It’s been over 40 years since Bruce Campbell and his friend Sam Raimi went to a remote cabin in Tennessee to make a scary movie. The Evil Dead became one of the greatest horror films ever made and cemented Campbell as one of the genre’s icons. Now he’s returned to the horror-comedy genre he perfected in Evil Dead 2 with Black Friday, which sees him trapped in a store attacked by possessed shoppers during a post-Thanksgiving sale.
Looking back at your career, what are you proudest of?
That I’m not dead! That I’m still working. 2021 was a very busy year, even 2020 was a busy year. I’m proud that I haven’t gone away, which is great because I don’t have any other skills, so I have to stick within my wheelhouse if I want to support my family.
What is your relationship to your fandom?
I go to conventions all the time – they have really expanded over the years and I just keep expanding with it. That desire to meet the people who work on these shows has really reached a fever pitch. When I was a kid, there was no place to go meet William Shatner but now if you want to go meet Norman Reedus from The Walking Dead, you can pretty much do it. Fandom is a very interesting thing, and now with access it’s become even stronger.
Does that following afford you freedom in your career?
I tend to be fairly psychotic with what I do! I just did a Christmas Hallmark movie. I just put out a new book called A House Divided – it’s a political satire – and I started a publishing company.
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Making Alien - Jaws in Space - Forty-five years on from its original release, Alien continues to terrify. We dissect what arguably remains the most chilling instalment in the saga
The seven-strong crew of the commercial mining spacecraft the Nostromo seal their fate after reluctantly responding to a mysterious distress signal on a hostile planet. Here, a face-hugging alien from a derelict ship impregnates and later kills executive officer Kane (John Hurt) after its offspring is birthed onboard. After being unleashed, the fearsome newborn with acid for blood proceeds to dispatch the remainder of the crew.Ridley Scott's much more convoluted prequels have yet to reveal how the knowledge that led to this initial interception was acquired. However, the premise of the original Alien is perfect in its uncomplicated purity.
PURE AND SIMPLE
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TO CAP IT ALL OFF
CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF THE BBC SERIES THE TRIPODS
FRENCH REVOLUTION
THE WALKING DEAD SPIN-OFF SHOWRUNNER DAVID ZABEL ON BEING GIVEN THE TOUGH TASK OF REUNITING DARYL AND CAROL IN FRANCE
SILENT KILLERS
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BRING OUT YOUR DEAD
THE GHOST WITH THE MOST RETURNS FINALLY - IN BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE
TEENAGE DREAM
JOE LOCKE HITS THE ROAD RUNNING
MOB RULE THE PENGUIN
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SEASON OF THE WITCH
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Ghouls Allowed
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