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The Evil Dead

1981 · 85 min

A relentless, low-budget nightmare that hurls you into a cabin of screaming, gory chaos and never lets up.

Tagline: The ultimate experience in gruelling terror.
Overview: 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.
How it feels: Dark, eerie, campy and tense. Relentless and needs your attention.
About: Survival, isolation, violence, madness
Content: Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 3 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
isolation
violence
madness
death
Places: single country house
wilderness
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild