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Horror fans chop your arms of in excitement and anticipation of a chainsaw replacement… Sam Raimi’s classic The Evil Dead is set to return to movie screens.
The film premiered back in 1981 to rave reviews including from such famed horror celebrities as Stephen King and Tom Savini.
Now it’s being re-released for a special run by Grindhouse Releasing, though no official dates have been given yet.
The word from the source is… Sam 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 tour will take place across North America in 2010.
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.
A special screening of the EVIL DEAD trilogy sold out the New Beverly Cinema in L.A. this summer.
With a re-make reportedly in the works, this theatrical release gives fans a chance to experience the original as it was intended to be seen.
Bruce Campbell said: “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.â€
“I’m really glad it’s back. People are gonna be hurt.â€
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 in the U.S. and Canada.
According to David Szulkin, head of theatrical distribution for Grindhouse Releasing, the Landmark Theaters chain will play the movie in several cities.
Dates and venues will be announced at GrindhouseReleasing.com.