→ 14 - 11 - 2009 Tags: Bruce CampbellThe Evil DeadAudio Commentary1979

"The one thing that I think you’ll find different about the pace of The Evil Dead is it’s a little slower. It was shot, as I said, in 1979 and we weren’t in any huge hurry. It was long before, you know, the wacky world of “MTV”. And the pace gets slower at times and I think you can use that to build tension and to set good moods."

The incomparable Bruce Campbell, from my most favourite (and as a result, most listened-to) audio commentary, which can be found on the Elite Entertainment Edition, Book of the Dead Edition and Anchor Bay Ultimate Edition of The Evil Dead (all of which I own, naturally). Worth the price of admission all by itself and a guaranteed hilariously good time in digital versatile disc form!

In related news, 30 years ago today, principal photography began on The Evil Dead (on November 14, 1979 during an uncharacteristically freezing fall season in Knoxville, Tennessee). Additional shooting (pick-up shots, re-shoots, stand-ins, etc.) and post production for the film would not be completed for another 2 years. And the rest is LEGENDARY horror history.

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→ 03 - 07 - 2009 Tags: Bruce CampbellMy Name Is Bruce

"You don’t know fear, kid. You never worked with Sam Raimi."
The coolest cat on the planet, Bruce Campbell, playing himself in My Name Is Bruce. I, for one, enjoyed this little b-movie.
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→ 17 - 11 - 2008 Tags: House of HorrorsBruce CampbellMy Name Is BruceBook Of ListsHorror

House of Horrors - Exclusive Interview: Bruce Campbell

I’ve made hundreds of posts on this here tumblelog and according to the Tumblr search function, I’ve only made ONE post about a man who is literally the coolest guy on the planet: Senor Bruce. So today, I’m gonna increase that underwhelming figure by an astounding 100% with an awesome interview conducted by the fine folks at HoH. But really, Ash is simply incapable of having a dull conversation. Even if you are standing in adjacent urinals to the guy, although we all know that you NEVER talk or look at another dude while you’re both pissing, I’ll bet you can still have a great convo with him under those awkward circumstances (as soon as I get the chance, I’ll let y’all know how it went).

Side note: House of Horrors was the very first horror related website I ever visited, way back in 1997 (and it looks exactly like it did way back when). In particular, their legendary (and still yet to be completed) VAULT had a huge hand in molding my horror geek IQ during my formative horror-movie-watching teenage years. And I’m still learning more and more every day (especially from comprehensive factoid tomes like The Book Of Lists: Horror).

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→ 25 - 01 - 2008 Tags: Bruce CampbellThe Evil Dead

"We live in a country of moderation. Everything is rated, we have rules, we have signs, we have regulations. Evil Dead is a no holds barred, kick the doors out, gross your face off, sort of horror flick. This is a horror film where it’s just gonna get worse and worse and worse. And there are no holds barred. People are gonna die. Their heads are gonna come off. Blood is gonna gush. And nowadays you don’t see that as much."
Bruce Campbell, when asked why my favourite film of all time, The Evil Dead,  has become and remains so damn popular after 25 years.
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→ 19 - 10 - 2007 Tags: Bruce CampbellSam RaimiWithin The WoodsHorror

More Halloween goodies. This time it’s the one that started it all. The elusive and lesser known big brother of the greatest horror movie of all time, The Evil Dead. Here is Within The Woods in its entirety, looking better than ever before. Wait no, it still looks horrible, but I think the indoor scenes are a bit brighter. I still want it on an official release though.

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