In 1979, a group of college students find a Sumerian Book of the Dead in an old wilderness cabin they've rented for a weekend getaway.
Direction
Raimi's 'shaky cam' running through woods invented a horror staple.
Practical Effects
Gallons of fake blood made from creamed corn and food dye.
Acting
Campbell's physical performance sells every impossible body horror moment.
Director
Sam Raimi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'blood' ruined so much equipment that crew members wore garbage bags. Raimi called it 'the bloodiest movie ever made' per dollar spent.
Stephen King saw a rough cut and championed it to distributors, single-handedly saving the film from obscurity.
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