Evil Dead 2: Dead By Dawn




Evil Dead 2 was released into theaters on March 15th, 1987. Filming locations include Lilesville and Wadesboro, NC. It was directed by Sam Raimi, just as the preceding installment (The Evil Dead) in 1981 and the succeeding installment (Army of Darkness) in 1992 were. Bruce Campbell returned to reprise his role of Ashley J. Williams. Henrietta was played by Ted Raimi, little brother of director Sam Raimi. At the end of each day's shoot, whenever his full body latex suit was removed, the sweat would just poor out the bottom onto the floor. The score was done by Joseph LoDuca. The films first DVD release was on August 4th, 1998.


Opening - Blue Ridge Parkway North Carolina
(Fryingpan Tunnel)

The camera is exiting out the south side of the tunnel. The 275 foot tunnel was constructed in 1930. The elevation of this location is over 4,800 feet. There are twenty-six total tunnels along the 469 mile parkway. The parkway also provides some beautiful views of the surrounding Appalachian Mountains.


2020

Reverse direction


Cabin (interior) - S. Main St. and J.R. Faison St. Wadesboro, NC. 28170
(J.R. Faison Junior High School, gymnasium)

Sets for the cabin, cellar and work shed interiors were built inside the gymnasium. The gym has been there since at least the mid 50's. In recent years, it's been used as a storage building. At the time of my visit, it was in complete derelict. Garbage and junk filled the structure from wall to wall, so much so that there's not even a clear walking path through all of the clutter. The roof has gaping holes as well. I seriously doubt that anything more will come of the building and it's all but certain to be left to rot away. 


All pictures taken in 2020.






For the cabin and work shed exteriors, actual structures were constructed on private property. As a matter of fact, it's the same property that was used for portions of the 1985 film, The Color Purple, directed by Steven Spielberg. The property is located at 2323 Diggs Rd. Wadesboro, NC. 28170. However, the remains of the cabin and work shed were reportedly moved from the property by fellow Evil Dead 2 fans in 2016, as the area was set to be cleared. 


Airport - 2980 Airport Rd. Wadesboro, NC. 28170
(Anson County Airport)

The airport has been in operation since at least the 60's.


2020



Ending - Clark Mountain Rd. Lilesville, NC. 28091
(Bonsal Ballast Pits)

The Bonsal area is quite extensive and this is the best match I could find to the film. The castle was a fascade, constructed from plywood, placed on a hill overlooking the area.


2020

6 comments:

  1. Great work. Is there any word as to where the remains of the cabin are now after fans cleared it in 2016? Did they all just take stuff for themselves, or was there a plan to put the cabin remains somewhere else?

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    1. There is quite a bit of info on the cabin at www.evildeadworkshed.com

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  2. I've found *every* Evil Dead location on Google Maps, except for two - the farm used in Within the Woods (and Evil Dead I, for the cellar)... and the cabin used in Evil Dead II.

    The (Tappert) farm is understandable, they don't want anyone to visit it, so they're hiding it... but the location where the Evil Dead II cabin stood *should* be available and rather well-known, yet it isn't. There are just vague directions to the "Huntley Farm", mentions that another film, about the US civil war, was made there... there are two addresses on "Diggs Road", but neither resembles the photographs of the farm in any way... and that's it, no coordinates, nothing specific.

    It's even more strange, because wherever that location was, there's apparently nothing left of that cabin, anyway.

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  3. Well, I know where the production house - the plantation farm - is now, but not where the cabin was. It's probably in a small patch of trees north of that house, near a small body of water, but it's just my guess. The house is surrounded by a large wooded area, stretching for hundreds of metres in three directions, so the cabin could have really been located anywhere... It would be useful to know at least what the distance was from the house to the cabin!

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    1. In 2016, Mike Pasquale was given permission to disassemble the remains of the cabin/woodshed and take them. Last I heard, they were owned by the Living Dead Museum in Evans City, Pa.

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  4. The living dead museum is now located at Monroeville mall near Pittsburgh.
    The mall is the where they filmed dawn of the dead.
    They have pieces of the cabin on display. Very cool to
    See

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