The read
Number 2 of 3 in its series by score. It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes85%
Metacritic71/100
4,703 audience votes
Key crew
- Sam RaimiWriter
- Sam RaimiDirector
- Joseph LoDucaOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Bruce CampbellAsh
- Ellen SandweissCheryl
- Richard DeManincorScott
- Betsy BakerLinda
- Theresa TillyShelly
- Philip A. GillisFake Shemp
- Dorothy TapertFake Shemp
- Cheryl KlamFake Shemp
- Barbara CareyFake Shemp
- David HortonFake Shemp
- Wendall ThomasFake Shemp
- Don LongFake Shemp
Stills
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Themes
audio tapeaggressionlog cabinfriendscabinzombieoccultbook of the deadevil deadnecronomicondemonic possessionmacabre
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