Hit the spot which other horrors never seem to.

Rating: Null/10 (23 December 2002)

Ever wondered, as a child, what made you afraid of the dark? Ever wondered why you feel uneasy, in a dark wood,when walking your dog? Why is it that some shadows seem to come "alive"? Sam Raimi's work gives you the answer in no uncertain terms. This in my mind is a masterpiece of the genre. The movement of the camera through the forest is enough to grip you and ready you for the inevitable carnage to begin. Although you know that this is a movie and "it's only a sound stage and actors" you seem to forget this very quickly. Although the follow up films, The Evil Dead 2 and The army of Darkness, had much bigger budgets, they seem to lose something the original had. Even if you dislike horrors or find most of them "samey" as I do, this is a must see.