Sam Raimi is an American film director, producer, actor and writer known for works in the horror and thriller genres such as The Evil Dead films. He started making low-budget horror films in college and had to seek distribution in Europe before gaining popularity. Raimi is now a versatile creator known for both horror films and big-budget action films like Spider-Man. Universal Pictures is one of the oldest and largest film studios in the world, located in Hollywood, California. It has distributed thousands of films across many genres since 1914, including horror films. The studio was acquired by NBC Universal but continues to distribute a wide variety of films. Dark Castle Entertainment is a smaller production company focused on horror