{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Faipt-movies.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fshocktober-evil-dead-ii-1987-nzpqIyOc","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Shocktober - Evil Dead II (1987)","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/be44cca5-0887-468b-a59e-2c3e352279ea/288bb5ee-63f2-41f9-9052-c9e4395c5aaf/3df-final-expanded.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/83e51058-e10f-43bb-863e-491a000c346a\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Shocktober - Evil Dead II (1987)\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Welcome to another episode of Death Don’t Do Fiction, the AIPT Movies podcast! The podcast about the enduring legacy of our favorite movies! It’s October, so that means it’s time for our “Shocktober” series, where we cover movies that go bump in the night! In this week’s episode, Alex, Tim, and first time guest Max Berry discuss the 1987 classic that quickly became essential Spooky Season viewing for horror fans everywhere, Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead II! A chainsaw! An evil hand! A human doorstop! Conveniently identifiable remains! A blood geyser! Disturbingly bruised legs! An ADR (Additional Dialogue Recording) Hall of Fame moment! Life-threatening curiosity! Life-saving sentimentality! Creepy, fun and unique mythology! An incredibly sudden sunset! Nature at its most demonic, including evil puppet trees! A surprisingly roomy cabin with a very damp cellar! Surrealistic, slapstick comedy! Amazing low budget camera work and shot transitions! A fast pace and a fantastic ending! Iconic one-liners! Timeless practical effects including rear projection, stop motion, miniatures, and a giant puppet! Ash Williams evolving into a full-blown action hero! A gateway horror for kids of the 80s and 90s that somehow perfectly balances zany comedy with unsettling darkness, all while a tortured Bruce Campbell gives one of the greatest performances in horror history! In addition, the gang shares their spoiler-free thoughts on Lake Mungo, Ghostwatch, 2021’s Lamb, Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil, Robert Pattinson’s Primetime, and the notorious Digger, while Alex gives a quick rundown of his favorites from this year’s Fantastic Fest, including Beware Boiuna, the quicksand horror flick The Swallow, the upcoming Jane Levy slasher River, the Shudder exclusive The Cycle, Adam Egypt Mortimer’s Pathetic Fallacy, Joko Anwar’s Ghost in the Cell, and the Indian action-horror film Half!"}