Within the Woods

Within the Woods is the first entry in the franchise, acting as a pilot for the cult classic The Evil Dead, which released three years later. It follows a group of teens as they're hunted down by evil forces, and subsequently killed off.

Cast and Crew

 * Bruce Campbell as Bruce


 * Ellen Sandweiss as Ellen


 * Mary Valenti as Shelly


 * Scott Spiegel as Scotty

Trivia

 * It was slated to be released in April of 2002 as a special feature on Anchor Bay's "Book of the Dead" DVD release of The Evil Dead, but it was withheld at the last minute due to problems with royalties for the music used in the short.


 * Bruce Campbell never took off his monster make-up and, when shooting ended, he discovered that his face had started to resemble the shape of the make-up.