Director(s): Sam Raimi

Writer(s): Sam Raimi, Scott Spiegel

Cast: Bruce Campbell

Synopsis & Review: A chainsaw, a shotgun, and string of cheesy one-liners, Evil Dead 2 has it all (Even a kitchen sink)!!! This is one of my all time favorite movies. I like the whole series, but this movie is entirely cheesy and entertaining, not really scary. Sam Raimi and Scott Spiegel change the story of the Evil Dead, in Evil Dead 2: Dead By Dawn. The fist Evil Dead, was about a group of teens who go to a cabin in the woods and have a run in with demons. Well other than a continuation, the first part of Evil Dead 2 is a remaking of the first movie. The movie still stars Ash (Bruce Campbell), the nice guy who works down at the S-mart.

The movie starts off with Ash and his girlfriend going to a cabin in the woods. All is well till Ash stumbles across Professor Knoby's tape recorder and an ancient book. Deciding to listen to the tape, Ash listens to Knoby reading passages from the Necromomecon and accidentally awakens demons in the woods.

The demons possess Ash's girlfriend and begin to drive Ash mad. Unable to escape the woods, it is now up to Ash to battle the Evil Spirits.

But all is not lost, for Professor Knoby's daughter and her boyfriend are on there way to the cabin. Upon reaching the bridge that leads into the woods, the Professors daughter finds the bridge destroyed. Convincing two locals to show them a walking path into the woods, the group of four head to the cabin.

Who should await them when they arrive but good ol' Ash, and a forest full of demons.

Can the group of five survive the night, yet alone themselves? Or will the wicked forest have its way with them?

The first movie was frightening and much more serious than the second. The second installment is a combination of horror and comedy, which really works well in this story. If you liked this movie, be sure to check out part three of the series titled Army of Darkness. Its a continuation of Ash and his battles with the Evil Dead.