
Thanks to the Evil Dead series, Bruce Campbell is a bit of a horror icon these days. He even resurrected the series for Starzâs Ash Vs. Evil Dead, which sees Campbell reprising the role of ace Deadite-killer Ash Williams. With Octoberâs spooktacularity ramping up in advance of Halloween at the end of the month, Entertainment Weekly decided to ask Campbellâwho recently held is own horror film fest in Chicagoâif he had any scary movie recommendations to share. Now, Campbell is basically an expert in this field, so itâd be natural to assume heâd make some relatively obscure pick. After all, nobody asks Bruce Campbell to recommend a horror movie just so he can tell them to watch Halloween again.
Naturally, Campbell didnât pick Halloween. Instead, he decided to go with The Tenant, a 1976 Roman Polanski film about a man who rents an apartment alongside some rather unsettling neighbors. Campbell says itâs a movie that âmesses with your mind,â which he believes makes for âthe most disturbing horror filmsâ because they âmake you think youâre going insane.â Campbell even acknowledges that some people may prefer to avoid Polanski filmsâbecause of the time he drugged and raped a 13-year-old girl and then ran away before he could be punishedâbut he thinks the manâs work is still âpretty strong.â
You can read Campbellâs full explanation at this link.