It has a gruesome sense of style.

Rating: 3/10 (10 September 2017)

The zombie horror film owes a considerable debt to the masterpiece, "Night of the Living Dead" from George A. Romero. That was the movie that instigated a brand new kind of horror in cinema. "The Evil Dead" took the subgenre to a whole new level. The success to down to Sam Rami and Bruce Campbell. It takes a short time for the film to really warm up but once it has, there is no let up for the viewer. The bloody and gruesome set pieces are fast and furious. A group of friends are holidaying in a cabin, amidst the American countryside. An ancient evil is unleashed upon the holidaymakers as hordes of the undead besiege the cabin and the characters attempt to protect themselves. In spite of the excessive bloodletting, I wouldn't describe this horror film as being particularly frightening. It is still very watchable all the same. The direction is good on the whole. Naturally, the budget was low but it is almost non-existent here. Bruce Campbell is the only person who went on to have any kind of career as an actor. A number of scenes were either trimmed or removed completely before the American Film Censors would allow "The Evil Dead" to be released. A influential film.