Evil Dead Rise writer-director, actors explain why horror franchise isn't afraid to get 'weird and wild'

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Evil Dead Rise writer-director, actors explain why horror franchise isn't afraid to get 'weird and wild'
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Evil Dead Rise premieres in theaters nationwide on April 21. EvilDeadRise EvilDead movies HorrorMovies horror HorrorFamily

That was creepy. For me, it was the original. My sister watched it at a slumber party that she had. I was younger, and neither my brother or I should have seen it. [Pennywise's] head popping up in the drain at the streetlight burned into my brain.That one was during my teenage years, but my mom would make me watch all the horror movies with her. If she didn't get a babysitter, she would just take me to [the movie theater]. My mom was obsessed.

This film is the fifth movie of a franchise that began more than 40 years ago. There's also, of course, the TV seriesthat ran for three seasons. What is it about this franchise that keeps people coming back for more?It's not afraid to get wild and weird. It can keep rebirthing itself. There's an empowerment and freedom [that's comparable to] the beginning of independent filmmaking in the horror genre.

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