Editing Evil Dead II (section)

===Filming===
With the script completed and a production company secured, [[principal photography]] began on ''Evil Dead II''. The production commenced in [[Wadesboro, North Carolina]], not far from De Laurentiis' offices in [[Wilmington, North Carolina|Wilmington]]. De Laurentiis had wanted them to film in his elaborate Wilmington studio, but the production team felt uneasy being so close to the producer, so they moved to Wadesboro, approximately three hours away. [[Steven Spielberg]] had previously filmed ''[[The Color Purple (1985 film)|The Color Purple]]'' in Wadesboro, and the large white farmhouse used as an exterior location in that film became the production office for ''Evil Dead II''. Most of the film was shot in the woods near that farmhouse, or J.R. Faison Junior High School, where the interior cabin set was located.<ref name=companion/>{{rp|113}}

[[Mark Shostrom]] served as the film's makeup effects supervisor, and delegated work to [[Robert Kurtzman]], [[Greg Nicotero]], and [[Howard Berger]] of [[KNB EFX Group]].{{sfn|Uram|1992|p=39}} The shot of undead Henrietta's flying eyeball was accomplished using a [[ping pong ball]] provided and painted by KNB EFX.{{sfn|Uram|1992|p=40}} Effects artist Verne Hyde, who joined the North Carolina unit in 1986 after filming had already begun, experimented with various rigs in order to achieve the effect Raimi desired.{{sfn|Uram|1992|p=40}} It was ultimately achieved by mounting the eyeball on a small, spinning motor, attached to a wand bolted directly onto the camera.{{sfn|Uram|1992|p=40}}

[[Ted Raimi]], director Sam's younger brother, had been briefly involved in the first film, acting as a [[fake Shemp]]. However, in ''Evil Dead II'', he plays a larger role as the undead Henrietta. Raimi wore a full-body, [[latex]] costume, and was also made to crouch in a small hole in the floor acting as a "cellar"; on one day, he did both. Raimi became extremely overheated to the point that his costume was filled with liters of sweat; Nicotero describes pouring the fluid into several [[Dixie Cup|Dixie cups]] so as to get it out of the costume. The sweat is also visible on-screen, dripping out of the costume's ear, in the scene where Henrietta spins around over Annie's head.<ref name=companion/>{{rp|125}}

For Ash's chainsaw hand, effects artist Verne Hyde modified a real chainsaw, replacing its gasoline engine with a small, 12-volt [[electric motor]], leaving space for Campbell to insert his hand into the body of the saw.{{sfn|Uram|1992|p=40}} The teeth of the saw were filed down for safety purposes, and tobacco smoke was pumped through a plastic tube that ran up Campbell's leg to simulate chainsaw smoke.{{sfn|Uram|1992|p=40}}

The crew sneaked various [[in-joke]]s into the film itself, such as the clawed glove of [[Freddy Krueger]] (the primary antagonist of [[Wes Craven]]'s [[A Nightmare on Elm Street (franchise)|''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' series]] of [[slasher film]]s) which hangs in the cabin's basement and tool shed. This was, at least partially, a reference to a scene in the original ''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street]]'', where the character Nancy Thompson (portrayed by [[Heather Langenkamp]]) dozes off watching the original ''Evil Dead'' on a television set in her room. In turn, that scene was a reference to the torn ''[[The Hills Have Eyes (1977 film)|The Hills Have Eyes]]'' poster seen in the original ''Evil Dead'' film, which was itself a reference to a torn ''[[Jaws (film)|Jaws]]'' poster in ''The Hills Have Eyes''.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}} The real life clawed glove appearing in ''Evil Dead II'' has been attributed to Shostrom, who was also working on ''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors]]'' at around the same time as ''Evil Dead II'', suggesting he borrowed it from the ''Dream Warriors'' set for a day.<ref>{{cite web | title=A Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors – Stalking Dreams 30 Years Later | url=https://crypticrock.com/nightmare-elm-street-3-dream-warriors-stalking-dreams-30-years-later/ | date=February 20, 2017 | access-date=January 1, 2020 | author=Jon Wamsley | website=Cryptic Rock | archive-date=March 9, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170309214838/https://crypticrock.com/nightmare-elm-street-3-dream-warriors-stalking-dreams-30-years-later/ | url-status=live }}</ref> The rat seen in the cellar was nicknamed "Señor Cojones" by the crew ("[[Spanish profanity#Cojones|cojones]]" is [[Spanish language|Spanish slang]] for "[[testicles]]").{{citation needed|date=May 2022}}

At the film's [[wrap party]], the crew held a talent contest where Raimi and Campbell sang [[the Byrds]]' "[[Eight Miles High]]", with Nicotero on [[guitar]].<ref>Mentioned in Evil Dead II audio commentary</ref>