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81-494: Evil Dead Rise is a 2023 American supernatural horror film written and directed by Lee Cronin . It is a standalone entry and the fifth installment in the Evil Dead film series. The film stars Lily Sullivan and Alyssa Sutherland as two estranged sisters trying to survive and save their family from deadites. Morgan Davies , Gabrielle Echols, and Nell Fisher (in her film debut) appear in supporting roles. The film's development

162-701: A book tour across the United States and Europe. Campbell maintained a weblog on his official website, where he posted mainly about politics and the movie industry. However, the website has since been deleted. Since 2014, the Bruce Campbell Horror Film Festival, narrated and organized by Campbell, was held in the Muvico Theater in Rosemont, Illinois . The first festival was originally from August 21 to 25, 2014, presented by Wizard World, as part of

243-468: A cinematographer on several episodes of Ash vs Evil Dead , as well as production designer Nick Bassett. Interior settings, including the inside of the apartment building, the parking garage, and the underground bank vault, were constructed sets in a rented warehouse space in Mount Wellington . The opening sequence at the cabin and lake was shot on private property outside of Auckland ; the exterior of

324-573: A fourth Evil Dead film, with Raimi's Army of Darkness 2 ultimately being redeveloped as a sequel television series, Ash vs Evil Dead , starring Campbell and airing on Starz from October 31, 2015, to April 29, 2018. Following the cancellation of a fourth season of Ash vs Evil Dead in April 2019, that November, speaking on the future of the Evil Dead franchise, Álvarez announced that "They're just ideas right now. Nothing to announce officially. We do have

405-650: A ghost... psychological horror, on the other hand, does not involve violations of physical law, but features naturalistic (if often implausible) menaces and scenarios." Paul Meehan also distinguishes supernatural horror films from psychological horror, "The threat to societal order comes from something preternatural or anomalous: a haunted house, a curse, or a monster like a vampire or a werewolf." Charles Derry, writing in Dark Dreams 2.0 , contrasted supernatural horror and pseudoscientific horror as "two basic methods of explaining things away" in horror stories. Derry wrote, "Into

486-399: A lakeside cabin when a seemingly sick Jessica scalps Teresa and decapitates Caleb before levitating above the lake. One day earlier, upset at learning she is pregnant, guitar technician Beth visits her sister Ellie, a tattoo artist and single mother to teenagers Danny and Bridget, and child Kassie, in their home at Monde Apartments, a condemned Los Angeles apartment complex. The building

567-502: A lawyer turned bounty hunter who was trying to hunt down John Bly, the man who killed his father. He featured in the television series Jack of All Trades , set on a fictional island occupied by the French in 1801. Campbell was also credited as co-executive producer, among others. The show was directed by Eric Gruendemann, and was produced by various people, including Sam Raimi . The show was broadcast for two seasons, from 2000 to 2001. He had

648-442: A little more tied in as the years go by. But because it's all about the books. It could be a book in the past, a book in the future. It's yet to be determined." Director Cronin also discussed his ideas for future sequels in the series taking place after Evil Dead Rise . In February 2024, it was reported that Sébastien Vaniček was attached to direct and co-write a new spin-off film of the Evil Dead franchise, while in April 2024, it

729-458: A major voice role for the 2009 animated adaptation of the children's book Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs , and a supporting voice role for Pixar 's Cars 2 . Campbell produced the 2013 remake of The Evil Dead , along with Raimi and Rob Tapert, appearing in the movie's post-credits scene in a cameo role with the expectation he would reprise that role in Army of Darkness 2 . The next year,

810-474: A new Evil Dead film was in development. Robert G. Tapert was set to produce, while Raimi and Campbell served as executive producers only, all under their Ghost House Pictures banner. In June 2020, Campbell revealed that Lee Cronin was handpicked by Raimi to write and direct the film, then titled Evil Dead Now , after Cronin previously collaborated with Raimi on the horror streaming series 50 States of Fright . In May 2021, New Line Cinema (who distributed

891-518: A possibility for future films in the franchise "every two or three years" if Evil Dead Rise is a success, stating: "I think the stories will progress a little more now. We're going to try and do them more like every two or three years rather than every 10 years. It's also the first time Sam is working with his brother Ivan to create an overall Bible that will give future writers and directors an idea of where this thing should go next to potentially tie in some of these stories. So, I think it's going to get

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972-476: A recipe used by special effects supervisor Brendon Durey. Due to the amount of fake blood needed, a commercial food manufacturer was hired to produce the substance, and large bulk shipping containers were used to transport and store it. As with past installments in the series, the film relied more heavily on practical effects than computer-generated imagery. The bathroom in Beth's apartment was built on hydraulics to allow

1053-710: A recurring role as "Bill Church Jr." based upon the character of Morgan Edge from the Superman comics on Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman . From 1996 to 1997, Campbell was a recurring guest actor of the television series Ellen as Ed Billik, who becomes Ellen's boss when she sells her bookstore in season four. He is also known for his supporting role as the recurring character Autolycus ("King of Thieves") on both Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess , which reunited him with producer Rob Tapert. Campbell played Hercules / Xena series producer Tapert in two episodes of Hercules set in

1134-469: A runner-up for Best Horror at the 6th Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Film Awards . At the 51st Saturn Awards , the film received two nominations for Best Horror Film and Best Make-up . Sutherland was nominated for Best Actress in a Horror Movie and Best Villain in a Movie, while the film was nominated for Best Horror Movie at the 4th Critics' Choice Super Awards . In April 2023, Bruce Campbell stated that he, Sam and Ivan Raimi were planning

1215-496: A script for Don't Breathe 2 . That's the only difference. We don't have a script for Evil Dead 2 . But we do have a script for Don't Breathe 2 that we wrote." He also said that "When I tweeted that I was interested in seeing what people prefer. We were having some internal debates about what people would be interested in most. Unfortunately, Evil Dead 2 won. Which, I guess I would have preferred Don't Breathe 2 to win because it's one of my own creations. Obviously Evil Dead has

1296-496: A series based upon the Evil Dead series that began his career. Ash vs Evil Dead began airing on Starz on October 31, 2015, and was renewed by the cable channel for second and third seasons, before being cancelled. In January 2019, Travel Channel announced a new version of the Ripley's Believe It or Not! reality series, with Campbell serving as host and executive producer. The 10-episode season debuted on June 9, 2019. Campbell

1377-592: A teenager. After meeting future moviemaker Sam Raimi while the two attended Wylie E. Groves High School , they became good friends and collaborators. Campbell attended Western Michigan University and continued to pursue an acting career. Campbell and Raimi collaborated with a 30-minute Super 8 version of the first Evil Dead movie, titled Within the Woods (1978), which was initially used to attract investors. He and Raimi got together with family and friends to begin working on The Evil Dead (1981). While featuring as

1458-541: A time-displaced Ash Williams . At the film's South by Southwest (SXSW) premiere, Fede Álvarez announced that his film Evil Dead (2013), a remake of The Evil Dead (1981), would be getting a sequel. In addition, Sam Raimi confirmed plans to write Evil Dead 4 with his brother Ivan Raimi ; it was later specified that the film would be a sequel to Army of Darkness (1992). At a WonderCon panel in March 2013, Bruce Campbell and Álvarez stated that their ultimate plan

1539-461: A way out. They find that the staircase has collapsed, the elevator is damaged, and they are unable to access the fire escape before Ellie revives and attacks the family, wounding Beth and Bridget. Beth and the children lock Ellie outside the apartment after she pursues and massacres the neighbors. Danny confesses to Beth about recovering the Naturom Demonto , and Ellie tricks Kassie into unlocking

1620-667: A worldwide total of $ 147 million. Deadline Hollywood calculated the net profit of the film to be $ 46   million, when factoring together all expenses and revenues. In the United States and Canada, Evil Dead Rise was released alongside The Covenant , Chevalier , and the wide expansion of Beau Is Afraid , and was projected to gross $ 15–20 million from 3,402 theaters in its opening weekend. The film made $ 10.3 million on its first day, including $ 2.5 million from Thursday night previews. It went on to debut to $ 24.5 million, slightly beating expectations and finishing second behind holdover The Super Mario Bros. Movie . A total of 58% of

1701-423: Is The Exorcist (1973). It has an unadjusted gross of over $ 441 million with the original release and 2000 re-release combined; the estimated adjusted gross in 2019 is over $ 1.04 billion . The highest-grossing supernatural horror film, unadjusted for inflation, is It (2017) with a worldwide gross of $ 701 million . In 2013, Variety ' s Andrew Stewart said supernatural horror films grossed more at

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1782-526: Is featured as a voice actor for several video games. He provides the voice of Ash in the four games based on the Evil Dead movies series: Evil Dead: Hail to the King , Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick , Evil Dead: Regeneration and Evil Dead: The Game . He has expressed his intent to return to the role in an upcoming Evil Dead animated series. He also provided the voice of Ash in Dead by Daylight . Despite

1863-439: Is shaken by an earthquake while the children are in its basement parking lot, uncovering a concealed chamber. Danny investigates it, discovering religious artifacts, three phonograph records from 1923, and a strange book that he takes up to his room, believing he could possibly sell it and use the money to help Ellie. The initial record details rejected efforts by a priest to research the book, revealed to be one of three volumes of

1944-507: The Naturom Demonto . The subsequent record reveals the priest continued his research in secret and recites an incantation that summons demonic entities known as Deadites . The building's power fails and Ellie is possessed by an unseen force. She returns to the apartment in a trance, menacingly threatens her family, and dies after pleading with Beth to protect her children. Ellie's neighbors help lay her to rest in her bedroom and search for

2025-647: The Chicago Comicon . The second festival was from August 20 to 23, 2015, with guests Tom Holland and Eli Roth . The third festival took place over four days in August 2016. Guests of the event were Sam Raimi , Robert Tapert and Doug Benson . Campbell married Christine Deveau in 1983; they had two children before divorcing in 1989. He met costume designer Ida Gearon while working on Mindwarp . They married in 1991. They reside in Jacksonville, Oregon . Campbell

2106-604: The Motion Picture Production Code (or the Hays Code). The Haunting featured a female protagonist interested in another woman, and she was a queer coded character. Such characters were commonplace in the history of supernatural horror films. Sue Matheson wrote of Rosemary's Baby , "[It] popularized depictions of witchcraft, demonic activity, and the Devil on screen and generated a wave of supernatural horror movies." By

2187-607: The Necronomicon (Book of the Names of the Dead). Campbell also played as Coach Boomer in the movie “Sky High”. He has appeared in several of Raimi's movies other than the Evil Dead series, notably having cameo appearances in the director's Spider-Man film series . Campbell also joined the cast of Raimi's movie Darkman and The Quick and the Dead , though having no actual screen time in

2268-512: The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 84% of 234 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.1/10. The website's consensus reads: "Offering just about everything longtime fans could hope for while still managing to carry the franchise forward, Evil Dead Rise is all kinds of groovy." Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 69 out of 100, based on 38 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave

2349-434: The 1970s, the films The Exorcist (1973) and The Omen (1976) revived the supernatural horror genre. Literature was used as source material like with the earliest films, with the written works of Stephen King being adapted into Carrie (1976) and The Shining (1980). The film Poltergeist (1982) was also a genre highlight in the 1980s. In the 2000s, violent horror films called " torture porn " were popular. By

2430-417: The 1980 film The Shining in which blood pours out from the elevator into the building's lobby, took place on a full-size set made partly from plywood . Two large "dump tanks" attached to a ramp allowed the amount of liquid to pour out from the elevator doors at the desired speed. The special effects team ran rehearsals of the sequence using stunt performers and water. The scene was shot in two takes—once for

2511-445: The 2009 movie Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs , the voice of Rod "Torque" Redline in Cars 2 , the voice of Himcules in the 2003 Nickelodeon TV series My Life as a Teenage Robot , and the voice of Fugax in the 2006 movie The Ant Bully . He has a voice in the online MOBA game, Tome: Immortal Arena in 2014. Campbell also provided voice-over and motion capture for Sgt. Lennox in

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2592-402: The 2013 reboot, however, he is unsure if Álvarez would want to make a sequel at this point because the director is a successful "artist in demand" now. Despite this, Campbell would appear in the film in a "teeny, tiny, little cameo " as a character identified by the film's writer-director Lee Cronin as a time-displaced Ash Williams. In October 2019, Raimi announced at New York Comic Con that

2673-591: The Exo Zombies mode of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare . In addition to acting and occasionally directing, Campbell has become a writer, starting with an autobiography, If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor , published in June 2001. The autobiography was a successful New York Times Best Seller . It describes Campbell's career to date as an actor in low-budget movies and television, providing his insight into " Blue-Collar Hollywood ". The paperback version of

2754-578: The Screaming Brain . Most recently he wrote the introduction to Josh Becker 's The Complete Guide to Low-Budget Feature Filmmaking . In late 2016, Campbell announced that he would be releasing a third book, Hail to the Chin: Further Confessions of a B Movie Actor, which will detail his life from where If Chins Could Kill ended. Hail to the Chin was released in August 2017, and accompanied by

2835-790: The Spanish Civil War, Colombian armed conflict, and Guatemalan genocide, respectively. Films like Host (2020) reflected contemporary fears, with The Others (2001) and Insidious (2010) revisiting haunted house narratives, and The Conjuring (2013) grounding its story in real-life paranormal investigations. The genre also blended horror with comedy, as in Housebound (2014) and Extra Ordinary (2019), to explore similar themes. The films employed various techniques, such as jump-scares, tension-building, and emotive performances, to examine deep-rooted fears and societal issues. The highest-grossing supernatural horror film, adjusted for inflation,

2916-593: The UK. It was then distributed in the United States, resulting in the sequels Evil Dead II (1987) and Army of Darkness (1992). Campbell was also drawn in the Marvel Zombie comics as his character, Ash Williams . He is featured in five comics, all in the series Marvel Zombies vs. Army of Darkness . In them, he fights alongside the Marvel heroes against the heroes and people who have become zombies (deadites) while in search of

2997-632: The audience was male, with 66% being between the ages of 18 and 35. The film made $ 12.2 million in its second weekend, remaining in second place, and then $ 5.9 million in its third, finishing in third behind Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and Super Mario . Outside of the US and Canada, the film grossed $ 17.9 million from 58 markets in its opening weekend. The top markets were Mexico ($ 1.9 million), United Kingdom ($ 1.8 million), Brazil ($ 1.5 million) and France and India $ 3.2 million (equivalent to INR 26.1 crores). On

3078-408: The bigger following." In July 2019, Raimi discussed the future of the Evil Dead franchise, saying that "We'd like to make another Evil Dead feature [film] and in fact we're working on some ideas right now." Raimi said that he would be interested in making another film with Campbell, however, Campbell earlier claimed that he had retired from the role of Ash. He said another option would be a sequel to

3159-459: The bodies of the neighbors are all possessed, leading Beth and Kassie to take shelter in the damaged elevator. Ellie, Bridget, Danny and the neighbors then all merge into a multi-limbed creature known as the Marauder and climb atop the elevator to attack the pair as the elevator fills with blood. The combined weight causes the elevator to plummet to the ground floor, allowing Beth and Kassie to flee into

3240-435: The book adds details about the reactions of fans during book signings: "Whenever I do mainstream stuff, I think they're pseudo-interested, but they're still interested in seeing weirdo, offbeat stuff, and that's what I'm attracted to". Campbell's next book Make Love! The Bruce Campbell Way was published on May 26, 2005. The book's plot involves him (depicted in a comical way) as the main character struggling to make it into

3321-1063: The box office than other horror sub-genres. He advised that filmmakers interested in tapping into the profitable market of low-budget horror should focus more on stories about ghosts and the supernatural, as movies about slashers and extreme horror tend to have less consistent commercial success. Joe Tompkins wrote that following the 1950s, many "Gothic and supernatural horror movies utilize dissonance, atonality, and unusual configurations of instruments to signify all sorts of anomalous, paranormal activity". He wrote that Black Sunday (1960) and The Haunting (1963) "make use of atonal clusters, which operate in sharp contrast to tonal music and thus provide antagonistic symbols for supernatural evil and good (respectively)". He also highlighted that The Amityville Horror (1979) and Poltergeist (1982) "employ various thematic materials ranging from soft-sounding lullabies to atonal outbursts". According to Janet K. Halfyard, supernatural horror-comedy films deploy various strategies to using music "to simultaneously locate

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3402-490: The cabin, which was only a façade , was built on location, while the cabin's interior was built in the warehouse in Mount Wellington. On July 14, 2021, Cronin revealed that filming was officially half way done. Filming officially wrapped on October 27, 2021. Cronin stated the film used over 6,500 liters (1,717 U.S. gallons) of fake blood. The fake blood is a mixture of food-based dyes, high fructose corn syrup, and water,

3483-621: The comedy metal band Psychostick released a song titled "Bruce Campbell" on their album IV: Revenge of the Vengeance that pays a comedic tribute to his past roles. Campbell worked as an executive producer for the 2023 movie Evil Dead Rise . Other than cinema, Campbell has appeared in a number of television series. He featured in The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. a boisterous science fiction comedy western created by Jeffrey Boam and Carlton Cuse that played for one season. He played

3564-419: The documentaries Fanalysis (2002) and A Community Speaks (2004); co-wrote, directed, produced, and featured in the movie Man with the Screaming Brain (2005); and directed, produced, and featured in a parody of his career My Name Is Bruce (2007). Campbell is known for frequent collaborations with the aforementioned Raimi, his brother Ted , Josh Becker , and Scott Spiegel . Bruce Lorne Campbell

3645-534: The dominant cinematic mode of the genre between the release of Dracula (1931) and House of Dracula (1945). In the early 1940s, supernatural horror films had more contemporary settings, but the genre was ultimately superseded by psychological horror films. By the end of World War II, the supernatural horror genre "met its demise", being overshadowed by the atrocities of the war. By the 1950s, science fiction horror films had replaced supernatural horror films, and psychological horror films also became more popular in

3726-507: The door before attacking her. While Danny and Beth are distracted rescuing Kassie and locking Ellie out, Bridget becomes possessed from her wound. Bridget attacks Beth before turning on Danny and Kassie, who inadvertently impales her through the head with a broken broom handle. Beth listens to the third record to understand how to exorcise the Deadites, but learns the priest failed and his allies were all possessed, with only complete destruction of

3807-824: The end of the decade, supernatural horror reclaimed their popularity. The found footage film The Blair Witch Project had achieved fame in 1999, and in the late 2000s, Paranormal Activity succeeded with the same film technique, which led to a film series that lasted until the mid-2010s. In the first two decades of 21st century, supernatural horror films explored a variety of themes and styles. Movies like Martyrs Lane (2021) focused on grief and loss, while Oculus (2013), Personal Shopper (2016), and Hereditary (2018) explored unfinished family business and personal trauma. The genre also incorporated real historical events, as seen in The Devil's Backbone (2001), Los Silencios (2018), and La Llorona (2019), which draw on

3888-491: The fact that we were literally able to create an imaginary building and take people for a ride, when I think about what actually existed before we started this film and what we ended up with. Everything being a set meant we were able to control everything. —Production designer Nick Bassett. Principal photography began in New Zealand on June 6, 2021, with Dave Garbett serving as cinematographer. Garbett previously served as

3969-459: The film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale, while those polled by PostTrak gave it a 71% positive score, with 57% saying they would definitely recommend it. Evil Dead Rise was nominated in three categories at the 2023 Golden Trailer Awards : the film itself for Best Horror, and "You" (Buddha Jones) and "Free" (Level Up AV) for Best Horror TV Spot (for a Feature Film). It won the latter category for "Click Review" (MOCEAN). The film became

4050-693: The film within—or at least close to—the horror genre, while at the same time encouraging the audience to laugh instead of scream". Bruce Campbell Bruce Lorne Campbell (born June 22, 1958) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known best for his role as Ash Williams in Sam Raimi 's Evil Dead horror series , beginning with the short movie Within the Woods (1978). He has also featured in many low-budget cult movies , such as: Crimewave (1985), Maniac Cop (1988), Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (1989), and Bubba Ho-Tep (2002). Campbell had

4131-414: The first film) had picked up the film, with it scheduled to be released on HBO Max and retitled Evil Dead Rise . In May 2021, it was reported that Australian actresses Alyssa Sutherland and Lily Sullivan had been cast in the lead roles. In June 2021, Gabrielle Echols, Morgan Davies , and Nell Fisher were added to the cast. In July 2021, Mia Challis was reported to have joined the cast. I'm proud of

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4212-557: The fourth season of Homicide: Life on the Street . Campbell later played the part of a bigamous demon in The X-Files episode " Terms of Endearment ". He also featured as Agent Jackman in the episode " Witch Way Now? " of the WB series Charmed , as well as playing a state police officer in an episode of the short-lived series American Gothic titled "Meet The Beetles". Campbell co-featured in

4293-402: The host stopping the Deadites. Bridget revives and fatally stabs Danny, who sets Bridget on fire before dying as Ellie infiltrates the apartment using the vents. Realizing Beth is pregnant, Ellie attempts to rip the fetus out of her, but Beth and Kassie are able to incapacitate her with scissors. Ellie fails to emotionally manipulate Kassie, who accepts the fact that her mother is gone. Danny and

4374-586: The inclusion of his character "Ash Williams" in Telltale Games' Poker Night 2 , Danny Webber voices the character in the game, instead of Bruce Campbell. Campbell also provided voice talent in other titles such as Pitfall 3D: Beyond the Jungle , Spider-Man , Spider-Man 2 , Spider-Man 3 , and The Amazing Spider-Man . He provided the voice of main character Jake Logan for the PC game, Tachyon: The Fringe ,

4455-557: The latter movie's theatrical version. In March 2022, Campbell was announced to have a cameo in Raimi's Marvel Cinematic Universe film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness . Campbell often performs quirky roles, such as Elvis Presley for the movie Bubba Ho-Tep . Along with Bubba Ho-Tep , he played a supporting role in Maniac Cop and Maniac Cop 2 , and spoofed his career in

4536-753: The main roles of the television series The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993–1994) and Jack of All Trades (2000), and a recurring role as Autolycus, King of Thieves in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995–1999) and Xena: Warrior Princess (1995–1999). He played Sam Axe on the USA Network series Burn Notice (2007–2013) and reprised his role as Ash for the Starz series Ash vs. Evil Dead (2015–2018). He also appeared in The Escort (2015). Campbell directed, produced, and featured in

4617-485: The parking lot to leave for her vacation, where she is attacked by an unseen force. Bruce Campbell is featured in an uncredited voice-only cameo role heard in a recording on one of the phonograph records from 1923; Campbell voices an unnamed character who forewarns the priests to the dangers of the demon resurrection ritual, and demands they destroy the book. Writer-director Cronin stated that he had Campbell voice this role intentionally, stating that he considers it to be

4698-417: The parking lot. The Marauder captures Kassie and attempts to behead her with a chainsaw, but Beth returns and distracts it, and she and Kassie destroy the Marauder's body by forcing it into a wood chipper. Ellie's severed head taunts Beth, saying she will be a failure as a mother, prompting her to kick Ellie's head into the chipper. Beth and Kassie escape the building together. The next morning, Jessica goes to

4779-483: The picture editing process had been completed, writing: "Onto music composition and sound design we go." Myk Farmer serves as the film's sound mixer. The negative pickup cost was $ 19 million. Along with his voice cameo on the phonograph record, Bruce Campbell also contributed foley to the film, with Cronin stating, "There's a scene around an eye where there's some munching, and Bruce created that sound by eating an apple furiously for me". In April 2022, Stephen McKeon

4860-501: The present. He directed a number of episodes of Hercules and Xena , including the Hercules series finale. Campbell also obtained the main role of race car driver Hank Cooper for the Disney made-for-television remake of The Love Bug . Campbell had a critically acclaimed dramatic guest role as a grief-stricken detective seeking revenge for his father's murder in a two-part episode of

4941-401: The protagonist, Campbell also had participation with the production of the movie, receiving a co-executive producer credit. Raimi wrote, directed, and edited the movie, while Rob Tapert produced. After an endorsement by horror author Stephen King , the movie slowly began to receive attention and offers for distribution. Four years after its original release, it became the most popular movie in

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5022-490: The same decade, ultimately eclipsing supernatural horror. The few supernatural horror films that were produced in the 1950s were often set in haunted houses , a continuation of haunted-house films prevalent in the 1940s. In the 1960s, horror films like The Innocents (1961), The Haunting (1963), and Rosemary's Baby (1968) used supernatural elements but were not directly about the paranormal. Other horror films used supernatural themes to code elements being censored by

5103-598: The self-directed My Name is Bruce . Other mainstream movies for Campbell include supporting or featured roles in the Coen Brothers movie The Hudsucker Proxy , the Michael Crichton adaptation Congo , the movie version of McHale's Navy , Escape From L.A. (the sequel to John Carpenter 's Escape From New York ), the Jim Carrey drama The Majestic and the 2005 Disney movie Sky High . Campbell had

5184-433: The set to shake. The apartment elevator was built in a steel frame that allowed it to be lifted or dropped; it was outfitted with removable wooden paneling that was treated to avoid being stained by fake blood. The scene in which the elevator fills with blood was accomplished by lowering the constructed elevator into a 6,000 L (1,585 U.S. gal) tank of fake blood using a forklift. The following shot, an homage to

5265-428: The supernatural group one could fit all the monsters and horrors that are somehow involved with religions and ritual," highlighting witchcraft, Egyptology and reincarnation, and zombies. Aaron Smuts considers horror "to be a genre with two main sub-types, supernatural horror and realist horror" and that they "have different charms". While fictional horror-themed literature, theatre, and other visual culture had existed,

5346-459: The supernatural such as The Gray Ghost (1917) with no actual narratives involving supernatural events. The supernatural horror film had what author Paul Meehan described as "its genesis" in early German expressionism in the 1920s and early 1930s with films like The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and Nosferatu . During the Universal Studios first horror film cycle, supernatural horror was

5427-404: The television series Burn Notice , which was broadcast from 2007 to 2013 by USA Network . He portrayed Sam Axe , a beer-chugging, former Navy SEAL now working as an unlicensed private investigator and occasional mercenary with his old friend Michael Westen , the show's main character. When working undercover, his character frequently used the alias Chuck Finley, which Bruce later revealed

5508-417: The terms "horror film" and "horror movie" as known in a contemporary term did not become common place until 1931 and 1932. Film serials became popular in the United States in 1913. Supernatural events and characters in 1910s film serials were rare. Only two serials explored the supernatural at length, with The Mysteries of Myra (1916) and The Screaming Shadow (1920) while most serials which suggested

5589-572: The voice of main character Jake Burton for the PlayStation game Broken Helix and the voice of Magnanimous for Megas XLR . Campbell voiced the pulp adventurer Lobster Johnson in Hellboy: The Science of Evil and has done voice-over work for the Codemaster's game Hei$ t , a game which was announced on January 28, 2010, to have been "terminated". He also provided the voice of The Mayor for

5670-498: The wide shots and once for close-ups of the actors—using a multicamera setup. Cronin stated, "The cleanup would take about eight hours, and so if we didn't get it the first time, we would clean up and then shoot it again at the end of the day. But we got it in the first pass." The editing of the film's visual components took over six months to complete, in an editing suite in Cronin's hometown of Dublin . In March 2022, Cronin tweeted that

5751-460: The world of A-list movies. He later recorded an audio play adaptation of Make Love with fellow Michigan actors, including longtime collaborator Ted Raimi . This radio drama was released by the independent label Rykodisc and spans six discs with a six-hour running time. In addition to his books, Campbell also wrote a column for X-Ray Magazine in 2001, an issue of the popular comic series The Hire , and comic book adaptations of his Man with

5832-408: Was announced as a production company involved. Principal photography took place in New Zealand from June to October 2021. The film was originally set to premiere on the streaming service HBO Max , but distributor Warner Bros. Pictures opted to release the film theatrically first after positive test screenings . Evil Dead Rise had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 15, 2023, and

5913-595: Was announced that another Evil Dead film was in development with Ghost House Pictures producing. Francis Galluppi will serve as writer and director, as selected by Raimi. Supernatural horror film For such films and other media, critics distinguish supernatural horror from psychological horror . Mathias Clasen writes in Why Horror Seduces , "Supernatural horror involves some kind of suspension or breach of physical law, usually embodied in or caused by some kind of supernatural agency such as an uncanny monster or

5994-511: Was announced to be composing the score, after collaborating with Cronin on The Hole in the Ground (2019). The film was originally set for a streaming-only release on HBO Max , but was switched to a theatrical release in August 2022 because of positive test screenings and the restructuring plan for film distribution at Warner Bros. Pictures that would see the studio relying less on HBO Max-only releases and more on theatrical releases. The film

6075-429: Was available to stream on Max beginning June 23. Warner Bros. collaborated with Best Buy on an exclusive special edition Ultra HD Blu-ray steelbook released on October 3. The release includes an audio commentary track by Cronin, Sullivan and Sutherland, as well as the featurette Raising a New Evil Dead . Evil Dead Rise grossed $ 67.2 million in the United States and Canada, and $ 79.8 million in other territories, for

6156-479: Was born in Royal Oak, Michigan , on June 22, 1958, the son of advertising executive and college professor Charles Newton Campbell and homemaker Joanne Louise (née Pickens). He is of English and Scottish ancestry, and has an older brother named Don and an older half-brother named Michael. His father was also an actor and director for local theater. Campbell began acting and making short Super 8 movies with friends as

6237-399: Was for Álvarez's Evil Dead 2 and Raimi's Army of Darkness 2 to be followed by a seventh film which would merge the narratives of Ash Williams and Mia Allen. Campbell confirmed that he would reprise his role as Ash in Army of Darkness 2 . Álvarez later that month tweeted to his followers that Raimi would serve as director on Army of Darkness 2 . By November, Campbell expressed doubts in

6318-410: Was preceded by scrapped plans for direct sequels to Evil Dead (2013) and Army of Darkness (1992), and a fourth season of Ash vs Evil Dead (2015–2018). By October 2019, Sam Raimi announced that a new film was in development, with Rob Tapert producing, Raimi and Bruce Campbell executive producing, and Cronin writing and directing the project. New Line Cinema (the first film's distributor)

6399-553: Was the name of one of his father's old co-workers. Campbell was the star of a 2011 Burn Notice made-for-television prequel focusing on Sam's Navy SEAL career, titled Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe . In 2014, Campbell played Santa Claus for an episode of The Librarians . Campbell played Ronald Reagan in season 2 of the FX original series Fargo . More recently Campbell reprised his role as Ashley "Ash" Williams in Ash vs Evil Dead ,

6480-451: Was theatrically released in the United States on April 21, 2023, by Warner Bros. Evil Dead Rise had its world premiere at SXSW on March 15, 2023. It also had midnight screenings at Fantastic Film Festival Australia, simultaneously in Sydney and Melbourne , on April 20. Evil Dead Rise was released digitally on May 9, 2023, and on DVD , Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray on June 27. The film

6561-405: Was theatrically released in the United States on April 21, 2023, by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film received positive reviews from critics and grossed over $ 147 million worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing film of the series. At the 51st Saturn Awards , it earned two nominations: Best Horror Film and Best Make-up . Cousins Teresa and Jessica, and Jessica's boyfriend Caleb, are vacationing at

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