Editing The Evil Dead (section)

===Pre-production and casting===
[[File:Betsy Baker, Ellen Sandweiss, and Theresa Tilly.jpg|thumb|[[Betsy Baker]], [[Ellen Sandweiss]], and [[Theresa Tilly]] in 2009]]

Raimi asked for help and assistance from several of his friends and past collaborators to make ''The Evil Dead''.{{sfn|Campbell|2002|p=95}} Campbell offered to produce the film alongside Tapert, and was subsequently cast as [[Ash Williams]], the main character, since his producing responsibilities made him the only actor willing to stay during the production's entirety.{{sfn|Kenneth Muir|2004|p=23–24}} To acquire more actors for the project, Raimi put an ad in ''[[The Detroit News]]''. [[Betsy Baker]] was one of the actresses who responded, and [[Ellen Sandweiss]], who appeared in ''Within the Woods'', was also cast.{{sfn|Campbell|2002|p=95}} The crew consisted almost entirely of Raimi and Campbell's friends and family. The special make-up effects artist for ''Within the Woods'', [[Tom Sullivan (special effects artist)|Tom Sullivan]], was brought on to compose the effects after expressing a positive reaction to working with Raimi.{{sfn|Kenneth Muir|2004|p=23–24}} He helped create many of the film's [[foam latex]] and [[fake blood]] effects, and added coffee as an extra ingredient to the traditional fake blood formula of [[corn syrup]] and [[food coloring]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Konow |first=David |date=July 21, 2014 |title=How The Evil Dead's Tom Sullivan Mastered Low-Budget Effects |url=https://www.tested.com/art/movies/462662-how-evil-deads-tom-sullivan-mastered-low-budget-effects/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217220311/https://www.tested.com/art/movies/462662-how-evil-deads-tom-sullivan-mastered-low-budget-effects/ |archive-date=February 17, 2019 |access-date=February 17, 2019 |website=Tested.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://medium.com/applaudience/evil-dead-effects-master-tom-sullivan-honored-39568ab07b21|title="Evil Dead" Effects Master Tom Sullivan Honored|last=Grabowski|first=William|date=January 19, 2017|website=[[Medium (website)|Medium]]|access-date=February 17, 2019|archive-date=February 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190218082024/https://medium.com/applaudience/evil-dead-effects-master-tom-sullivan-honored-39568ab07b21|url-status=live}}</ref>

Without any formal assistance from location scouts, the cast had to find filming locations on their own. The crew initially attempted to shoot the film in Raimi's hometown of [[Royal Oak, Michigan]], but instead chose [[Morristown, Tennessee]], as it was the only state that expressed enthusiasm for the project. The crew quickly found a remote cabin located several miles away from any other buildings. During pre-production, the 13 crew members had to stay at the cabin, leading to several people sleeping in the same room. The living conditions were notoriously difficult, with several arguments breaking out between crew members.{{sfn|Campbell|2002|p=96–98}}

Steve Frankel was the only carpenter on set, which made him the art direction's sole contributor.{{sfn|Campbell|2002|p=93–94}} For exterior shots, Frankel had to produce several elaborate props with a circular saw. Otherwise, the cabin mostly remained the way it was found during production. The cabin had no plumbing, but phone lines were connected to it.{{sfn|Campbell|2002|p=96–98}}{{sfn|Egan|2011|p=14}}