Apocryphiliac
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Joined Apr 2022
“The sexy, surly Bobby Joe was inspired by Holly Hunter, who was a housemate of Sam Raimi's in the early 80s, along with Joel Coen and Frances McDormand. One particular incident inspired the character: Hunter was auditioning for a hooker part and was unusually made-up and wearing a sexy, short-skirted outfit. She became angry at Raimi when he somewhat leered at her.” - IMDB
Art by Anthony Petrie
“Sam Raimi credits Stephen King for making the sequel (as well as the popularity of the original) possible. Raimi couldn't acquire enough money to fund the film so Stephen King made a few calls (since he was a huge fan of the original) and convinced financiers to give Raimi the money he needed for the sequel.” - IMDB
“The sounds of the evil travelling through the forest were a combination of Sam Raimis voice and audio samples of Orson Welles, technically making this the last film he appeared in in any capacity.” - IMDB
Art by Dominick Woodcock
“The producers insisted upon using different colors of blood to avoid an X rating. This proved futile, as the MPAA gave the film an X anyway. The film was ultimately released unrated.” - IMDB
#Scarefest #CoSoHorror #WatchParty
Art by Flyland Designs
“ Bruce Campbell completely improvised the scene where he fights his possessed hand in the kitchen of the cabin. Sam Raimi praised his performance and used the first take for the film.” -IMDB
#Scarefest #CoSoHorror #WatchParty
Art by Christopher Ott
Bruce Campbell has said that EVIL DEAD II is his favorite of the trilogy (it’s mine, too 😉).
Art by Gary Pullin
EVIL DEAD II is, “often considered to be a remake of The Evil Dead (1981); however, this is not accurate. The rights to show scenes from the original could not be obtained to recap what happened, so the beginning was remade to explain how Ash got to the cabin, etc.” - IMDB
Art by Christopher Shy
Ok, one more on the OG EVIL DEAD:
“ The film was initially released in the United States by New Line Cinema with an X-rating, revised to NC-17 in 1994. Home video copies produced by Anchor Bay Entertainment are uncut and unrated because the licensing studio, Renaissance Pictures, was not contractually obligated to provide an MPAA rating.” - IMDB
“Most of the demon POVs that glide across the ground were shot by mounting the camera to a 2X4 while Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell ran along holding either side.” - IMDB
There is SO MUCH cool trivia related to the 1st Evil Dead. It just goes to show that the making of low budget pictures is often much more interesting than the pictures themselves. (Not in this case, perhaps, but still…) I have to move on to the other movies in the series or I simply won’t get to them.
“Bruce Campbell twisted his ankle on a root while running down a steep hill, and Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert decided to tease him by poking his injury with sticks, thus causing Campbell to have an obvious limp in some scenes.” - IMDB
“A cameraman slipped during filming, smashing his camera into Bruce Campbell's face and knocking out several of the actor's teeth.” -IMDB
Today is Saturday #Scarefest! Join us at Cinema dei Apocryphilia for the EVIL DEAD trilogy! ⛓️ 🪚
-6:00 PM US CST: THE EVIL DEAD (1981)
~7:30 PM US CST: EVIL DEAD II: DEAD BY DAWN (1987)
~9:00 PM CST: ARMY OF DARKNESS (1992)
Chat along on Discord with text or voice, (easy to enable/disable) or here by using the #Scarefest hashtag. 💀
Info: https://counter.social/@Apocryphiliac/108251969333793796
Server Invite: https://discord.gg/ZWBTHb6HXg
“Bruce Campbell put up his family's property in Northern Michigan as collateral so that Sam Raimi not only could finish the film, but also blow it up to 35 mm film which was required for theatrical release. Raimi was so grateful for his financial contribution, he credited him as co-producer.“ - via IMDB
“For The Evil Dead's premiere screening in Detroit, Raimi, a fan of these early-era gimmicks, particularly those done by horror director William Castle, hired ambulances to park outside the theater in order to let people know that, regardless of your age, this movie just might cause a medical emergency.“ - via IGN
Art by Maria Ku
Ash almost fought Freddy and Jason… “but due to creative differences between New Line Cinema and Bruce Campbell it never happened. The story did become a six-issue comic book series though, in 2007. In fact, Ash Williams has seen a lot of awesome action in the pages of comics, battling with the likes of Marvel Zombies and Dracula, meeting Danger Girl and Re-Animator, and cavorting with Sam Raimi-creations Darkman and Xena.“ - via IGN
Ash was originally meant to have died at the end of the first film of the series. Of course the character has instead held on for a run spanning nearly 40 years, including appearances in these films, as well as a television series, video games, comic books, and surely some other media I’m forgetting.
Art by Dom Bittner
I'm starting up NEAR DARK, (1987) an early film by Kathryn Bigelow, best known for such films as ZERO DARK THIRTY.
This is a good opportunity to check out the server ahead of Saturday #Scarefest as I'll be on hand to help with questions about a/v troubleshooting, etc. (I'm familiar with NEAR DARK and don't mind stepping away).
For info/details on how to watch along, see: https://counter.social/@Apocryphiliac/108251969333793796
Server invite link: https://discord.gg/ZWBTHb6HXg
In ~12 minutes, 10:30 PM US CST, come watch one of the great vampire films, NEAR DARK (1987), dir. Kathryn Bigelow (yes, that one) on Discord with us.
"A small-town farmer's son reluctantly joins a traveling group of vampires after he is bitten by a beautiful drifter."
Invite link: https://discord.gg/ZWBTHb6HXg
Trailer: https://youtu.be/7HL3JgadNlY
...and who knows... there may even be an encore...
HAIL TO THE KING, BABY!
Tomorrow we kick off the inaugural "Saturday Scarefest," at Cinema dei Apocryphilia!
Starting at 6:00 PM US CST, I'll be streaming Sam Raimi's EVIL DEAD TRILOGY, beginning with THE EVIL DEAD (1981), followed at ~7:30 PM US CST by EVIL DEAD II: DEAD BY DAWN (1987) and completing the cycle at ~ 9:00 PM CST with ARMY OF DARKNESS (1992).
For info/details on how to watch along, see: https://counter.social/@Apocryphiliac/108251969333793796
Apocryphiliac
I don’t have anything to sell.
I don’t know anything to tell.
Joined Apr 2022