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The Evil Dead Cabin in Morristown, Tennessee

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Still from the movie

In the woods of Morristown, Tennessee, just past Martin Road, are all that's left is the remains of the chimney where the Necronomicon met its fiery demise. That and a tomb-sized hole in the ground where a witch locked in a cellar desperately tried to lure a young Linda to her doom.

This is the site of the cabin where Sam Raimi shot the original "Evil Dead" movie. The cabin was largely destroyed in the process of filming. Twenty one year old enfant terrible' director Sam Rami was willing to do just about anything to get his shot including maneuvering a dirt bike down a wooded hill and through the back door of the cabin stopping just short of Bruce Campbell to catch the terrific POV shot that closes the movie. Though this is a contested story, the general story is that the young actors nearly killed each other out there making the movie.

Coming from Morristown and just past Martin Road, there's a little trailhead on the right behind a barbed wire fence. Be forewarned. This is currently private property and to step on it's grounds means you will be trespassing in a rural section of Appalachia. Run if you hear gunfire or banjo music.


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