The Evil Dead

1981
US
1h 25min
18

Directed by: Sam Raimi
Written by: Sam Raimi
Cast: Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Richard DeManicor, Betsy Baker, Theresa Tilly
UK release: 9 December 1982

Five unsuspecting youngsters head off for a healthy weekend in a mountain cabin, only to fall foul of wicked demons whose purpose is wholesale slaughter. A classic.