Within the Woods

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Within the Woods is a 1978 low-budget horror short film by Sam Raimi that served as the prototype for his later feature The Evil Dead.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film
horror film
independent film
short film
budget 1600 US dollars
cinematographyBy Tim Philo NERFINISHED
circulation bootleg copies
containsTheme demonic possession
isolation
supernatural revenge
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Sam Raimi NERFINISHED
distributionStatus not officially released on home video
editedBy Sam Raimi NERFINISHED
filmingFormat Super 8 mm film
filmingLocation Marshall, Michigan NERFINISHED
Michigan NERFINISHED
genre horror
supernatural horror
hasCastMember Bruce Campbell NERFINISHED
Ellen Sandweiss NERFINISHED
Mary Valenti NERFINISHED
Scott Spiegel NERFINISHED
hasCharacter Bruce NERFINISHED
Ellen NERFINISHED
Scotty NERFINISHED
Shelly NERFINISHED
hasCultFollowing true
initialExhibitionVenue midnight movie screenings
inspiredWork The Evil Dead NERFINISHED
inUniverseElement Indian burial ground
musicBy Super 8 stock music
notableFor being a proof-of-concept film used to raise financing for The Evil Dead
early collaboration between Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell
originalLanguage English
partOfFranchise The Evil Dead franchise NERFINISHED
plotSummary A young man is possessed by evil spirits after disturbing an Indian burial ground and terrorizes his friends in a cabin.
producer Sam Raimi NERFINISHED
productionCompany Renaissance Pictures NERFINISHED
releaseYear 1978
runtimeMinutes 32
screenedWith The Rocky Horror Picture Show NERFINISHED
servedAsPrototypeFor The Evil Dead NERFINISHED
setting remote cabin in the woods
visualStyle low-budget DIY aesthetic
writer Sam Raimi NERFINISHED

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The Evil Dead basedOn Within the Woods
The Evil Dead franchise hasPart Within the Woods
The Evil Dead franchise basedOn Within the Woods