Bloody-Disgusting readers, allow me to introduce you to Mike, the man who runs EvilDeadWorkshed.com. Mike is a near lifelong Evil Dead enthusiast who makes replica chainsaws from the franchise. But the reason I want to introduce you to Mike is because he’s undertaking a challenge that is incredibly important and valuable to our community. You see, Mike has found the filming site of Evil Dead II and decided that it needed to be salvaged and preserved, ensuring that it will forever live on for those who wish to show their love to the beloved film.
So here’s the basic story: Mike has been in touch with the owners of the property where Evil Dead II was filmed, which is in Wadesboro, NC. Since 2011, Mike has been aiming to visit the location to step foot where the film that he loves so much was filmed. One day, the owners alerted him that they, “…will be clearing the area where the cabin ruins are located in order to harvest the trees for local firewood businesses.” For Mike, the thought of that was too much to handle.
“After having a long conversation with the owners, I have been given permission to come to the site and remove ANY and ALL Evil Dead II structures that are able to be saved prior to the devastation of the site area,” Mike explains.
In 2014, the cabin collapsed due to a “…micro burst that hit [the owner’s] property“, so acquiring everything has proven to be a difficult process. The frame of the workshed was so rotten and damaged by termites that they elected to leave it behind and will build an identical frame upon which they’ll attach the original outer planks. As for the materials and items from the cabin, he and his friend were able to gather as much as they could, of which you can see the list below.
Now, the question then becomes, why does this matter? Who’s going to see it? Well, Mike has an answer for that and it will surely please many of you! Mike himself explains, “I am not making any money off of this. I spent a shit load of money to do this. I’m doing this for everyone. Bringing the secret and private site out of the woods and into public view. I plan on trying to bring some these structures to some of the Western Pennsylvania Comic-Cons.”
So there you have it! Depending on how everything goes, you might get to interact with these original props and structures from Evil Dead II!
Below is a video of Mike combing the area near the cabin as well as a few photos of the workshed. However, I highly recommend heading to Mike’s page where he documents everything he did as it’s incredibly impressive. This is the endeavors of a true horror fan and he deserves our thanks!
These items were recovered from the site:
The entire Workshed (Complete Exterior and Roof Metal) Due to framing rot, the workshed collapsed during this process)
The fake foam tree (180 degrees of the lower 5 feet of one tree)
1 large Cabin window (kitchen area)
Cabin rear door frame with one door hinge and one screen door hinge still attached
Rear interior and exterior door trim
Interior base boards
Interior window frame (next to back door)
1 Cabin window (rear room left of the rear door)
5 bundles of cabin flooring
3 large sections of interior walls
Cabin roofing
Roofing nails from the workshed
Cabin roofing cap
3 remaining chimney stones (painted styrofoam)
Exterior Cabin wood (various locations)
Exterior Cabin plaster
One 55 gallon drum inside of the workshed (Resin labels – possibly used for the trees)
One 55 gallon drum found 100 feet from the back door (apprears to be the one Ash tripped over)
The complete upper West wall of the living room (above where the cellar door would have been)
Roofing slats from the Workshed
One break away Ram-O-Cam door with a hinge attached
90% of all remaining coal rocks where Ash buried Linda
A very large amount of window glass
The rear stairs framing
One rear stair
Small and Large pieces of white interior wall
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