Cultographies: The Evil Dead
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Wow guys, just a little under a third through and I read this:
"Luckily, as interest and fascination in the original Evil Dead film grew, two new mediums emerged, with both serving to organize and propel this cult interest. Firstly, in 1997, Ash's Evil Dead Page (later to become the largest Evil Dead fan website Deadites Online), was established, followed, in 1999, by its British counterpart, Within the Woods."
Didn't know if anyone knew this but KUDOS!!!!
"Luckily, as interest and fascination in the original Evil Dead film grew, two new mediums emerged, with both serving to organize and propel this cult interest. Firstly, in 1997, Ash's Evil Dead Page (later to become the largest Evil Dead fan website Deadites Online), was established, followed, in 1999, by its British counterpart, Within the Woods."
Didn't know if anyone knew this but KUDOS!!!!
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Wow, a second congrats!! ;D
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I finished reading the book! It's a very analytic/argumentative essay/research paper type of approach on the movie. The author first tells her story of how she came to see the movie, then tells of the production and such which is mostly a rehash of commentaries/The Evil Dead Companion/ etc. The last three chapters examine fan response, cult status, and its status as a video nasty with a little bit of history. She marks the reasons why it took off rather than remained amongst other "Drive-in type" horror at the time, why it remains a cult classic and what drives it to be a cult film along with examining it as more of a cult film vs. its "two big brothers" (the sequels). The book is like a research paper so there are notes and referencing abound. I find it interesting that she interviewed Mark Dutton, creator of Within the Woods. Though Deadites Online gets two mentions, one that also marks it as a source for fans in the early 90s that helped with its growing fanbase (as well as Within the Woods) and another where it mentions the section of the website "Ashplay". The book studies the film techniques and borrowed elements and influences from other films and analyzes it to death, explaining the meaning or interpretation of the themes and shots in the film. It is important to note that the author stated that when she picked out reviews on IMDb, they dated up til 2008, indicating when this book was probably written (as the release date of the book itself was pushed as well.) She watched the film on DVD so before the Blu-ray.
Personally I am happy with it. It was interesting and made me want to take the movie out and watch it again. Though with tax at $18.5 Canadian, the book is a little expensive IMO. It's only like 100 pages long. So there you go!
Personally I am happy with it. It was interesting and made me want to take the movie out and watch it again. Though with tax at $18.5 Canadian, the book is a little expensive IMO. It's only like 100 pages long. So there you go!