Summary: The Sam Raimi director spotlight gets going in full swing as we take a look back at his 1978 - 1993 works. As many know, the inspiration for The Evil Dead was born from a 1978 short film titled Within The Woods and it's interesting to find that many distinct Raimi trademarks are present from the very beginning. Between the Evil Dead trilogy chapters there were a couple films that may be classified as 'forgotten' and 'underappreciated' respectively, Crimewave (1985) and Darkman (1990). We should give out a warning ahead of time - when attempting to discuss the Evil Dead films we failed utterly at covering the plotlines, story structure, key scenes, etc. Instead, we fell into fanboy gushing at just how well these films work for us and why we all have a responsibility to initiate those who have not yet shared the experience. It's difficult to imagine a fan of horror films who would have no appreciation for The Evil Dead. That said, the gushing comes to an abrupt end when the topic of Legion (2010) is raised. We put out the call again for Book Club submissions and we hope to hear from many members of the community in our forthcoming episode. Finally, we hear from listener misterD who calls in to add to the Tarantino discussion. Thank you to Rhys, Robb and Laura for their generous contributions to the show. We always welcome your comments: horroretc@gmail.com WWW.HORRORETC.COM
