The Many Lives Of The Evil Dead: Essays On The Cult Film Franchise

One of the top-grossing independent films of all time, The Evil Dead (1981) sparked a worldwide cult following, resulting in sequels, remakes, musicals, comic books, conventions, video games and a television series. Examining the legacy of one of the all-time great horror films, this collection of new essays covers the franchise from a range of perspectives. Topics include The Evil Dead as punk rock cinema, the Deadites' (demon-possessed undead) place in the American zombie tradition, the powers and limitations of Deadites, evil as affect, and the films' satire of neoliberal individualism.

• | Author: Ron Riekki|Jeffrey A. Sartain, Ron Riekki
• | Publisher: McFarland
• | Publication Date: Mar 07, 2019
• | Number of Pages: 219 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Performing Arts
• | ISBN-10: 147666871X
• | ISBN-13: 9781476668710