Q 01/05

Who wrote and directed the original trilogy of Evil Dead films?

A) Wes Craven

B) John Carpenter

C) Tobe Hooper

D) Sam Raimi

Answer · why

D) Sam Raimi

The Evil Dead was his feature debut; he turned 20 just before shooting began and called it his 'rite of passage'.

Q 02/05

What is Ash Williams's full first name, as his sister calls him in the original film?

A) Asher

B) Ashley

C) Ashton

D) Ashford

Answer · why

B) Ashley

Bruce Campbell has said the name is short for Ashley, and Raimi toyed with the full name Ashley J. Williams for Army of Darkness.

Q 03/05

What was the title of the 1979 short film Raimi and Campbell made as a prototype to attract investors?

A) Book of the Dead

B) Within the Woods

C) Clockwork

D) It's Murder!

Answer · why

B) Within the Woods

It was shot over a three-day weekend for $1,600 and screened at their old high school to prove a feature could work.

Q 04/05

In which state was The Evil Dead (1981) filmed, in a remote cabin with no plumbing?

A) Tennessee

B) Michigan

C) North Carolina

D) Kentucky

Answer · why

A) Tennessee

The crew had wanted to shoot near Raimi's hometown of Royal Oak, Michigan, but this was the only state that showed any enthusiasm for the project.

Q 05/05

Which horror novelist's rave review of The Evil Dead at Cannes in 1982 helped it find a distributor?

A) Stephen King

B) Clive Barker

C) Peter Straub

D) Dean Koontz

Answer · why

A) Stephen King

His quote calling it 'the most ferociously original film of the year' went straight onto the posters.