Within the Woods

Within the Woods

Before "The Evil Dead", came…

Directed by Sam Raimi

Produced by Renaissance Pictures

197932 min6.0 / 10

A proto-Evil Dead short that trades in demonic possession and cabin-bound slaughter, driven by visceral horror and paranoid dread rather than depth.

While spending a weekend at a remote cabin, Bruce desecrates an Indian burial ground and becomes re-animated, making way to kill his friends.

Questions people ask

  • Does Within the Woods end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 98% of films.

  • Is Within the Woods violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

  • Is Within the Woods scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is Within the Woods easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is Within the Woods sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity52

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise73

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love22

How much audiences actually like it

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