Within the Woods (1978)

A group of friends spend a weekend at a remote cabin, and one of them accidentally desecrates an Indian burial ground. This causes him to turn into a zombie, and kill off his friends. They ... See full summary »

Director:

Sam Raimi

Writer:

Sam Raimi

Stars:

Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Mary Valenti

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Bruce Campbell	...	Bruce
Ellen Sandweiss	...	Ellen
Mary Valenti	...	Shelly
Scott Spiegel	...	Scotty

Storyline

A group of friends spend a weekend at a remote cabin, and one of them accidentally desecrates an Indian burial ground. This causes him to turn into a zombie, and kill off his friends. They must band together to try and survive being massacred.

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Plot Keywords:

zombie | psychotronic | curse | death | arrowhead | 

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Genres:

Horror | Short

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Details

Official Sites:

Deadites Online: The Fan's Source for Evil Dead

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 October 2003 (Argentina)

Filming Locations:

Marshall, Michigan, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,600 (estimated)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

32 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Many of the suspense setups used in the short were later recycled by Sam Raimi and used again in The Evil Dead and Evil Dead II.

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Quotes

Bruce: [possessed by evil] You have violated the ancient ways, and so must die.

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Connections

Referenced in Midnight Movie Review: Halloween Horror Top 25, nr. 15: Drag Me to hell (2010)

User Reviews

If you like Evil Dead, see it, if you can find it

I got my hands on a 30th generation dub of this short. The same plot as Evil Dead, but really really old and simple compared to the first full-length production of Sam Raimi. It's nice and campy, with some really cool camera shots, and it's the perfect length for a short. I enjoyed it, but if you didn't know anything about Evil Dead or Sam Raimi, you would just blow it off. I recommend FINDING A COPY, if you are a fan.