simple; he expresses pure enthusiasm whenever he is working within this genre and upon viewing, one can sense the high level of joy he infuses in the proceedings.

5.) The Evil Dead/Evil Dead II (1981/1987) (Dir: Sam Raimi) (USA)
Two for the price of one. Director Sam Raimi’s 1981 low-budget original ranks in my opinion as not only the quintessential cabin-in-the-woods horror film, but it also stands out as one of the greatest directorial debuts in cinematic history as well. His 1987 sequel Evil Dead II flawlessly blends slapstick comedy and graphic violence all into a complete whole and the result is pure madcap fun. The plot of the first film concerns a group of students spending a weekend in a cabin. While there, they come upon a “Book ofa hero. The only downside is that it marked one of the very few times in Ulmer’s career in which he was allowed to work with a Hollywood budget. P.S. although Edgar Allen Poe is mentioned in the opening credits, the plot shares absolutely no similarities to Poe’s short story and is actually meant as an original piece.

7.) The Exorcist (1973) (Dir: William Friedkin) (USA)
Adapted from a best-selling novel by William Peter Blatty, The Exorcist truly comes off as one of the (If not The) scariest horror films ever made. The story as everyone knows concerns the efforts of two Jesuit priests (Jason Miller and Max von Sydow) trying to exorcise a demonic spirit out of the body of a young innocent girl (Linda Blair) after her actress