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Cult classic 'Evil Dead' returns to Western Pa. drive-ins this weekend

Mike Palm
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“Evil Dead” star Bruce Campbell in 2015

The Deadites are coming to Western Pennsylvania drive-ins starting this weekend.

The Brownsville Drive-In and the Dependable Drive-In in Moon Township will feature 1981’s “The Evil Dead” starting on Friday.

The cult classic, presented now by Grindhouse Releasing, features Bruce Campbell as Ashley Williams (better known as Ash) in a gore-soaked thriller. After reading passages of the Necronomicon aloud, the dead are awakened and Ash and his friends have to fight for their lives.

As Campbell would later say in the “Evil Dead 2”: “Groovy.”

Campbell actually appeared last weekend at the Midway Drive-In in Sterling, Ill., for two nights of “Evil Dead” showings.

In case you’ve never seen any of the “Evil Dead” movies, here’s a taste of what’s in store:

Mike Palm is a TribLive digital producer who also writes music reviews and features. A Westmoreland County native, he joined the Trib in 2001, where he spent years on the sports copy desk, including serving as night sports editor. He has been with the multimedia staff since 2013. He can be reached at mpalm@triblive.com.

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