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The Many Lives of The Evil Dead : Essays on the Cult Film Franchise

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The Many Lives of The Evil Dead : Essays on the Cult Film Franchise

English | 2019 | ISBN: 147666871X | 220 Pages | PDF | 1.95 MB

One of the top-grossing independent films of all time, The Evil Dead (1981) sparked a worldwide cult following, resulting in sequels, remakes, musicals, comic books, conventions, video games and a television series.

Examining the legacy of one of the all-time great horror films, this collection of new essays covers the franchise from a range of perspectives. Topics include The Evil Dead as punk rock cinema, the Deadites (demon-possessed undead) place in the American zombie tradition, the powers and limitations of Deadites, evil as affect, and the films satire of neoliberal individualism.