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Instant Entertainment: Before They Were Famous Schlock Horror Edition

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Jamie Feldmar

Published May 3, 2011

Modified May 4, 2011

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Today we bring you two schlocky horror gems from the early portfolios of some well-known directors: Evil Dead from Sam Raimi and Dead Alive from Peter Jackson. While both men later found success at the box office with big-budget products (Raimi with Spider Man and Jackson with the Lord Of The Rings series), these early works were made for a lot less money and, in some ways, have a lot more fun than anything that came later. There's blood and guts a plenty in each of these films, though both have their tongues firmly planted in their cheeks, making them less shocky and more schlocky. Let's take a look, shall we?

 

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Welcome back to our Instant Entertainment weekly feature, in which we offer you two bits of entertainment currently available on demand on Netflix Instant Watch, Hulu and/or Amazon Prime. Watched something online recently you think we should highlight? Send us a note at [email protected].

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