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Within the Woods (1979)

Name: Within the Woods
Director: Sam Raimi
Genre: Cabin, Demon, Short film, Woods, Zombies
Released: 1979
Duration: 32 min
Cast: Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Scott Spiegel, Mary Valenti

1979 · Sam Raimi · 32 min · United States of America · Edited by 1

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A group of young friends spending time at a remote cabin are pursued by a demonic force after a burial site is disturbed. Made on a small budget and starring Bruce Campbell and Ellen Sandweiss, the film was produced as a proof of concept to attract investors. Its ideas and sequences later formed the basis for Sam Raimi’s "The Evil Dead" (1981).

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Within the Woods (1979)

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