Before watching the movie:

When I was deciding on the next theme, I discovered that among the many different “_____ Month” observances for May, it is, according to Humans Vs. Zombies, “Zombie Awareness Month”. So be aware, I guess. The events of the past few years have demonstrated that zombie apocalypse stories don’t really go far enough with the dumb things people will do to spread contagions like zombism.

I already covered Night of the Living Dead a while ago, so I figured it was long past time to take a look at the other classic zombie franchise. These kinds of movies I’ve stayed away from for a very long time, but I’m pretty aware of Bruce Campbell, chainsaw wielding badass, coming back every few years to play Ash in yet another Evil Dead thing. I’m always interested in the changes that happen as a successful one shot becomes a franchise.

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