a proper theatrical experience,” said Tapert.
No casting or decisions on a director have been made at this time.
Evil Dead the Musical is coming to the Powell Arena Theater in Houston Texas this February! Check out the flyer below for more info!
