The Unenthusiastic Critic's 2018 Halloween Movie Marathon turns to Ash, as we sit down for Nakea's first viewing of Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn (1987).
First, we're talking briefly about our favorite horror-comedies, and discussing why laughter and terror go hand in hand. Then, we're subjecting Nakea to one of the best examples of the genre: Sam Raimi's cult classic Evil Dead 2, featuring a masterclass in physical comedy from Bruce Campbell.
It's a (re)animated conversation about demon mothers, dismembered hands, and dancing corpses, full of useful survival tips from Nakea like "Never read the Latin" and "Don't walk around in a horror movie with your mouth open."
Program
0:00: Prologue: Scene from High Fidelity (2000)
1:49: Preliminary Conversation: Comedy-Horror Movies
13:39: Original Trailer
14:55: Cultural Osmosis: Pre-Viewing Discussion
25:01: Interlude: Scene from Evil Dead 2
25:46: The Verdict: Post-Viewing Discussion
1:07:14: Outro and Next Week's Movie
1:08:27: Outtake
Notes and Links
—Movie Reviewed: Evil Dead 2 (dir. Sam Raimi, DEG, 1987).
—Prologue: clip from High Fidelity (dir. Stephen Frears, Touchstone, 2000).
—Articles Mentioned and Referenced: "What Horror and Comedy Have in Common," Wen Powers, Vulture; "Bruce Campbell Finally Settled the ‘Evil Dead 2’ 'Sequel or Remake?' Debate," Jim Squires, Bloody Disgusting; "Read Stephen King’s 1982 Review that Saved ‘The Evil Dead’," Jim Squires, Bloody Disgusting; Review of Evil Dead 2 by Richard Harrison, Washington Post; Rotten Toomatoes; Raimi drive-in article?; "Sam Raimi’s The Evil Dead remains a masterpiece in crudity," David Konow, Consequence of Sound.
—The Unenthusiastic Critic's earlier Horror Movie Marathons are available (in prose form) at unaffiliatedcritic.com.
—Email us, or follow us on Twitter and Facebook. (Suggestions of movies to watch for future episodes are very welcome.)
—Saint-Saens' "Danse Macabre" by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under CC BY 3.0.
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