STELLA: I just have always really loved horror movies. Especially Sam Raimi. I mean the first Evil Dead is just so incredible, for its time, for any time. I first saw it when I was a teenager, it was already 15 years old then. I saw it super low quality, like a third or fourth generation VHS tape but still it just blew me away. Of course in many ways it is really dated, but the tension that it builds just sweeps you up, and it’s so outrageous, so unapologetically horrific and gory and gross and just a ton of fun. And the sequels and the TV show all just continue that outrageousness in new ways, he ended up being more deliberate about adding comedy to the horror, which is just genius. And his later stuff, I mean he did a lot of Hollywood stuff and got kind of tame, I mean he was clearly honing his craft and playing around with different genres, which is cool I guess, but then
Why I Love Sam Raimi, Part 1
Why I Love Sam Raimi, Part 1
Why I Love Sam Raimi, Part 1
STELLA: I just have always really loved horror movies. Especially Sam Raimi. I mean the first Evil Dead is just so incredible, for its time, for any time. I first saw it when I was a teenager, it was already 15 years old then. I saw it super low quality, like a third or fourth generation VHS tape but still it just blew me away. Of course in many ways it is really dated, but the tension that it builds just sweeps you up, and it’s so outrageous, so unapologetically horrific and gory and gross and just a ton of fun. And the sequels and the TV show all just continue that outrageousness in new ways, he ended up being more deliberate about adding comedy to the horror, which is just genius. And his later stuff, I mean he did a lot of Hollywood stuff and got kind of tame, I mean he was clearly honing his craft and playing around with different genres, which is cool I guess, but then