We told you last month that The Evil Dead would be returning to the big screen for a midnight movie run. Grindhouse Releasing is distributing the film in select theaters across the U.S. and Canada. We have the first 8 dates and venues for upcoming shows, as well as the new poster they’re using for it’s theatrical run. Check them out, plus the original press release for the special showings below.
Bruce Campbell says;
“Nothing can prepare an audience for what they are about to see, because nothing punishes an audience like EVIL DEAD – especially on the big screen, I’m really glad it’s back. People are gonna be hurt.”
January 8-9:
Uptown Theatre, Minneapolis
January 15-16:
Esquire Theatre, Denver
January 29-30:
Sunshine Cinema, New York
February 5-6:
Egyptian Theatre, Seattle
February 19-20:
River Oaks Theatre, Houston
February 26-27:
Inwood, Dallas
March 5: Nuart Theatre,
Los Angeles
May 22
Hudson Horrorshow
Poughkipsie, NY
More cities will be announced as they are confirmed.
‘The Ultimate Experience in Grueling Horror’ is Back!
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – Grindhouse Releasing is bringing Sam Raimi’s original horror classic THE EVIL DEAD back to the big screen as a midnight movie.
SAM RAIMI’S ‘THE EVIL DEAD’ RETURNS TO THE BIG SCREEN!
Raimi and producers Robert Tapert and Bruce Campbell gave the go-ahead for a series of EVIL DEAD revival screenings to Grindhouse Releasing partner Bob Murawski, the film editor of Raimi’s SPIDER MAN 1, 2 & 3, DRAG ME TO HELL and the EVIL DEAD sequel ARMY OF DARKNESS.
Stephen King hailed THE EVIL DEAD as “the most ferociously original film of the year”? when the film premiered in 1981. Shot in Michigan and Tennessee, Raimi’s low-budget debut was released independently with a self-imposed ‘No One Under 17′ rating for its graphic violence and gore.
THE EVIL DEAD launched Raimi and Tapert’s careers and made star Bruce Campbell a cult movie icon, spawning two hit sequels: EVIL DEAD 2: DEAD BY DAWN and ARMY OF DARKNESS. The EVIL DEAD trilogy has become a fan phenomenon, ranked among the most popular and acclaimed cult horror movies of all time.
With a remake reportedly in the works, this theatrical release gives fans a chance to experience the original as it was intended to be seen.
“Nothing can prepare an audience for what they are about to see, because nothing punishes an audience like EVIL DEAD – especially on the big screen,” says Bruce Campbell. “I’m really glad it’s back. People are gonna be hurt.”
A special screening of the EVIL DEAD trilogy sold out L.A.’s New Beverly Cinema this summer.
Formed by actor/director Sage Stallone and Murawski, Grindhouse Releasing restores and distributes classic horror and exploitation films. The company teamed with Quentin Tarantino in the ’90s to revive Lucio Fulci’s Italian horror classic THE BEYOND.
A similar theatrical break is planned for THE EVIL DEAD, with midnight screenings in select theaters across the U.S. and Canada.
Dates and venues will be announced at GrindhouseReleasing.com. For bookings, contact David Szulkin at [email protected]
