Synopsis
Ash Williams and his girlfriend Linda find a log cabin in the woods with a voice recording from an archeologist who had recorded himself reciting ancient chants from "The Book of the Dead." As they play the recording an evil power is unleashed taking over Linda's body.
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Cast
- Bruce CampbellAshley 'Ash' J. Williams
- Sarah BerryAnnie Knowby
- Dan HicksJake
- Kassie DePaivaBobby Joe
- Richard DomeierEd Getley
- Ted RaimiPossessed Henrietta
- Denise BixlerLinda
- John PeakesProfessor Raymond Knowby
- Lou HancockHenrietta Knowby
- Snowy WintersDancer
Recommendations
- 100
Film Threat
Thanks to Sam Raimi’s inventive style and Bruce Campbell’s hysterical performance, the horror-comedy genre has grown into a legitimate genre, but Evil Dead 2 will forever be the king. - 90
Los Angeles Times
Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn never lets up, continually introducing new characters and adding new thrills and chills right up to the last frame… A terrific trip, although admittedly not one that everybody would enjoy taking. [13 Mar 1987, Calendar, p.6-14] - 89
Austin Chronicle
In many ways even more hellish and stylish than its predecessor... A horror cult classic. - 75
Chicago Sun-Times
The grubby, low-budget intensity of the film gives it a lovable quality that high-tech movies wouldn't have. - 75
Chicago Tribune
Evil Dead 2 is, pardon the expression, consistently lively--a ghoulish splatter comedy that uses wildly excessive gore to provoke the kind of shock that lies between a laugh and a scream. [10 Apr 1987, Friday, p.M] - 70
TV Guide Magazine
A deliriously cinematic experience for those with a taste for Grand Guignol, this is a relentlessly energetic nightmare world where quite literally anything can happen--and does. - 60
Variety
More an absurdist comedy than a horror film, Evil Dead II is a flashy good-natured display of special effects and scare tactics so extreme they can only be taken for laughs. - 50
USA Today
Best scenes: Campbell pondering whether to squash her dismembered head in a vice, and a later quandary when he must shotgun his own dismembered hand. Moral: Pimples aren't the worst thing that can happen to your body. [11 Sept 1987, Life, p.3D]
