Crimewave is a 1986 American comedy film directed by Sam Raimi, written by him and the Coen brothers, and starring Louise Lasser, Paul L. Smith, Brion James, Sheree J. Wilson, Edward R. Pressman, Bruce Campbell, and Reed Birney, with Campbell also serving as a producer.
 Following the commercial success of "The Evil Dead" (1981), Raimi and Campbell decided to collaborate on another project.
 Joel Coen of the Coen brothers served as one of the editors on "The Evil Dead", and worked with Raimi on the screenplay.
 Production was difficult for several members of the crew, and the production studio, Embassy Pictures, refused to allow Raimi to edit the film.
 Several arguments broke out during the shoot for the film, because of continued interference by the studio.
Evil Dead is an American horror film franchise created by Sam Raimi consisting of four feature films and a television series.
 The series revolves around the "Necronomicon Ex-Mortis", an ancient Sumerian text which wreaks havoc upon a group of cabin inhabitants in a wooded area in Tennessee.
There are many characters in "Evil Dead", a horror franchise created by director Sam Raimi.
Army of Darkness (also known as Bruce Campbell vs. Army of Darkness and Army of Darkness: The Medieval Dead on its UK theatrical release) is a 1992 American horror comedy film directed and co-written by Sam Raimi, co-produced by Robert Tapert and Bruce Campbell and co-written by Ivan Raimi.
 It stars Campbell and Embeth Davidtz.
 It is the third installment in the "Evil Dead" franchise, and continuing from "Evil Dead II," Ash Williams (Campbell) is trapped in the Middle Ages and battles the undead in his quest to return to the present.
Ash vs Evil Dead is an American horror comedy television series developed by Sam Raimi, Ivan Raimi, and Tom Spezialy for the Starz network.
 It is set in Raimi's "Evil Dead" universe, with Bruce Campbell reprising his role as Ash Williams, and acts as a sequel to the original trilogy.
Evil Head is a 2012 American pornographic horror film written and directed by Doug Sakmann, and co-written by Joanna Angel.
 It is based on the 1981 horror film "The Evil Dead" by Sam Raimi.
The Evil Dead is a 1981 American supernatural horror film written and directed by Sam Raimi and executive produced by Raimi and Bruce Campbell, who also stars alongside Ellen Sandweiss and Betsy Baker.
 The film focuses on five college students vacationing in an isolated cabin in a remote wooded area.
 After they find an audiotape that releases a legion of demons and spirits, members of the group suffer from demonic possession, leading to increasingly gory mayhem.
 Raimi and the cast produced the short film "Within the Woods" as a "prototype" to build the interest of potential investors, which secured Raimi US$90,000 to produce "The Evil Dead".
 The film was shot on location in a remote cabin located in Morristown, Tennessee, in a difficult filming process that proved extremely uncomfortable for the majority of the cast and crew.
Grant Curtis is a film producer, who has worked with director Sam Raimi on "The Gift", "Drag Me To Hell", the "Spider-Man" films and "Oz the Great and Powerful".
 He grew up in the rural Missouri town of Warrensburg.
 Curtis received a master's degree in Mass Communication in 1997 from the University of Central Missouri (UCM), formerly CMSU (located in the town of Warrensburg).
 He wrote a thesis/screenplay entitled: "And God Stepped Aside".
 The screenplay examines the relationship between a young man who reluctantly fulfills the dying wishes of his estranged grandmother by taking her to Paris, France.
 The story was inspired by Curtis' own personal experiences with death within his family.
 Not long after he completed his thesis/screenplay while he lived in Los Angeles, CA., Curtis' neighbor informed him that director Sam Raimi was looking for an assistant.
 Curtis interviewed for the position, not entirely confident afterwards that his Missouri accent and demeanor, not to mention his limited practical experience, garnered Raimi's consideration.
 After waiting many months, Curtis discovered that he got the job, and his journey towards success began.
Evil Aliens is a British slapstick horror-comedy film directed by Jake West, in the tradition of films such as "Braindead", "House", and "Evil Dead".
Evil Dead II (also known in publicity materials as Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn) is a 1987 American horror comedy film directed by Sam Raimi and a parody sequel to the 1981 horror film "The Evil Dead".
 The film was written by Raimi and Scott Spiegel, produced by Robert Tapert, and stars Bruce Campbell as Ash Williams.

Question: Which American horror film franchise created by Sam Raimi, which inspired Evil Aliens, a British slapstick horror-comedy film?
Answer: Evil Dead