Abstract
The cabin in the woods location is a fine example of the ‘bad place’ motif which stretches back to the Gothic novels of the 18th century. The horror genre is littered with such places (haunted house stories revolve entirely around places with a bad or evil history) and THE EVIL DEAD turns on a dilapidated log cabin where the recitation of words on a tape recording conjures dark forces which terrorise and infect a group of friends, turning them one by one into snarling, cackling demons. THE EVIL DEAD is also one of a number of horror films which locate their terrors within a limited time frame, and this creates a ‘bad dream’ effect in which the nightmare is never-ending and increasingly horrific. This chapter examines the horrors of THE EVIL DEAD and how the concept of the ‘bad place’ combined with the ‘bad dream’ generates a wildly absurd and surreal assault on the senses of the audience.
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