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Within the Woods is an 1978 horror short film written, directed and produced by Sam Raimi. Raimi drew inspiration from his earlier short film Clockwork, deciding to produce a proof of concept horror film to help build the interest of potential investors. Raimi cast his friends Bruce Campbell and Ellen Sandweiss as the two protagonists and ...
Oct 30, 1978 · A short film by Sam Raimi that became the basis for his feature The Evil Dead. A group of friends are killed by a zombie after desecrating an Indian burial ground at a remote cabin.
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Aug 12, 2023 · Watch the 29-minute short film that inspired the Evil Dead franchise, directed by Sam Raimi and starring Bruce Campbell. Within The Woods is a horror comedy about a group of friends who encounter a demon in the woods.
Within the Woods (1978) is a short film written and directed by Sam Raimi. Raimi, longtime friend Bruce Campbell, and other associates shot this movie on Super 8 film in an effort to raise money to produce a feature-length version of it. The full length version was titled The Evil Dead and...
A group of friends takes a trip to a house in the woods. When one of them disturbs an Indian burial ground it unleashes an evil that threatens to kill them all. Within the Woods is a half hour long short film directed by Sam Raimi that serves as the early concept for the first Evil Dead film.
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A group of friends camping in a remote cabin accidentally awakens a demonic force that kills them one by one. The film follows the last survivor, Ellen, as she tries to escape the possessed Bruce, who mutilates himself and others with a dagger.
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Learn about the short film that launched the Evil Dead franchise, inspired by a literature assignment and shot on a budget of $1,600. See the plot, cast, production, and connections to the first and second Evil Dead movies.
