Sinister, frightening, gory, great!

Rating: 9/10 (1 April 2001)

The Evil Dead is one of the most frightening and horrifying low budget movies that I know of. The atmosphere of this movie is excellent, and it is no wonder that it inspired higher budget, but less effective remakes. The acting is a little bit under par, and at times it seemed that I was more frightened than the characters were. The backing sound effects are excellent. I rated it a 9, deducting only a single point for some less than convincing acting.