S2 E14 - THE EVIL DEAD (1981)
From The Scared Shitless Podcast® by S. Michael Simms
March 15, 2026 · 56 min · Season 2 · Episode 14
About this episode
The episode discusses the original Evil Dead film from 1981 and its impact on the horror genre and franchise.
Join the lovely Erin Dawn, Slinky Giallo, and S. Michael as they go back to the one that started it all: The original Evil Dead from 1981 starring Bruce Campbell and directed by the enigmatic Sam Raimi. This movie launched a hugely successful franchise chock full of sequels, soft reboots, hard reboots, requels, a TV series, board games, tons of comics and other merch and several video games. JOIN US!!!
People in this episode
Host: S. Michael
Guests: Erin Dawn, Slinky Giallo
Topics covered
- horror films
- film reviews
- franchise analysis
- 1980s cinema
- cult classics
Keywords
- Evil Dead
- Bruce Campbell
- Sam Raimi
- horror
- franchise
- 1981 film
- cult classic
- film review
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: THE EVIL DEAD
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