Evil Dead – Die Saat des Bösen (1991)

Evil Dead – Die Saat des Bösen: Directed by Dan O’Bannon. With John Terry, Jane Sibbett, Chris Sarandon, Robert Romanus. Charles Dexter Ward’s wife enlists the help of a private detective to find out what her husband is up to in a remote cabin owned by his family for centuries.

“Hereu0026#39;s something you do not see everyday, a horror movie that actually remains faithful to book it was adapted from. Often film makers who alter the original product in the name of creativity needlessly dilute or destroy the story in the process. In u0026#39;The Resurrectedu0026#39; director Dan Ou0026#39;bannon wisely refrains from such tinkering. He takes H.P. Lovecraftu0026#39;s creepy classic, u0026#39;The strange case of Charles Dexter Wardu0026#39;, and places it amid late 20th century trappings. The result is a near perfect horror movie.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe film starts off like a cheap detective novel. A hard boiled trench coat clad private investagator sits in his office waiting for his next case to come along. Enter a beautiful blonde who hires him to discover why her scientist husband is spending all of his time in his secluded lab.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003enAt first the P.I. believes the scientist, one Charles Dexter ward is having an affair. He soon finds Ward is involved not with a lover but a research partner. A mysterious fellow known only as Doctor Ash. The two are apparently engaged in highly secertive experiments involving tons of fresh meat.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eShortly after this revealation, strange things begin happen in and around the Ward estate. Doctor Ash vanishes. Wards begins to conversing in antiquated speech. Wardu0026#39;s neighbors become the victims of grisley killings.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003enAs the case unfolds the detective follows these and other clues down a path that leads further and further into the preternatural.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003enThis film is something rare. A horror movie that is actually scary. It is probably the best ever adaptation of a Lovecraft story. The reason for this is simple. Unlike most filmakers director Ou0026#39;bannon had the common sense to let Lovecraftu0026#39;s masterful writing speak for itself.”