Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn

Screening as part of Enzian's 13+ Films of Halloween.

35mm Screening!

After the original The Evil Dead shocked audiences with its raw brutality and practical FX carnage, director Sam Raimi returned in 1987 with something even stranger: part sequel, part remake, and all-out hilarity.

Bruce Campbell cements his status as horror's greatest everyman; Ash Williams, whose romantic getaway quickly devolves into an avalanche of demonic possessions, severed limbs, homicidal furniture, and some of the shadiest taxidermy ever committed to celluloid.  Armed with a chainsaw, a "groovy" attitude, and increasingly questionable mental stability, Ash battles the forces unleashed by the ancient Necronomicon in a film that effortlessly blends Grand Guignol gore, Three Stooges-style physical comedy, and breakneck camera work unlike anything horrorhounds had seen before.

Raimi's manic direction and Campbell's fearless performance transform what should have been just another low-budget splatter film into one of the defining cult classics of the 1980s. Whether you're discovering it for the first time or can recite every line, Evil Dead 2 remains a blood-soaked masterclass in horror-comedy.  Don’t miss this rare 35mm screening and maybe don’t go down into the fruit cellar. 

Featured Cocktail (Available Starting October 1):

Cabin in the Woods
Bulleit Rye Whiskey, Amaretto, Cinnamon and Maple Syrup, Oak Extract

_{1987, 85 minutes, USA, directed by Sam Rami, Rated R, 35MM}