"You shouldn't have touched anything from that basement. "
- Mia, Evil Dead (2013)
Dir. Fede Alvarez; Horror, 91 Min
Our second-to-last film of the semester is the remake of 1981's cult classic, Evil Dead. With it, we'll look at the process of renewing past films, as well as revisiting our previous discussions on Horror.
Click the link below to take the general information quiz on Evil Dead.
What does it take to reboot a franchise? Click the link below to compare the original Evil Dead with its remake, and discuss how stories can be refreshed for a new generation of viewers.
Click the link below to take part in the discussion on Evil Dead and talk a little about sequels and remakes.
Summary
Mia (Jane Levy), a drug addict, is determined to kick the habit. To that end, she asks her brother, David (Shiloh Fernandez), his girlfriend, Natalie (Elizabeth Blackmore) and their friends Olivia (Jessica Lucas) and Eric (Lou Taylor Pucci) to accompany her to their family's remote forest cabin to help her through withdrawal. Eric finds a mysterious Book of the Dead at the cabin and reads aloud from it, awakening an ancient demon. All hell breaks loose when the malevolent entity possesses Mia.