The Evil Dead is a 1981 American supernatural horror film written and directed by Sam Raimi.

The film stars Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Richard DeManincor, Betsy Baker and Theresa Tilly.

The story focuses on five college students vacationing in an isolated cabin in a remote wooded area.

After they find an audio tape that, when played, releases a legion of demons and spirits, four members of the group suffer from demonic possession, forcing the fifth member, Ash Williams, to survive an onslaught of increasingly gory mayhem.