EvilDead almost had a very different title, and its origins are surprising.
It’s easy to understand why Evil Dead Rise is one of the most anticipated movies of 2023, considering it’s the next chapter in horror’s best franchise — yes, I said it, chainsaw-fight me! Evil Dead is so influential that even people who are not into horror can easily recognize the name as a staple in cinema history that should be revered and praised. However, as the franchise’s creator Sam Raimi recently revealed, Evil Dead almost had a very different title.
Raimi's Original Title Was a Nod to H.P. Lovecraft's Necronomicon While Raimi is now a big-shot Hollywood filmmaker, having directed the beloved Spider-Man trilogy starring Tobey Maguire and Marvel Studios’ Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, in the late 1970s, he was just broke. So, while Raimi wanted to develop a horror movie and take it to theaters, he didn’t have the money to do so.
"The original title of the movie was 'The Book Of The Dead.' But film sales agent Irvin Shapiro sat Rob [producer Robert G. Tapert], Bruce and I down and said, 'We’re changing the title, boys. Advertising space in the newspaper is paid for by the inch, kid. We’re not going to have a five-word title. 'Dead' can stay. You can have one other word. You can call it '101% Dead' or 'Evil Dead.
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