10 Great Horror Movies Made In Really Weird Ways
7. The Cast & Crew Slept In The Cabin Throughout Production - The Evil Dead
It's no secret at all that Sam Raimi's directorial debut was produced under considerable strife, with star Bruce Campbell even calling the shoot a "comedy of errors" and "twelve weeks of mirthless exercise in agony."
The Evil Dead was shot over the course of three months, with the cast and crew even sleeping and residing in the cabin used for filming because of its remote, difficult-to-reach location.
The cabin had no plumbing, meaning that the cast and crew often went days without showering, and an absence of heating also meant that many caught colds throughout production.
In the final days of shooting, the situation got dire enough that Raimi allowed them to burn the cabin's furniture to keep warm.
Even more alarmingly, the cabin's remoteness made it difficult for anyone to seek medical attention, such as when actress Betsy Baker's eyelashes were ripped off during the filming of one sequence.
There's suffering for your art and then there's... whatever the hell this lunacy is. Needless to say, few filmmakers would get away with such practises these days, low budget or not.