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

Sam Raimi directed all three, making The Evil Dead as his feature debut at 20; it began shooting in November 1979, weeks after his birthday.

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 short film did Raimi and Campbell make in 1978 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

Within the Woods, a 32-minute short shot in 1978 for about $1,600, was shown to Detroit-area doctors, dentists and other local investors to prove the ...

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 cabin sat outside Morristown, Tennessee; the shoot there began in November 1979 with no plumbing and dragged on for about twelve weeks.

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

Stephen King praised it at Cannes in 1982 as 'the most ferociously original horror film of the year', a quote that went straight onto the posters.