received an endorsement from Stephen King that transcended the average film review. Shortly following the debut of Sam Raimi’s cult classic in 1981, the “Master of Horror” helped the low-budget haunted woods tale breakthrough to mainstream success and later become an iconic cinema franchise. “THE MOST FEROCIOUSLY ORIGINAL HORROR FILM OF THE YEAR,” is the quote that was blasted across advertisements for after King wrote up a glowing review for in 1982.
When ET interviewed Raimi, actor Bruce Campbell and producer Robert Tapert the following year about their movie’s newfound popularity, they returned the praise given to them by the prolific horror author.“[King] scares the heck out of me.
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