We’ll be attending NYC Comic Con this coming Saturday. Hopefully we will be able to make it into the Evil Dead Panel to see Bruce Campbell, Jane Levy, and director Fede Alvarez. Check back this weekend for photos and coverage of the event.
Tom Sullivan has informed us of new appearance dates for October for Cinema Wasteland (Oct 5th-7th) and The Flint Horror Con (Oct 20th). Tom tells us he and his assistant Patrick will be sporting a new look as well be offering exciting new prop replicas and art prints. Check out Dark Age Productions for more info!
As there would be any doubt that Sam Raimi would not win against Award Pictures for trying to make an unauthorized Evil Dead sequel:
Sam Raimi has prevailed in his effort to stop a production company from releasing an unauthorized sequel to his classic horror trilogy The Evil Dead.
In May, Renaissance Pictures — formed in 1979 by Raimi, producer Robert Tapert and actor-producer Bruce Campbell for the purpose of making the first Evil Dead film — sued Award Pictures, which was in the midst of making Evil Dead 4: Consequences. The movie was alleged to be interfering with Raimi’s plan to make his own sequel for Sony Pictures and FilmDistrict.
After the lawsuit was filed, Award Pictures and its president Glenn MacCrae failed to respond in court.
Read more here.
Jason Clarke, a past contributor of Deadites has recently reviewed NECA’s Hero Ash and Henrietta figures. Check out his full review here.
According to Fede Alvarez’s Twitter, production on the Evil Dead remake has officially wrapped up and now heading to the cutting room floor:
NECA just announced they will be shipping series 2 of their Evil Dead II figures later this month. Included in series 2 are Hero Ash and Henrietta:
Boomstick Included
Hot on the heels of our most groovy Evil Dead 2 Series 1 action figures, we’re thrilled today to renew our membership in the Cult of Campbell with the brand new Evil Dead 2 Series 2! Shipping later this month (July, in case you needed to know), the latest installment in what is hopefully a minimum 57-series line features an all-new Hero Ash and our first-ever Deadite figure, Henrietta!
Read more here.
Lee Hardcastle, the creator of Evil Dead Done in 60 seconds is back with another ingenious hilarious claymation short Claycats Evil Dead II:
One of forum members captainhair90123 (Dominic Mendez) has recently posted video of his visit to the original Evil Dead location in Morristown, TN:
For more of Dominic’s film location visits check out Location Trekker